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Recent issues
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June 8, 2026
Catch-up Issue — May 18 to June 8, 2026
A few weeks in one place: Montana overhauls its trust-land exchange policy for the first time since 2004; Minnesota sends its Permanent School Fund amendment to the November ballot and advances an 80,000-acre Boundary Waters sale to the Forest Service; New Mexico's May oil-and-gas lease sale brings $11.46 million to the school trust.
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May 17, 2026
Week of May 11 – May 17, 2026
Minnesota sends a Permanent School Fund constitutional amendment to the November 2026 ballot. A Montana Land Board member makes the public case for overhauling trust-land exchanges before the May 18 board meeting.
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May 13, 2026
Week of May 11 – May 13, 2026
BLM rescinds the 2024 Public Lands Rule. Minnesota's Permanent School Fund payout amendment heads for the November ballot. New Mexico signs a $98.9 million wind lease on state trust lands.
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May 8, 2026
The Watchdog Citizens Are Already Among Us
A short essay on what the school-trust record tells us about who actually defends the trusts — and an open invitation to the watchful crew assembling around this Library.
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May 4, 2026
Week of May 4, 2026
Plaintiffs in Oregon's 2024 Coos County school-trust case file Motion to Compel, alleging the State's document production was largely non-responsive.
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