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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Montana Newsletter for Sunday June 04, 2023 ( 3 items )  

First Five Years Fund Fact Sheets: Child Care & Development Block Grant in Montana
WASHINGTON, May 30 (TNSres) -- First Five Years Fund, an organization that advances ways to increase access to high-quality early childhood education for children from low-income families, issued the following fact sheet: * * * Child Care & Development Block Grant in Montana The Child Care & Development Block Grant (CCDBG) is the primary federal grant program that allows states to provide child care assistance to low-income working families with children under age 13. The majority of these fu  more

Groups Challenge Legislature's Unlawful Attempts to Weaken Montana Coal Laws
GREAT FALLS, Montana, June 2 (TNSgov) -- Earthjustice issued the following news release on June 3, 2023: Groups filed suit in Montana District Court today challenging two recent laws passed by the 2023 Montana Legislature intended to weaken water and environmental protections from coal mining. The new laws, which purport to have gone into effect immediately, are likely to exceed Montana's delegated authority under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (SMCRA), which requires state prog  more

WildEarth Guardians: Groups Challenge Legislature's Unlawful Attempts to Weaken Montana Coal Laws
GREAT FALLS, Montana, June 2 (TNSgov) -- WildEarth Guardians issued the following news release on June 1, 2023: Groups filed suit in Montana District Court today challenging two recent laws passed by the 2023 Montana Legislature intended to weaken water and environmental protections from coal mining. The new laws, which purport to have gone into effect immediately, are likely to exceed Montana's delegated authority under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (SMCRA), which requires sta  more