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Montana Tribes join lawsuit restricting voter registration on Election Day
27 Jun 2025 00:40 GMT
… — A coalition of Montana tribes and Native advocacy … Montana Federation of Public Employees. The lawsuit is against Senate … Senate Bill 276 which requires photo identification for voting in Montana … .
MFPE President Amanda Curtis said the …
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Montana Legislature enacts changes to state and local flows of public school funding
14 May 2025 23:20 GMT
… By Alex Sakariassen MONTANA FREE PRESS
Montana’s high-profile … Matt Jensen recently told Montana Free Press the district … state of Montana.”
Amanda Curtis, president of the Montana Federation of … the only mechanism within Montana’s education funding formula …
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Montana Senate advances "STARS Act" education funding bill
16 Apr 2025 02:51 GMT
HELENA — The Montana Senate has given initial … Act's progress.)
Montana Senate advances "STARS Act… President Amanda Curtis speaks at a rally outside the Montana State … also watching Senate Bill 7, which would allow Montana Highway Patrol …
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Montana Federation of Public Employees members rally at Capitol
12 Apr 2025 20:42 GMT
… this session, said Amanda Curtis, president of the Montana Federation of Public Employees … for a hearing in the Senate yet, she said.
But … making its way through the Senate.
“We still have to get … Gov. Greg Gianforte to sign Senate Bill 7, which she said …
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DOJ ordered to reinstate fired Montana Highway Patrol trooper
09 Apr 2025 02:52 GMT
… s decision reflects the Montana Constitution’s protections for … protections surrounding activities that Montana union members have fought … side,” said MFPE President Amanda Curtis in a statement. “No … biting criticisms of the Montana Attorney General’s Office. …
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Montana teachers concerned over looming federal Medicaid cuts
27 Mar 2025 07:19 GMT
… through Medicaid, according to a Montana Healthcare Foundation report. Others may … grandparents or veterans.
Amanda Curtis, president of the Montana Federation of Public Employees …
"Teachers, counselors, nurses in Montana are incredibly concerned for our …
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Montana Legislature to consider pair of bills seeking public vote on sales tax
27 Mar 2025 04:26 GMT
… to property taxes.
Amanda Curtis, president of the Montana Federation of Public Employees … position.”
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Amanda Curtis, president of the Montana Federation of Public Employees … votes between the House and Senate – while a standard referendum …
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Two bills targeting organized labor die at the Montana Legislature
25 Feb 2025 12:00 GMT
… the Montana Legislature on the heels of Senate Bill … Ekblad, a longtime Montana labor advocate, testified against … across the country, including Montana’s neighbors, have … Senate Bill 376, from Sen. Mark Noland, R-Bigfork.
Amanda Curtis, president of Montana …
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Wages for Montana educators have not kept up with inflation, report says
18 Jan 2025 06:32 GMT
… report on teacher pay in Montana shows the average educator … kept pace with inflation.
Montana is one of just two … particular.
Amanda Curtis leads the state teacher’s union, the Montana Federation … purchasing an average home in Montana would spend more than …
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Montana lawmakers hear bill to define sex, restrict bathroom use
11 Jan 2025 00:51 GMT
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Last session, the Legislature passed Senate Bill 458, sponsored by Sen … . Amy Regier, R-Kalispell, and Senate President Matt Regier, R-Kalispell … initiated within two years.
Amanda Curtis, with the Montana Federation of Public Employees …