Sometime soon, you may be asked to sign a petition to put the Montana Locker Room Privacy Act on the ballot in November 2018. Caution: Cogitate before signing. (more…) Continue Reading →
Decks clear for Montana bathroom battle
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Barry Usher
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Defending the use—and abuse—of mugshots
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An editorial in today’s Billings Gazette—in the print edition anyway; the online version for some reason is dated Feb. 3—made some good points about a bad bill. As originally introduced, House Bill 236 would have made it explicit that jail booking photos—mugshots—are public information. Current law is not quite so clear, with the result that some law enforcement agencies have refused to release mugshots. The bill was introduced by Rep. Frank Garner, a Kalispell Republican and former police chief, and it had the support of the Montana Association of Chiefs of Police. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Last Best Blog, Barry Usher, Billings Gazette, Frank Garner, mugshots, Rich St. John
Usher redrafting bill to cut restrictions on bikes, pedestrians
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State Rep. Barry Usher, R-Billings, says he is working on a new draft of his bicycle-safety bill, which we reported on last week, and he wants people to know it won’t include any restrictions on bicycles or pedestrians. (more…) Continue Reading →
Filed under: Last Best Blog, Barry Usher, bicycling, Legislature
Bill would ban bicyclists from most 2-lane roads in state
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Editor’s note: Rep. Barry Usher called back after this story was posted. We have included his comments at the end of the story. Bicyclists from around the state are rallying against a proposed bill that would ban bicyclists and pedestrians from using virtually every two-lane road in the state that doesn’t have a paved shoulder. Kristi Drake, director of Billings TrailNet, said her first thought was not to worry about the proposal because it seemed to have so little chance of passing. (more…) Continue Reading →
