Zolnikov's bill passed out of the Senate's Energy, Technology and Federal Relations committee on a 9-4 vote. Notably, Senate President Matt Regier, a Republican from Kalispell, was a no vote by proxy.

Republican Tim Sheehy, a newcomer to politics, ousted incumbent Democratic Sen. Jon Tester in a pivotal Senate race, the Associated Press said, flipping the Montana seat from blue to red after 18 ...

Gov. Greg Gianforte has vetoed a bill that sought to establish a legal framework for community solar projects in Montana. Senate Bill 188 sponsor Chris Pope argued before his colleagues ...

The two sides indicated an openness to dialogue over the long-controversial topic of how the town handles police dispatch, but they remain at odds over whether the county's 911 director should ...