Great Falls Rising’s virtual gathering on October 27th provided a lot of information about local agencies helping youth here for the past year and a half. Kristy Pontet-Stroop, Executive Director for the Alliance For Youth; Jesse Mahugh, Executive Director of… Read More ›
Great Falls Crime Task Force – Great Falls Rising (greatfallsrisingmt.org) Slow the Slaughterhouse: Protect the Falls – Great Falls Rising (greatfallsrisingmt.org) Shots in Arms: Slow the Spread of COVID-19 in Cascade County – Great Falls Rising (greatfallsrisingmt.org) Establish a National… Read More ›
Many of our youth are not doing well and are suffering from COVID-induced mental distress and loneliness, compounded by poverty, abuse and food insecurity. We’ll have a panel representing Alliance for Youth, Big Brothers/Big Sisters, Boys and Girls Club, and… Read More ›
Great Falls Rising invites you to a Zoom gathering to tell you about the final chapter in women’s 72-year struggle to win the vote. After the 19th Amendment was approved by Congress and President Woodrow Wilson, it had to be… Read More ›
For your information from Citizens’ Climate Lobby… Citizens’ Climate Lobby is emailing to ask a quick favor: The reconciliation package being drafted in the Senate right now is the best pathway climate advocates have had in a decade to enact a… Read More ›
From The Montana Standard, see the op-ed here. In its 2013 decision in Shelby County v. Holder and in its July 1, 2021 decision in Brnovich v. Democratic National Committee, the United States Supreme Court made clear that it will not… Read More ›
The Supreme Court’s recent decisions on limiting voting rights, in approving ballot collection restrictions in Arizona, and by overturning California’s law to disclose dark money sources underscore the importance of passing S1, the For the People Act! Senator Schumer has committed to bringing… Read More ›
Cascade County Clerk & Recorder Rina Fontana Moore discussed changes to voting access and processing on Tuesday evening at the Great Falls Rising gathering. Rina wanted to make folks aware at the start of the evening that when a new… Read More ›
Rina Fontana Moore will be our speaker at our July 20th gathering. It will be held at 6:30 p.m. in the Darkhorse Hall at the Celtic Cowboy. In her words: “Rina Fontana Moore was elected to the seat of Cascade County… Read More ›
Great Falls Rising recently adopted a two mile section of Interstate 15, Milepost 260 to 262, just north of Cascade. This is the area where Stagecoach Mary Fields did her work over a century ago. We have dedicated that portion… Read More ›
Fourteen people met at Milepost 262 on I-15 on Sunday, June 20th, to begin the clean up process on the Stagecoach Mary Memorial Highway between Milepost 262 and 260.
‘A step in the right direction’: Great Falls hosts inaugural Juneteenth celebration on Saturday Nora Mabie Great Falls Tribune June 19th More than 150 people gathered at Gibson Park in Great Falls on Saturday to celebrate the city’s inaugural Juneteenth… Read More ›
Many folks were disappointed when Rep. Jessica Karjala’s (D-HD 48) bill, HB 662, Establish the Mary Fields Memorial Highway, was heard in the House Transportation Committee during the 2021 Montana legislative session, and was promptly tabled. The Board of Great Falls Rising… Read More ›
Materials for the June 16 meeting of the MT Legislature’s Children, Families, Health, and Human Services Interim Committee are now available online. https://leg.mt.gov/committees/interim/cfhhs/meeting-info/… The materials include: — the preliminary agenda; — a draft work plan outlining the committee’s responsibilities and… Read More ›
Fifty plus people enjoyed the GFR Mike Dennison gathering Tuesday evening. Mike’s ability to blend his knowledge of the Montana Legislature’s history with his experience covering the the 2021 Legislative session made for an informative and entertaining hour and a… Read More ›
This article is attached to the one below which provides the Montana laws passed this session which match the laws in this article. Here are the laws passed by the 2021 legislature and signed into law by Gov. Gianforte which… Read More ›
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