Less than a week after the first confirmed cases of COVID-19 appeared in Montana, the Children, Families, Health, and Human Services received an update on state activities related to the disease caused by a new form of the coronavirus.

Members met by conference call on March 19 after canceling their previously planned two-day meeting due ...

The Legislature's water committee will consider altering weather modification laws, perhaps leading to the first changes in 28 years. Also at its March 9-10 meeting, the Water Policy Interim Committee moved ahead on a study of the future of the Montana Water Court.

The Water Policy Interim Committee seeks stakeholder and public suggestions to ensure the accuracy of the water rights database. A committee-appointed working group will consider the submitted suggestions during a mid-April conference call.

MARCH 19 CONFERENCE CALL PLANNED TO DISCUSS COVID-19

The Law and Justice Interim Committee (LJIC) will not meet in Missoula as planned on March 30-31.