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Missoula County staff to oppose citizen grand jury and state election oversight bills; air-quality bill amended
Summary
County staff told commissioners they plan to oppose House Bill 460 (citizen grand juries) and Senate Bill 298 (state supervision of election administrators) and said an amendment to House Bill 291 on air-quality standards may address local concerns.
County staff told the Missoula County Board of County Commissioners they intend to oppose two bills pending at the Montana Legislature and reported a possible change to a third that could address local air-quality concerns.
A county staff member said the county plans to oppose House Bill 460, a constitutional amendment that would allow petition-driven "citizen grand juries" with broad investigatory authority and that — as described to commissioners — would obligate county attorneys to review and prosecute the grand jury’s…
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