Jordan Hansen
Reporter at The Daily Montanan
County gov and transportation @EverettHerald | Past bylines @Missoulian & @MontanaStandard | @uiowa alum | 📧: [email protected]
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bozemandailychronicle.com | Jordan Hansen
Two bills regulating student-athlete compensation at colleges across the state are headed to the governor’s desk after passage through the Montana Legislature last week. Senate Bill 482 requires written contracts for student-athlete usage of their name, image and likeness, while Senate Bill 271 removes an existing prohibition on schools directly paying student-athletes. Sen.
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dailymontanan.com | Jordan Hansen
Legislation aimed at making schools and other buildings safer during emergency events, like active shooters, passed through the Senate on Monday. House Bill 651, sponsored by Rep. Amy Regier, R-Kalispell, creates an exemption in state fire code for temporary door locks in public buildings. Temporary door locks can help save lives, according to a study published in the Journal of Mass Violence Research.
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dailymontanan.com | Jordan Hansen
Debate over legislation prohibiting towns from enacting red flag gun laws, House Bill 809, led to accusations of sexism in the Senate chamber over the weekend. The hot button issue drew strong testimony from numerous senators, including Sen. Ellie Boldman, a Missoula Democrat. The bill, brought by Rep. Braxton Mitchell, R-Columbia Falls and carried in the Senate by Sen.
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dailymontanan.com | Jordan Hansen
16:00 News Story EducationGovernment & PoliticsLegislatureLegislature 2025 Two bills requiring written contracts and legalizing the practice will open the door for college athletes to profit from athletic Two bills regulating student-athlete compensation at colleges across the state are headed to the governor’s desk after passage through the Montana Legislature on Friday.
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dailymontanan.com | Jordan Hansen
by Jordan Hansen, Daily Montanan April 11, 2025 The Montana House unanimously passed a bill addressing how vehicles approach roundabouts on Friday, specifically adding stipulations into the law giving preference for vehicles towing a load. Senate Bill 433, brought by Sen. Theresa Manzella, R-Hamilton, changes regulations for how vehicles approach roundabouts. Hauling vehicles will legally be allowed to deviate from their lane to move through a traffic circle.
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One of these days were going to get into what "overturning the Lemon test" actually means.
Rep. Lynch just asked if there's a separation of church and state in OPI. This hearing has lasted about 75 minutes at this point.
Manzella also just said there's no separation between church and state in House education. #mtleg
Sen. Manzella is arguing that Montana should leave what the definition of a chaplain is to school boards. She got grilled by Rep. Pete Elverum on this just now #mtpol #mtleg
