The Montana Legislature should remember who they work for

The 67th Montana Legislature is turning its back on Montana voters and the public lands we rely on.

From Billings to Butte, Great Divide to Glendive, Helena to Havre, Montanans of all stripes find pleasure, beauty, and much of their protein outside. In Montana, we know that our public lands can’t just serve as an empty slogan for politicians to lean on during campaign season. Public lands shape our way of life, our dinner plates, our economic health, and the state we pass down to our children.

Back in November, Montanans overwhelmingly supported Ballot Initiative 190, which legalized...