AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoElection Rules: A judge has struck down Montana’s requirement that absentee voters write their birth year on ballot envelopes. Clerks say ballots won’t be rejected for a missing or incorrect year, though envelopes already printed still include the field. Rural Priorities: Senate District 19 candidates Chris Rindal and Dr. Deanna Daigrepont say healthcare, education and opportunity are central to their campaigns. Daigrepont, a rural physician, warns that policy and Medicaid cuts could threaten small-town care. Schools and Jobs: Lewistown trustees certified approval of a high-school bond, 1,748 votes to 1,288, and are moving ahead with project planning. Separately, $4.8 million in federal funding will launch a state workforce fund to help employers train workers in manufacturing, computing and construction. Local Environment: Livingston commissioners will consider whether to dredge Sacajawea Lagoon while FWP dewaters it this winter to remove invasive fish, potentially easing the city’s share of the work.
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