Lawmakers reject ballot initiative on Citizens Grand Jury plan
State lawmakers voted 5-3 against supporting Ballot Issue No. 8 a measure to amend the constitution to let citizens form a grand jury and pursue prosecutions. The proposal moves toward a signature drive to qualify for the 2024 ballot though the committee action is largely symbolic. The idea previously failed as House Bill 405 and now heads to voters via initiative.
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Montana
Montana Citizens Council For Judicial Accountability
Lawmakers seek fix for Montana ambulance deserts
Montana lawmakers and ambulance providers met to discuss a financial crisis in emergency services. Senator Shane Morigeau cites rural gaps and a failed HB 828 ambulance provider assessment aimed at leveraging federal funds. He recalls a highway crash where two girls waited over an hour for help, highlighting the desert problem.
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Mining City history 1904 indictments unfold against officials
Silver Bow County Grand Jury returned 11 indictments on May 12 1904 charging county officials with conspiracies to defraud the county amid a summer wave of accusations. William D Clark chairman of the county commissioners and Assessor Dan Brown named as arch conspirators with graft charges against the road supervisor coroner county auditor clerk and recorder and deputy and other commissioners.
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William D. Clark
Dan Brown
Clark
West Porphyry
Soap Gulch
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