Seaborn Larson

1 week ago | helenair.com | Seaborn Larson

Montana’s compensation program for people who have been wrongfully imprisoned appears to have been short-lived. It’s the first time the Legislature failed to pass or renew the program since its creation in 2021. And while agreement on compensating people who were wrongfully convicted remains in the state Capitol, the parties involved have in recent years drifted apart on the terms of how to accomplish that goal. , sponsored by Rep.

1 week ago | helenair.com | Seaborn Larson

The Montana Legislature shot down a bill to shorten the pipeline between regulators and the industries they regulate. The Montana House of Representatives on Thursday rejected , sponsored by Sen. Greg Hertz, R-Polson, which would have repealed a two-year buffer in state law during which legislators and other public employees are prohibited from becoming lobbyists.

2 weeks ago | missoulian.com | Seaborn Larson

The Montana Legislature shot down a bill to shorten the pipeline between regulators and the industries they regulate. The Montana House of Representatives on Thursday rejected , sponsored by Sen. Greg Hertz, R-Polson, which would have repealed a two-year buffer in state law during which legislators and other public employees are prohibited from becoming lobbyists.

2 weeks ago | victoriaadvocate.com | Seaborn Larson

A Montana Highway Patrol trooper and union president will be reinstated and issued back pay after she was wrongly terminated for raising the alarm about an internal survey that was critical of leadership, a third-party labor arbitrator has found. The Montana Federation of Public Employees, the state employee’s union, alleged in April 2024 the highway patrol violated labor laws by terminating Alicia Bragg for sharing the survey with her union despite being told by her supervisor not to.

2 weeks ago | helenair.com | Seaborn Larson

A Montana Highway Patrol trooper and union president will be reinstated and issued back pay after she was wrongly terminated for raising the alarm about an internal survey that was critical of leadership, a third-party labor arbitrator has found. The Montana Federation of Public Employees, the state employee’s union, alleged in April 2024 the highway patrol violated labor laws by terminating Alicia Bragg for sharing the survey with her union despite being told by her supervisor not to.