Rep. Hansen quits county attorney job to work on schools

A deputy Hill County attorney and state legislator said this morning she will leave her county job to focus on policy: improving the state of education in Montana.

"I've been involved now for a few years on education policy in Montana, " first-term Rep. Kris Hansen, R-Havre, said this morning, "It was clear, last (legislative) session, that Montana is having a hard time moving forward on modernizing education. "

Hansen has filed a letter of resignation with the Hill County Attorney's Office, effective Nov. 30, although she said she could work part-time if the position cannot be filled by then....