Jonathon Ambarian
Local Government Reporter at KXLH-TV (Helena, MT)
Senior Political Reporter at KTVH-TV (Helena, MT)
Senior Political Reporter at KRTV-TV (Great Falls, MT)
Senior political reporter, Montana Television Network (@KTVHNews & local CBS stations). Former cameraman. @UMJSchool grad. Born in California. Tuitero bilingüe.
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3 days ago |
krtv.com | Jonathon Ambarian
HELENA — Last week, Gov. Greg Gianforte signed into law House Bill 252 – known as the STARS Act – which makes additional state funding available to encourage school districts to boost starting teacher pay. Now, districts need to certify that they’ll meet the requirements in order to qualify for the funds.
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6 days ago |
ktvh.com | Jonathon Ambarian
HELENA — An advocacy organization says it’s going to be visiting Montana high schools this year, to see how well they’re doing at preparing students with disabilities for the transition to life after graduation. “It's not an adversarial process, and it's not a gotcha,” said Tal Goldin, director of advocacy for Disability Rights Montana.
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1 week ago |
ktvh.com | Jonathon Ambarian
HELENA — The introduction of a new pope Thursday morning – particularly one born in the United States – was a big moment for Catholics in the Helena area, including students at St. Andrew Catholic School. TVs were on all around the school’s Warren Street campus, showing the historic scenes from the Vatican. Students were wrapping up their final exams, but many were closely watching the introduction of Pope Leo XIV when they could.
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1 week ago |
ktvh.com | Jonathon Ambarian
HELENA — On the first day of the Montana Legislature’s 2025 session, nine Republican senators voted with Democrats to change the temporary rules the Senate was operating under. It was only the start of what became a session-long storyline, as that group of nine went on to vote against GOP leadership on numerous procedural motions and some key legislation. “That vote that was taken on Day 1 was important,” said Sen. Wendy McKamey, R-Great Falls, one of the nine.
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2 weeks ago |
ktvh.com | Jonathon Ambarian
HELENA — With the Montana Legislature’s 69th session now officially at a close, leaders have been looking back at what they got done over the last four months. (Watch the video for more reactions to the end of the 2025 legislative session.) Legislative leaders react to end of 2025 session In 85 working days, the Legislature ended up passing more than 800 bills, advancing then to Gov. Greg Gianforte’s desk.
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Teacher Appreciation Week in Louisiana sounds like fun.
Youngsville educators honored with jambalaya this Teacher Appreciation Week https://t.co/h9qdvDyLzr
I apparently have very strong doctrinal disagreements with the pope regarding the third strike on A.J. Pierzynski in the 2005 ALCS.
The pope is a White Sox fan — and we got the photo to prove it. How the Sun-Times' @Ashlee_Rezin found out where the pope's baseball loyalty really lies: https://t.co/mabZbLLlzq
