AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 hours agoCollege Sports: Montana beat Idaho State 38-30, powered by Keali’i Ah Yat’s three touchdown passes and Eli Gillman’s two scoring catches. Montana State topped Northern Colorado 31-21, extending its winning streak against the Bears to 14 games. Statehouse Leadership: Republicans chose Katie Zolnikov as Montana’s first woman House speaker and kept Matt Regier as Senate president. Democrats elected two transgender and nonbinary lawmakers to House leadership posts. Voting Rights: A federal lawsuit alleges Blaine County’s election map shortchanges Native voters. Rural Health: Gov. Greg Gianforte and the state health department announced $239.7 million in new rural health funding. Public Lands and Energy: A new Interior Department plan calls for selling public lands, while Montana’s Public Service Commission approved a NorthWestern Energy–Black Hills merger. Local News: A Missoula man was sentenced to four years in prison for trafficking cocaine and methamphetamine.
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