To preface this message from Great Falls Rising, let’s remember that the role of women in US government was relatively new. In fact, the very first woman to serve in the US Congress was Montana’s own Jeannette Rankin. She was… Read More ›
Defending Montana’s Constitution from Attack – Great Falls Rising (greatfallsrisingmt.org) 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… Read More ›
Happy International Women’s Day! Today Great Falls Rising celebrates women everywhere not afraid to stand up every day. On the day that Russia invaded Ukraine, Yulia Zhivtsova knew that she needed to do something, observing that “it’s quite a horrible… Read More ›
Great Falls Rising thanks our convention speakers and know that we are all much richer for the stories we have heard. Let’s keep up the work of preserving this piece of history and continuing the role of our 1972 constitution…. Read More ›
There are few events in the history of the state of Montana that can equal what happened in the early and mid 1970s to involve and include the citizens of our great state. Great Falls Rising welcomes you to join us for recap and celebration with the folks who made… Read More ›
For current requirements to vote in Montana, click here. School Board Trustee Election There are currently three seats for three-year terms on the District School Board that are expiring, and one seat for a one-year term for someone who will… Read More ›
Our Great Falls Rising January virtual program with Tom Moore, Superintendent of GFPS, and Jamie Marshall, chairperson of Kids Education YES (KEY), was outstanding. They spoke about the trials experienced in our schools due to the COVID pandemic and the… Read More ›
On Thursday, January 20 at 6 pm, please join our Great Falls Public Schools Superintendent, Tom Moore, and Kids Education Yes (KEY) Chair, Jamie Marshall, for a virtual presentation on public education in our local community. Information on challenges and opportunities resulting… Read More ›
On January 12th, the League of Women Voters (LWV) from the Helena area and the Lewis and Clark Library hosted their first installment in the series which featured retired Montana Supreme Court Justice Jim Nelson and how the Montana Constitution… Read More ›
For those of you who are interested in the connection between our Great Falls Public Schools and the Office of Public Instruction, the attached file is an interesting letter from the superintendents of all eight AA schools to Ms. Arntzen.
There were 63 folks who attended the virtual gathering on Tuesday, December 7th, 2021. Jane Weber shared background information on the Big Sky Country National Heritage Area (BSCNHA) project, and along with Bill Bronson, Legal Counsel for BSCNHA, provided an… Read More ›
December Virtual Gathering on December 7th at 6:30 pm. Curious why the New York Times sent a reporter and award-winning photographer to Great Falls and published a full-page cover story in their paper revealing conspiracy theories spreading across town? Love… Read More ›
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 ›
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 ›
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