Montana Politics: Latest News

Governor Steve Bullock is launching his presidential campaign at his alma mater, Helena High School, before leaving for a three-day, eight-county swing through Iowa.

Gov. Steve Bullock on Tuesday morning became the 22nd Democrat to throw his hat in the presidential ring for 2020.

Helena Mayor Wilmot Collins announced early Monday afternoon in Helena that he is running for U.S. Senate.

Gov. Steve Bullock gave final approval Friday to a package of bills to invest in Montana’s infrastructure.

Helena Mayor Wilmot Collins is teasing an announcement next week, which political experts in Montana are speculating is a likely challenge to U.S. Sen. Steve Daines in 2020.

The 2019 Montana Legislature passed House Bill 725 during the legislative session, which legalized sports gambling in the state through the Montana Lottery.

The 2019 Legislature’s work on health care took center stage Thursday, as Gov. Steve Bullock signed several bills to address health-care problems in the state — including the granddaddy of them all, Medicaid expansion

A bill meant to cut the cost of prescription drugs in Montana fell victim to Gov. Steve Bullock’s veto pen Thursday, as the governor said the bill might do just the opposite.

Gov. Steve Bullock vetoed a bill that would have created a 10-year property-tax abatement for installing new cable for high-speed Internet and cell-phone service.

A Great Falls native has thrown his hat into the ring to be the next Montana Attorney General.

Gov. Steve Bullock signed or let become law 76 bills Tuesday, including ones to crack down on sexual abusers of children and to increase funding for state parks.

Raph Graybill, the chief legal counsel for Gov. Steve Bullock, on Monday became the second Democrat to announce that he’s running for Montana attorney general in 2020.

Representative Greg Gianforte (R-MT) stopped by Montana This Morning to discuss a number of issues impacting the Treasure State.

A bipartisan congressional coalition, including both Montana senators, recently passed a resolution marking May 5 as National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Native Women and Girls. 

In this week’s installment of Face the State, MTN Chief Political Reporter Mike Dennison takes a deeper dive into the results, and politics, of the session.

The commission that will draw new Montana House and Senate district boundaries after the 2020 Census must name its fifth member and presiding officer by May 14 — and is asking volunteers from the public to apply.

Companies that install high-speed cable for internet and cell-phone service in Montana are awaiting — and lobbying — Gov. Steve Bullock on his decision whether to sign a bill granting a 10-year property-tax abatement for new cable installation.

Within a year, sports betting on professional and collegiate athletics will be available in Montana.

Governor Steve Bullock signed “Hanna’s Act” Friday, a law aimed at addressing what some have called an epidemic of missing and murdered indigenous persons.

On Wednesday, Cascade County Sheriff Jesse Slaughter urged Gov. Steve Bullock to sign Senate Bill 155 into law; late that same day, Bullock made “Jessica’s Law” a reality.

Senate Bill 71, developed by Republican state Auditor Matt Rosendale, takes aim at pharmacy-benefit managers, the billion-dollar companies that insurers hire to “manage” drug benefits.

Montana Gov. Steve Bullock will announce his bid for the presidency in two weeks, MTN News has learned — adding to the 20 Democrats already running for the 2020 nomination to challenge President Trump.

A Helena teacher who ran unsuccessfully for Montana Superintendent of Public Instruction in 2016 will campaign for the position again.

In his final floor speech last Thursday, House Majority Leader Brad Tschida, R-Missoula, said the 58-member GOP majority is really “two separate minorities.”

Gov. Steve Bullock held a town hall meeting, which was closed to the media, in Butte at the Carpenter’s Union Hall Friday afternoon, fueling speculation about a possible run for the presidency.

Substance abuse and mental health care affect many Montana families, and those issues took the forefront Friday during U.S. Rep. Greg Gianforte’s roundtable discussion in Billings.

Montana’s 2019 Legislature came to an end Thursday, as lawmakers passed the final pieces of the state’s two-year budget and a bill authorizing a new, $48 million state Historical Society museum.

The Montana Legislature closed the 66th session on the 87th workday.

Montana lawmakers Wednesday inched toward the finish line of the 2019 Legislature, but they got hung up as members failed to reach an agreement on two key, unresolved issues.

A pair of Helena veterans were honored Wednesday at a ceremony held by U.S. Rep. Greg Gianforte.