Montana Politics: Latest News

“Hugely positive vibes – you can feel the momentum,” Sheehy said. “People are ready to go."

A new poll shows Republican challenger Tim Sheehy with a two-point lead over Democrat Jon Tester in the U.S. Senate race in Montana, although undecided voters could still make the difference.

As Democratic U.S. Sen. Jon Tester seeks to court ticket-splitting voters, his campaign unveiled a list of “Republicans for Tester” supporting him for reelection.

Donald Trump, former president of the United States and current Republican presidential candidate, will campaign in Montana next week.

Donald Trump, former president of the United States and current Republican presidential candidate, will campaign in Montana next week.

In a court battle over proposed ballot measures, Montana leaders have agreed not to exclude signatures from “inactive voters” when counting petitions – but that may not be the end of legal wrangling.

The job of delegate to a political party’s national convention doesn’t always draw a lot of attention – but that changed suddenly for Montana’s Democratic delegates.

A state commission introduced its initial recommendations for investing millions of dollars into Montana’s behavioral health system earlier this year.

The official vote to award the Democratic presidential nomination now depends on thousands of delegates from across the country – including a few dozen from Montana.

Tens of millions of dollars had already poured into Montana’s hotly contested U.S. Senate race even before the June primary election.

As speculation grows about the future of President Joe Biden’s reelection campaign, U.S. Sen. Jon Tester has officially called on Biden to drop his bid for a second term.

The chair of the Montana Republican Party says he hasn’t noticed significantly different security at the Republican National Convention this year, in the wake of the attack on former President Trump.

Montana U.S. Senate candidate Tim Sheehy told a crowd at the Republican National Convention that it was time to “save America.”

A district judge in Helena says, for now, he’s siding with groups who challenged the Montana Secretary of State’s Office over how they’re counting signatures to qualify proposed ballot initiatives.

As the Republican National Convention gets underway in Milwaukee, Montanans will have roles on and off the stage.

Supporters of a proposed ballot measure that would specifically add abortion rights to Montana’s constitution are blasting the Montana Secretary of State’s Office.

With Montana’s race for governor in full swing, the state’s top political cop is fielding campaign practice complaints against both major-party candidates.

Democrats in the Montana Legislature said a tax shift in the state has put too much pressure on residential property taxpayers, and they want to introduce a plan to address that.

Republican U.S. Senate candidate Tim Sheehy is stepping down as CEO of the company he founded in 2014.

Since the launch of Montana’s adult-use recreational marijuana system in 2022, the state has put limits on who can enter the market.

For months, state lawmakers and a state task force have been digging into Montana’s property tax system, and now, they’re moving closer to making some recommendations on possible changes.

A Missoula judge has ruled that Montana Senate Bill 458 is unconstitutional on the grounds that it did not meet the “single title rule”.

Supporters of a pair of proposed ballot initiatives that would reshape Montana’s election system believe they’ve collected more than enough signatures to get the measures onto the November ballot.

On Sunday morning, Democratic U.S. Sen. Jon Tester and his Republican challenger Tim Sheehy went head-to-head in the first general election debate.

There will be changes in the Montana Legislature’s Republican caucus next year, as six incumbent lawmakers lost in this week’s primary elections.

After a campaign that ended up with the most crowded field of candidates Montana has seen in years, we now know the Republican and Democratic candidates who will compete for the open U.S. House seat.

Former state lawmaker and Public Service Commissioner John Driscoll is headed to win the Democratic nomination for eastern Montana’s congressional district.

With polls now closed across Montana, MTN News brings you real-time results as they come in for Montana's primary elections

State Auditor Troy Downing has won the Republican nomination in a crowded eastern Montana House race on Tuesday.

Ryan Busse and Greg Gianforte will face off in the general election in November 2024 in the gubernatorial race