Victoria Eavis

1 week ago | helenair.com | Victoria Eavis

A federal judge issued a temporary ruling Tuesday ordering the Department of Homeland Security to reinstate the legal status of two international students at Montana State University who had their visas suddenly revoked last week.  Without proper status, international students can face deportation or arrest. But United States District Court Judge Dana Christensen also barred the federal government from initiating deportation proceedings for the two students on the basis of their revoked visas.

1 week ago | helenair.com | Victoria Eavis

A graduate student at Montana State University was set to defend her final research paper in four days and graduate from her master's program in early May. Now she’s suing the federal government to allow her to complete the final days of her studies. This student is one of two graduate students at MSU who filed a lawsuit Monday after they had their F-1 student visas revoked by the federal government last week.

1 week ago | bozemandailychronicle.com | Victoria Eavis

HELENA — With just 20 possible days left in the Montana legislative session, lawmakers are at an impasse on how to provide property tax relief, one of the most important tasks before the Legislature this session. Gov. Greg Gianforte and countless legislators have continually said they received a “mandate” from Montanans this session to provide long-term remedies to the spikes in property taxes state residents saw over the last couple years.

1 week ago | helenair.com | Victoria Eavis

Three international students at Montana State University and another at the University of Montana had their visas revoked by the Department of Homeland Security, university officials said on Friday. "We have learned that three of our international students attending Montana State University have had their F-1 student visa status revoked, under the authority of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security," MSU President Waded Cruzado wrote in a campus-wide email.

1 week ago | helenair.com | Victoria Eavis

After a number of bills that touch the state’s constitutional initiative process died off at the Montana Legislature in recent weeks, four are still successfully moving through the process, including one proposal that is nearing the governor’s desk for his signature.