Reps. Melissa Nikolakakos, R-Great Falls, Gary Parry, R-Colstrip, and Curtis Shomer, R-Billings, take their oath of office on the first day of the 69th Legislature on Jan. 6, 2025. (Micah Drew/Daily ...

HELENA, Mont. — Weeks before the 68th Legislature, Montana lawmakers garnered national attention with news that Rep. Steve Gunderson, R-Libby, was considering a measure to revise Montanans’ right to a ...

The 68th session of the Montana Legislature is one that every Montanan can be proud of. Voters sent a Republican supermajority to Helena and the first thing we did was return overpaid tax dollars to ...

Students in Montana's public school system could soon use reasonable force to fight back against their bullies without repercussions thanks to a bill sponsored by state Rep. Jedediah Hinkle, ...

2022 presented complex challenges for our state and nation including inflation, political instability, and a global pandemic. With that backdrop, the 68th Legislature came together with the goal of ...

The Montana House of Representatives voted to censure its first transgender legislator. State Rep. Zooey Zephyr was censured days after protestors interrupted the legislature because the House speaker ...

HELENA, Mont. — Montana's legislature has passed bills totaling over $1 billion in tax relief and rebates for state residents. But lawmakers have tabled parts of Republican Gov. Greg Gianforte's ...

Montana’s elected officials have failed Montana citizens. It’s time for answers – and change. Instead of investing in public institutions and infrastructure, creating fair tax codes, and supporting ag ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. HELENA — The Montana Legislature eased into its mid-session transmittal break Friday, offering ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. HELENA — The 69th Montana Legislature will require much patience and a lot of hard work — said ...