Montana Board of Public Ed approves settlement from lawsuit

On a unanimous voice vote Monday, the Montana Board of Public Education voted to approve a settlement agreement between itself and States Newsroom, which operates the Daily Montana, and the Montana Federation of Public Employees.

Earlier this year, the news outlet and union sued the Board of Public Ed, alleging it failed to follow the Montana Constitution’s guarantees of the right of participation and right to know when the Board took action on an item listed on its agenda only as informational...