land

The president of the Montana Senate is asking the attorney general for an opinion on whether Gov. Steve Bullock illegally allowed the state to purchase a $6.1 million conservation easement on an eastern Montana ranch without approval from the state Land Board.

U.S. Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, joined representatives from land and wildlife conservation organizations at a news conference in Helena to urge the permanent reauthorization of the Land and Water Conservation Fund, which expires Sept. 30.