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HELENA (AP) — Montana Department of Military Affairs leaders are asking their employees to participate in a workplace assessment after a study found distrust and dysfunction within the division responsible for emergency preparedness. The Department of Administration is conducting the survey. A link to an online questionnaire was sent to employees last week, with responses due April 17, Adjutant Gen. Matthew Quinn told a panel of state lawmakers Wednesday. A state human resources team will discuss the results with staffers a... Full story
HELENA — A West Virginia man accused of shooting himself and then claiming to be a drive-by victim was arrested in northeastern Montana on Thursday and quickly released on a $10,000 bond. Ray Dolin, 39, appeared at the Glasgow courthouse at 10 a.m. as the Valley County prosecutor had arranged with Dolin's attorney, Jeffrey Simkovic. Dolin had previously been under the care of Veterans Affairs in Montana and Wyoming as the attorneys negotiated his return to the county. Prosecutors say Dolin, of Julian, W.Va., has a...
HELENA — A charity watchdog says the penalties leveled against "Three Cups of Tea" author Greg Mortenson for mismanaging and financially benefiting from his Central Asia Institute underscores the need for stronger regulation of charitable organizations. Daniel Borochoff of the American Institute of Philanthropy said the problems found at the Bozeman, Mont.-based Central Asia Institute are more prevalent in the charity world than most people think and that the regulatory structure is broken. "It's a Wild West atmosphere and i... Full story
HELENA — An appellate court will conduct a judicial misconduct review of Montana's chief federal judge, who sent an email to friends that contained a racist joke involving bestiality and President Barack Obama's mother. Judge Richard Cebull also plans to send Obama a formal apology, but that has not stopped calls for the judge's resignation. AP Photo/Billings Gazette, James Woodcock Chief Judge Richard F. Cebull makes a speech during a Naturalization Ceremony at the James F. Battin Federal Courthouse on June 23. Cebull is u...
WASHINGTON — A Supreme Court dominated by Easterners tried to make sense Wednesday of a Western water dispute. The court heard arguments in a lawsuit between a power company and the state of Montana over who owns the riverbeds beneath 10 dams sitting on three Montana rivers. AP photo Holter Dam on the Missouri River near Wolf Creek, s privately owned by Pennsylvania Power and Light. U.S. Supreme Court justices heard arguments that invoke the Lewis and Clark expedition from two centuries ago in a dispute that could affect w...
Payday loan initiative sponsors make final push MATT VOLZ, Associated Press Writer HELENA — Supporters of an initiative to cap interest rates on payday and title loans are making a final campaign push after the measure's opponents failed to convince a judge to remove it from the Nov. 2 ballot. Groups representing the poor, the elderly and women are among those who want to put an end to short-term loans that charge as much as 650 percent annual interest, saying it's a predatory practice aiming to trap vulnerable segments of t... Full story
Judge rules loan initiative will stay on Montana ballot MATT VOLZ, Associated Press Writer HELENA (AP) — A district judge ruled Thursday that an initiative to cap interest rates on payday loans will stay on the November ballot after opponents failed to prove signatures had been improperly gathered. The state certified the initiative, known as CI-164, after supporters turned in the signatures of 27,421 registered voters in 54 districts. The initiative seeks to cap the interest rate on payday loans at 36 percent. Opponents cont... Full story
Judge rules loan initiative will stay on Montana ballot MATT VOLZ, Associated Press Writer HELENA (AP) — A district judge ruled Thursday that an initiative to cap interest rates on payday loans will stay on the November ballot after opponents failed to prove signatures had been improperly gathered. The state certified the initiative, known as CI-164, after supporters turned in the signatures of 27,421 registered voters in 54 districts. The initiative seeks to cap the interest rate on payday loans at 36 percent. Opponents cont... Full story
Mont. tea party removes leader after anti-gay post MATT VOLZ, Associated Press Writer HELENA, Mont. (AP) — The president of a Montana tea party group has been kicked out of the organization for an exchange on his Facebook page that appeared to condone violence against homosexuals. The Big Sky Tea Party Association's board of directors voted Sunday to remove Tim Ravndal from the group after members learned of the online conversation in July that began with a comment about an American Civil Liberties Union lawsuit over r...
