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Would you think twice about wearing your seatbelt if the penalty for not wearing one rose from a fine of $20 to $100?

As the 2015 legislative session gets underway, the Montana Department of Revenue is weighing in on a bill that would make public the final sale prices of commercial and residential property.

Missoula law firm Datsopoulos, McDonald and Lind recently found itself on the wrong side of a decision handed down by the Montana Political Practices Commissioner regarding its support for the T.J. McDermott for Sheriff campaign.

Ernie Wayne Tertelgte, the self proclaimed "natural man" who became an internet sensation for his pro se defense of his fishing rights in a Montana courtroom, was sent to jail on January 27 for refusing to remove his hat in court.

A law that allows people to harvest the meat of deer, elk, moose and antelope that are slain by vehicles in Montana has gone into effect, but those who are hungry for roadkill will need to wait just a few months longer to turn on the grill.

Today, Feb. 28, House Bill 155 was signed into law by Governor Steve Bullock. The bill updates laws concerning school buses.

In a 29-page decision on Monday, US District Judge Richard J. Leon blocked the implementation of a law on graphic cigarette photos. It would’ve required tobacco companies to include explicit photos detailing the dangers of smoking on cigarette packages. The 36 images proposed by the Food and Drug Administration include a picture of diseased lungs next to healthy lungs, a man exhaling smoke through

Yesterday 26 medical marijuana distributors were raided and had much of their inventory confiscated. The search warrants were given under probable cause of illegal and large-scale trafficking of marijuana. It seems as though the federal and state laws are coming into a conflict here in Montana but will it cause anything more than a bump in the road for the distributors.

Obama's continuing his battle for civil rights for all Americans. Only about a month after revoking the "don't ask don't tell" military policy, his administration is now calling for an end to the federal law that bans recognition of same-sex marriages.