Blair Miller

@blairmiller

Montana State News Bureau editor for @helenaironline @missoulian @billingsgazette @montanastandard @ravallirepublic | Soft turns and tight lines

Helena, MT

Joined November 2008

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The Denver Post@denverpost · Jul 22

NEW: Gov. Jared Polis is dropping his plans to build a $29.5 million pedestrian bridge on the state Capitol’s grounds after Coloradans overwhelmingly rejected the proposal in a recent survey, with 94% of its 87,686 respondents against the idea. trib.al/Q3fZ0Pb

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Blair Miller@blairmiller · 16 h

Park County man allegedly plotted mass shooting at Chico Hot Springs helenair.com/news/state-reg… #mtnews

blairmiller's tweet card. Kadin Hawkeye Lewis is facing three charges in U.S. District Court centered on accusations that he was preparing to attack Chico Hot Springs and other public spaces in Montana.

Blair Miller@blairmiller · 19 h

Legislature overrides governor's vetoes of bills for Colstrip water, jail reimbursements helenair.com/news/state-reg… w/ @SeabornLarson #mtleg #mtpol

blairmiller's tweet card. Lawmakers revived a bill to reimburse county jails for holding people awaiting a mental health bed and another that funds a future clean water system for the town of Colstrip.

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Blair Miller@blairmiller · 22 h

MSU cop under investigation, on 'restricted' duty after woman granted protective order helenair.com/news/state-reg… #mtnews

blairmiller's tweet card. The woman, who alleges the officer raped her, wrote in a court document that he “was so persistent and would not take no for an answer."

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Aaron Rupar@atrupar · Jul 25

Trump on pardoning Ghislaine Maxwell: "I'm allowed to do it"

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Blair Miller@blairmiller · Jul 24

Zinke, Sheehy introduce legislation to charge foreigners extra at national parks helenair.com/news/state-reg… #mtpol #mtnews

blairmiller's tweet card. The two federal lawmakers from Montana pointed to a Bozeman think-tank's report saying a surcharge for foreigners could raise tens of millions of dollars as the reasoning behind the proposal.

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Blair Miller@blairmiller · Jul 24

Gianforte removes ACLU from MT criminal justice council, gives spot to conservative org helenair.com/news/state-reg… #mtleg #mtpol

blairmiller's tweet card. Gov. Gianforte says the Alliance Defending Freedom representative brings a "fresh perspective" to the council tasked with monitoring laws that impact the state's complicated criminal justice system.

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Blair Miller@blairmiller · Jul 23

Montanans could face Medicaid work requirements, higher costs earlier than rest of country helenair.com/news/state-reg… #mtpol #mtnews

blairmiller's tweet card. Montana Democrats call DPHHS proposal a “premature and unnecessarily hasty rush to wrap red tape around Medicaid.”

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Blair Miller@blairmiller · Jul 23

Lawmakers, lobbyists press for answers over consolidation of MT alcohol, weed regulators helenair.com/news/state-reg… #mtpol #mtleg

blairmiller's tweet card. “I think these two bureaus and agencies are so different and so volatile. … We should keep things the way they are,” said House Speaker Brandon Ler, R-Savage.

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The Associated Press@AP · Jul 23

BREAKING: In a landmark climate decision, the UN's top court says a "clean, healthy and sustainable environment" is a human right. apnews.com/article/un-cou…

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Blair Miller@blairmiller · Jul 23

E.P.A. Is Said to Draft a Plan to End Its Ability to Fight Climate Change nytimes.com/2025/07/22/cli… via @NYTimes

blairmiller's tweet card. According to two people familiar with the draft, it would eliminate the bedrock scientific finding that greenhouse-gas emissions threaten human life by dangerously warming the planet.

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Blair Miller@blairmiller · Jul 22

Jefferson County officials select metal artist Mark Reinschmidt as new House District 75 rep helenair.com/news/state-reg… via @ChCompton__ #mtpol #mtleg

blairmiller's tweet card. The former Whitehall School Board trustee will fill Rep. Marta Bertoglio's seat until the 2026 election, which he aims to run in.

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The New York Times@nytimes · Jul 22

Breaking News: Speaker Mike Johnson said he would shut down the House until September to block a vote on calling for the release of the Jeffrey Epstein files. nyti.ms/4nZtblR

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Blair Miller@blairmiller · Jul 22

RIP

OOzzy Osbourne@OzzyOsbourne · Jul 22

It is with more sadness than mere words can convey that we have to report that our beloved Ozzy Osbourne has passed away this morning. He was with his family and surrounded by love. We ask everyone to respect our family privacy at this time. Sharon, Jack, Kelly, Aimee and…

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Blair Miller@blairmiller · Jul 21

Montana State Hospital administrator resigns as state prepares for recertification helenair.com/news/state-reg… @SeabornLarson #mtpol #mtleg

blairmiller's tweet card. Flanigan was MSH’s fifth administrator since 2022. DPHHS plans to apply for recertification for the facility by January. It’s unclear how the shake-up at Warm Springs may affect that timeline.

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Thom Bridge@thom_g_bridge · Jul 18

‘It will devastate us’: Montana's public media stations set to lose federal funding helenair.com/news/state-reg… #mtnews #mtmedia #mtpol

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Seaborn Larson@SeabornLarson · Jul 18

The state has denied Ellsworth's defamation claim tied to the events that saw him banned from the Senate for life. He now appears ready to fight his ethics case in the courts, the very branch that he tried bringing to heel in 2024. #mtnews helenair.com/news/state-reg…

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Seaborn Larson@SeabornLarson · Jul 15

Looks like #mtleg has its 2nd successful veto override from the 2025 session. HB 643 will use state funds to reimburse county jails for holding criminal defendants that are forced to wait for psychiatric treatment in a state facility #mtnews

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Blair Miller@blairmiller · Jul 16

Federal judge: No jurisdiction over challenge to Helena immigration arrest helenair.com/news/state-reg… #mtpol #mtnews

blairmiller's tweet card. “While the court takes allegations of racial profiling and constitutional violations seriously, (Martinez) cannot bypass immigration courts and proceed directly to district court,” the federal judge...

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Blair Miller@blairmiller · Jul 15

Judge awards $95K in fees for lawyers who successfully challenged MT bill defining sex helenair.com/news/state-reg… via Carly Graf #mtpol #mtleg #mtnews

blairmiller's tweet card. With the ruling, nearly $96,000 in taxpayer money in the form of legal fees will flow from the state to the ACLU of Montana.

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