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Democratic U.S. Sen. Jon Tester defeated Republican challenger Matt Rosendale last November largely on his strength among independent voters, an MTN News-Montana State University post-election poll shows.

A bill to mandate dyslexia screening in Montana schools will make its way before the state’s legislature on February 6.

U.S. Senator Steve Daines announced Friday at the March for Life rally in the nation’s capital that he is forming the first ever “pro-life caucus” in the Senate

State Republicans laid out their plan Thursday to quickly approve an inflationary increase to public school funding.

Montana State Auditor Matt Rosendale’s staff gave a presentation to lawmakers Thursday on the factors that go into prescription drug costs.

State lawmakers unveiled a pair of bills Tuesday to remove any time limits on taking legal action against child molesters, saying it’s time for Montana to bring abusers of children to justice.

Senator Jon Tester joined Montana This Morning to discuss several issues impacting the state including the federal response to missing and murdered indigenous women, the reintroduction of the Little Shell Restoration Act, and the ongoing government shutdown.

Legislative Democrats said Thursday they’re introducing their own bill to reauthorize expanded Medicaid in Montana, but offered few details on how it may update the program that provides health coverage to 95,000 low-income Montanans.

The Montana Democratic Party has filed a complaint against Secretary of State Corey Stapleton claiming he violated state law by announcing his campaign for governor using an official state email account.

Montana Senate President Scott Sales said Wednesday he’ll ask the Legislature to express its formal support for President Trump’s southern border wall.

A new piece of legislation in Montana would stop the state’s Motor Vehicle Division from taking your driver’s license away if you can’t afford to pay for court-ordered fines and fees for unrelated offenses.

Steve Daines and Jon Tester released statements Tuesday night in reaction to the President’s first Oval Office address on border security.

As Democratic Gov. Steve Bullock made a new pitch Tuesday for extending Montana’s $550 million-a-year Medicaid expansion program, a leading Republican told MTN News that he’s hoping to introduce a Medicaid bill in the coming weeks.

After three decades, Montana officially has a new Clerk of the Montana Supreme Court.

On the opening day of Montana’s 2019 Legislature, House Republicans Monday agreed to key rule changes they said would lead to a more “open and transparent process” on controversial bills before the body.

Savanna’s Act is no longer existent due to a new congressional legislative session.

Sen. Steve Daines and Rep. Greg Gianforte will not accept their government pay during the ongoing government shutdown while a spokesman for Sen. Jon Tester said he will continue to take a paycheck.

Stapleton is the first prominent Republican to officially announce his candidacy for governor in 2020.

Billings Republican Rep. Daniel Zolnikov wants Montanans to have a say in whether DNA is shared with advertisers.

This is the third of a three-part series previewing the 2019 Montana Legislature, which convenes Jan. 7. HELENA – Problems with drugs in Montana, both legal and illegal, promise to get plenty of bipartisan attention at the 2019 Montana Legislature. Attorney General Tim Fox plans to bring forth sever

This is the second of a three-part series previewing the 2019 Montana Legislature HELENA – Gov. Steve Bullock, preparing for his final Legislature, is pitching a familiar set of proposals in his two-year blueprint for state spending: state-funded preschool, money to finance a college-tuition freeze

This is the first of a three-part series previewing the 2019 Montana Legislature HELENA – When it comes to Montana’s 2019 Legislature, there can be little doubt which issue tops the agenda, in sheer size, impact and political passion: Medicaid expansion. The $600 million-a-year program provides virt

This is the first of a two-part series on changes within the MT Department of Corrections HELENA – A Department of Corrections reorganization announced this fall has been touted by its director as a cost-saver that created a more efficient, streamlined agency. But former employees told MTN News the

A drug-benefits company has agreed to provide state regulators with its Montana pricing and contract data, which could help efforts to force lower prescription drug prices, state Auditor Matt Rosendale said Wednesday.

This Sunday, MTN News will air a special Face the State program that takes a look at Forrest Anderson’s remarkable career, and its impact on Montana.

HELENA – Montana’s two U.S. senators on Tuesday urged the passage of a bill, blocked in the Senate, to mandate health and disability benefits for a group of Vietnam War veterans exposed to the herbicide Agent Orange. Sen. Jon Tester, a Democrat, and Sen. Steve Daines, a Republican, joined New York D

HELENA – Spending on Montana’s 2018 U.S. Senate race smashed the record for a single Montana campaign, surpassing $63 million by the two main candidates and more than 40 outside political groups. Democratic U.S. Sen. Jon Tester won the race over Republican challenger Matt Rosendale and Libertarian R

The Montana Supreme Court held oral arguments Wednesday in an ongoing legal battle between Gov. Steve Bullock and Attorney General Tim Fox over who has authority to approve conservation easements.

HELENA – The air-travel cost for President Trump’s four campaign visits to Montana this year was nearly $3 million – and that doesn’t include other costs like the Secret Service and support personnel, a news website reported this week. The website Quartz, which examined Department of Defense figures

In both races, the losing candidate has requested the recount and posted a non-refundable bond to pay for the recount.