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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Montana Newsletter for Sunday October 13, 2024 ( 4 items )  

Center for Reproductive Rights: In Win for Montanans, Montana Supreme Court Keeps Abortion Restrictions Blocked While Cases Proceed
NEW YORK, Oct. 10 (TNSres) -- The Center for Reproductive Rights issued the following news release on Oct. 9, 2024: * * * Today's ruling prevents bans on forms of procedural and medication abortions and restrictions on Medicaid patients' access to abortions from taking effect * * * Today, the Montana Supreme Court upheld a district court's rulings temporarily blocking a number of abortion restrictions, including a ban on dilation and evacuation (D&E) abortions, the most common method for abo  more

CPB Provides Over $7.3 Million in Grants for Local Journalism in FY 2024, Including New Grants for State Government Coverage
WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 -- The Corporation for Public Broadcasting issued the following news release on Oct. 9, 2024: The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) continued decades of support for local journalism in FY 2024, providing over $7.3 million in grants to support public media stations and regional news collaborations. Today, CPB is announcing grant support of $2.65 million to increase and strengthen state government coverage provided by public media in Colorado, Florida, Montana, Nevada  more

Planned Parenthood: In Win for Montanans, Montana Supreme Court Keeps Abortion Restrictions Blocked While Cases Proceed
WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 -- The Planned Parenthood Federation of America issued the following news release on Oct. 9, 2024: * * * Today's ruling prevents bans on forms of procedural and medication abortions and restrictions on Medicaid patients' access to abortions from taking effect * * * HELENA, MT - Today, the Montana Supreme Court upheld a district court's rulings temporarily blocking a number of abortion restrictions, including a ban on dilation and evacuation (D&E) abortions, the most commo  more

With Winter Coming, the Institute for Justice Sues Kalispell, Montana, to Keep Warming Shelter Open
ARLINGTON, Virginia, Oct. 10 -- The Institute for Justice issued the following news release on Oct. 9, 2024: KALISPELL, Mt. -- Today, the Institute for Justice (IJ)--a nonprofit, public interest law firm--partnered with the Flathead Warming Center to file a federal lawsuit against Kalispell, Montana. Across 106 pages, the lawsuit spells out how the city violated the Center's constitutional rights by revoking its conditional use permit. With freezing temperatures just days away, the lawsuit asks  more