Anti-Bullying/ No New Schools/ Uber/ Unemployment/ Suing the Government

Missoulian: Gov. Bullock signs Montana anti-bullying bill into law
HB 284: Generally revise laws related to bullying

Missoulian: House votes to kill bill allowing new high schools in Missoula, other cities
SB 107: Revise K-12 school district expansion laws

  

Missoulian: Bill to encourage Uber, similar services in Montana doesn’t sit well with taxi firms
SB 396: Generally revise regulation of transportation for hire laws

Missoulian: Montana's unemployment rate falls to 4.1 percent in March
Montana’s Unemployment Rate Drops Again to 4.1 Percent
“Montana’s unemployment rate dropped 0.2 percentage points in March, down to 4.1 percent.  Montana’s unemployment rate has not been this low since October 2007.  The U.S. unemployment rate was flat over the month at 5.5 percent in March.

‘Montana’s economy is off to a strong start in 2015, with nearly 9,000 jobs added in the first quarter,” Governor Steve Bullock said.  “Montana businesses and workers are on the right track to building a stronger economy, and I’m committed to building on this success for our state.’”

Missoulian: High court makes it easier to sue government for negligence
United States v. Kwai Fun Wong
“Kwai Fun Wong and Marlene June, respondents in Nos. 13–1074 and 13–1075, respectively, each missed one of those deadlines. Wong failed to file her FTCA claim in federal court within 6 months, but argued that that was only because the District Court had not permitted her to file that claim until after the period expired. June failed to present her FTCA claim to a federal agency within 2 years, but argued that her untimely filing should be excused because the Government had, in her view, concealed facts vital to her claim.”