Past Republican-led legislative efforts to curb the rights of transgender people have been either temporarily blocked or ...

A bill that would require transgender people in Montana to use the bathroom that aligns with their sex at birth has now been ...

Governor Greg Gianforte has appointed Scott Herring to the Seventh Judicial District Court, covering Dawson, Prairie, McCone, Richland, and Wibaux Counties.

These three bills aim to rein in local government spending and are tied to the Republican-led idea that local governments, not the state, are largely to blame for the skyrocketing ...

During a Jan. 29 committee hearing, state officials who proposed the cut said they’re trying to eliminate unnecessary bureaucracy in government.

Although the agency touts the leases as an alternative to perpetual conservation easements, the Gianforte administration has ...

One measure would lower the top income tax rate from 5.9% to 5.4%, and it would raise the limit on the bottom bracket to $100,000 for individuals and $200,000 for joint filers.

Gov. Greg Gianforte and Republican leaders in the Montana House and Senate have all talked about cutting state income taxes during the 2025 legislative session.

Twelve years ago, the “black helicopter award” sat proudly on a 26-year-old legislator’s desk in the Montana House of Representatives — a jab at his data privacy policies some likened ...

The Senate Natural Resources Committee is set to review Senate Bill 221, which aims to streamline greenhouse gas assessment processes under the Montana Environmental Policy Act. The bill, sponsored by ...

UM Legislative News Service, University of Montana School of Journalism HELENA — Twelve years ago, the “black helicopter award” sat proudly on a 26-year-old legislator’s desk in the Montana House of ...

A national freeze on federal grant dollars ordered by President Donald Trump has produced confusion and some alarm from ...