Victoria Eavis

1 week ago | news-journal.com | Victoria Eavis

A university campus nonprofit group is suing the state of Montana and the secretary of state over a bill recently enacted by the Legislature that they say unconstitutionally bars some college students from voting. Montana Public Interest Research Group — commonly referred to as MontPIRG — filed its complaint on Tuesday over the legislation, which the group says violates both the U.S. and Montana constitutions.

1 week ago | mtstandard.com | Victoria Eavis

A university campus nonprofit group is suing the state of Montana and the secretary of state over a bill recently enacted by the Legislature that they say unconstitutionally bars some college students from voting. Montana Public Interest Research Group — commonly referred to as MontPIRG — filed its complaint on Tuesday over the legislation, which the group says violates both the U.S. and Montana constitutions. was signed by the governor earlier this month and went into effect immediately.

1 week ago | helenair.com | Victoria Eavis |Carly Graf

Temperatures were well below freezing in Helena in the early morning hours of Jan. 7, the second day of the 2025 Montana legislative session. But the feeling inside the Senate president’s office was "colder in that room than it was outside" as Republican and Democratic Senate leadership sat silently across the table from each other.

1 week ago | billingsgazette.com | Victoria Eavis |Carly Graf |Seaborn Larson

Temperatures were well below freezing in Helena in the early morning hours of Jan. 7, the second day of the 2025 Montana legislative session. But the feeling inside the Senate president’s office was "colder in that room than it was outside" as Republican and Democratic Senate leadership sat silently across the table from each other.

1 week ago | billingsgazette.com | Victoria Eavis

A university campus nonprofit group is suing the state of Montana and the secretary of state over a bill recently enacted by the Legislature that they say unconstitutionally bars some college students from voting. Montana Public Interest Research Group — commonly referred to as MontPIRG — filed its complaint on Tuesday over the legislation, which the group says violates both the U.S. and Montana constitutions. was signed by the governor earlier this month and went into effect immediately.