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BREAKING: In a victory for voters, the U.S. Supreme Court denies an appeal from Montana officials seeking to reinstate two voter suppression laws. The state wanted SCOTUS to use the radical independent state legislature theory to overturn a decision from the Montana Supreme Court.

Montana’s teachers face detrimental conditions that make it difficult for them to do their jobs- our teachers deserve better! #mtleg

Private Schools in Helena Elementary School District — Private School Demographics — ProPublica Compared to the local public schools, where the student body was predominantly white, private schools in Helena Elementary School District had a similar share of such students during the 2021–22 schoo...

ProPublica released data on the demographics of private vs public school attendees. Surprise! Private schools are whiter, especially in the Helena area. Probably tracks with income levels, but still: projects.propublica.org/private-scho...

Judicial oversight committee asks for 27 bills; Dems and Racicot call them attacks on judiciary • Daily Montanan Republicans on the Senate Select Committee on Judicial Oversight and Reform will have 27 bills ready for introduction in the 2025 legislative session that starts in January, several of which seek to m...

This is so important, but its complicated and technical and therefore won't get the attention it deserves. Please give it the attention it deserves: dailymontanan.com/2024/12/05/j...

Here's a new opportunity for the State of Montana to save some money on Okta implementations and streamlining secure citizen access to online services provided by the state: billhunt.dev/blog/2024/12... Will they take the opportunity?

Voter: I'm tired of being kicked in the nuts
Pollster: Are you in favor of or do you oppose nut kicking
Voter: in Favor of
Pollster: um ok Do you think it will hurt
Voter: oh yeah

1 hr 30 minute shopping trip and we spent 30+ minutes waiting for trains (both coming and going). Another Helena Sunday.

Yesterday's ice sheet has Helena walkers and hikers wondering whether to use the micro-spikes or the heavy duty serious ice spikes on their shoes. Uphill, both seem to work. Downhill, the serious spikes are holding an edge.

All the national political news is interesting and all, but where we can get mortadella in town without having to drive to Butte?

“Whether you succeed or not is irrelevant, there is no such thing. Making your unknown known is the important thing.”
-Georgia O’Keeffe

IR reporting today that the stank water coming out of our taps is because the Ten Mile and Eureka well water sources are offline and all our water is coming from the Missouri river these days. Technicians haven't figured out how to reduce the moldy baitfish and Yellowstone Club poop smell.

View of Helena, MT looking southwest from the fields surrounding the Helena Regulating Reservoir

Immigrating from the dark place. The intention here is to surface and discuss issues of critical importance to people living in the greater Helena, Montana region.

Reason is a very light rider, and easily shook off.
- Jonathan Swift