Montana Politics: Latest News

A dozen small wireless Internet companies, or WISPs, in Montana, are providing the final link to high-speed Internet via wireless signals, rather than fiber-optic cable directly to someone’s home or business.

Six weeks after entering Montana’s 2020 U.S. Senate race, outdoor writer Jack Ballard on Friday pulled out, citing health reasons.

An exonerated man who spent 14 years in the Montana prison system told a legislative panel Monday that the state should be compensating him and others who “had their lives stolen from them as I did.”

Former state Republican Party Chair Debra Lamm announced Monday that she’s running for Montana’s U.S. House seat in 2020, becoming the fifth Republican to vie for the open seat.

A Democratic attorney general candidate says he wants to increase voter registration – through the act of getting a driver’s license.

When it comes to financing expanded access to high-speed Internet or cell-phone service in rural Montana, just about everyone agrees it will take some form of public subsidy to reach areas that are not profitable for most telecom providers.

A group opposing corporate money in elections endorsed Democrat Kathleen Williams Thursday for the state’s sole congressional seat in 2020.

In Montana, cell-phone coverage maps provided by the three national carriers – Verizon, T-Mobile and AT&T – show most of the non-wilderness areas of the state as covered.

Hundreds of thousands of Montanans have no access to high-speed Internet service at their home; large geographical swaths of the state still have little or no cell coverage.

Montana has been having settlement discussions in its lawsuit against opioid manufacturer Purdue Pharma, but state officials Wednesday declined to elaborate, saying the talks are confidential.

Governor Steve Bullock made his case for why he should be the Democratic nominee for president to a nationwide TV audience

A former law clerk in Lewistown who settled a 2011 lawsuit against a state district judge sued the governor and attorney general Friday, saying an agreement not to reveal details of the initial case should be voided as unconstitutional.

If you have private health insurance and go to the hospital in Montana, you’ll pay an average of 2.77 times what Medicare pays, says a new study by the Rand Corp. -- one of the highest markups of the 25 states in the study.

The field of candidates for Montana’s top statewide races in 2020 is already crowded -- but MTN News has learned additional candidates are kicking the tires on at least two of those contests.

Montana’s health reinsurance pool has been approved by the federal government, helping lead to lower insurance premiums for the 50,000 Montanans buying policies on the individual market.

When it comes to net worth, Montana Gov. Steve Bullock is down the list among the Democratic presidential candidates -- but he’s still worth more than $1 million.

Developers and backers of small, independent solar- and wind-power projects win a trio of lawsuits against Montana’s Public Service Commission; Supreme Court now will decide whether the PSC is illegally undermining these projects.

Democratic Senator Jon Tester spoke to a crowded room in Great Falls Tuesday.

For three decades he's followed the twists and turns of Montana politics, but veteran reporter Mike Dennison said it's the colorful characters he remembers the most.

A federal appeals court Monday upheld a key portion of Montana’s landmark 2015 campaign-finance disclosure law, rejecting a challenge by a gun-rights group.

Montana Gov. Steve Bullock delivered a blistering critique of President Trump Wednesday in a speech at the National Press Club -- but said Democrats won’t defeat him in 2020 if they don’t pursue sensible policies.

The state Public Service Commission and NorthWestern Energy have lost another court decision in a case accusing them of undermining development of renewable-power projects in Montana.

The state’s political-practices commissioner rejected GOP ethics complaint against Democratic Gov. Steve Bullock, calling it “frivolous” and without merit.

A third Democrat has entered Montana’s 2020 U.S. Senate race, in a bid to unseat Republican Sen. Steve Daines: outdoor writer Jack Ballard of Red Lodge.

Supporters of Medicaid expansion say work requirements might mean deserving people will get kicked off the program, which covers 92,000 low-income adults

Lt. Gov. Mike Cooney, who’s running for governor in 2020, said Wednesday the first bill he’ll offer as governor would set up a state program allowing importation of prescription drugs from Canada.

Bullock mixed it up with the front-runners, often by trying to portray himself as the more moderate, practical alternative.

Montana Governor Steve Bullock was on the national stage Tuesday night

A three-week-old state law regulating private “outdoor” treatment facilities for troubled kids helped lead to action taken against one of the centers this week in northwest Montana, state health officials told MTN News Thursday.

A new regulation regarding abortion services and federal funding has Montana residents on both sides of the issue speaking out.