The Montana Legislature eased into its mid-session transmittal break Friday, offering the body’s Republican majority and ...

Millions of taxpayer dollars have been spent during my short time in the legislature to hire lobbyists that represent schools and local governments — all funded by Montana taxpayers.

Legislators have gone so far as to claim it’s “a myth” that courts have the power to strike down laws. So far, however, the ...

Terry Nelson will represent Montana House District 87 in the legislature after Rep. Ron Marshall's recent resignation.

When Montana’s 69th legislative session headed into transmittal break on March 7, lawmakers had introduced 1,417 bills, including 563 measures in the state Senate and 854 in the House. Among them were ...

According to a press release from the Montana Department of Revenue, the bill aligns the Montana tax system more closely to the federal system and the calculation of Montana taxable income starts with ...

School chaplains could either be paid by, or volunteer at, school districts under bill headed to Montana House ...

This week's break allows lawmakers to take a needed breath after what has been a first half filled with hundreds of bills, a few policy surprises, high drama and tension.

Beth Taylor-Wilson writes, It’s time to make sure the Montanans aren’t subsidizing the Amazons, Googles, and Metas of this country, with a tax rate that hardworking Montanans would kill for.

A Montana House bill to allow private citizens to sue people who perform or promote drag performances failed in Helena.

The National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 kept all agencies following the same guidelines. An expedited rule change could ...

Anaconda native Jesse Laslovich contemplates what comes next after serving as U.S. Attorney and recalls formative years in a company town that lost its company the year he was born.