HELENA, Mont. — Disputing criticism that that they had silenced Montana’s solely transgender lawmaker, Republican leaders abruptly canceled a session of the Home of Representatives on Tuesday, a day after heated protests led to arrests within the Home chamber.
In a brief news conference, Speaker Matt Regier blamed the lawmaker, Consultant Zooey Zephyr, for the standoff, saying that she was not following Home guidelines. “The one one that is silencing Consultant Zephyr is Consultant…
