New Voting Laws Face Legal Challenges As Legislature-Supreme Court Standoff Continues
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The dispute between Republican legislative leadership and the state Supreme Court will likely continue after the legislative session ends. This as Montana joins several states in passing changes to voting laws — and those changes are already being challenged in court. And Friday, lawmakers reached a compromise on how to implement recreational marijuana. Listen now on Capitol Talk with Sally Mauk, Rob Saldin and Holly Michels.
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