Montana Politics: Latest News

With Republican U.S. Rep. Matt Rosendale not seeking another term, eight Republicans and four Democrats are running for the seat he is leaving open.

On Monday, Republican state lawmakers met for a committee meeting, discussing their concerns about the role of Montana’s judicial branch – while Democratic legislators refused to participate.

A federal judge has blocked Montana from enforcing one section of a 2023 law that established requirements for voters changing their registration.

Montana’s primary election is coming up June 4. That means county election officials across Montana are working to make sure they have the election judges they need to staff polling places this year.

With primary ballots set to go out to Montana voters starting May 10, fundraising is heating up in the state’s races for U.S. House.

Advocates say they’re a week into the process of gathering signatures to try to qualify a proposed ballot initiative that would specifically add abortion rights to Montana’s constitution.

With more than six months still to go before Montana votes select a U.S. senator, the closely watched race is shaping up to challenge records for campaign spending.

On Wednesday, the U.S. Senate passed a resolution that would repeal a federal rule that expands which businesses have to be involved with certain labor negotiations.

With nine names on the Republican ballot for Montana’s eastern district U.S. House race, candidates are working to stand out from the crowd – including by showcasing some of their endorsements.

For weeks, a proposed ballot measure that would specifically add abortion rights to Montana’s constitution has been caught up in court actions and legal disputes.

Approved by the Montana Supreme Court, advocates have begun collecting signatures in order to be added to the November ballot.

The Montana Supreme Court has struck down four election-related regulations passed by the 2021 Legislature, ruling they violated the fundamental right to vote.

Six of the seven justices agreed that the measure did not violate the state’s requirement that unrelated changes to the constitution be voted on separately.

Unlike the crowded fields of candidates running for U-S House in Montana’s eastern congressional district, the primaries in the western district are much quieter.

After an often-wild two-month filing period, we now have a clear picture of which major-party candidates will be running in Montana’s 2024 elections.

Republican Matt Rosendale will not seek reelection to the U.S. House in Montana's 2nd congressional district.

On Wednesday, the Montana Supreme Court heard arguments in a decade-long case, challenging a law that would require parental consent before a minor could get an abortion.

A crowded field of candidates has developed in the race for Montana’s eastern U.S. House seat, including three Democrats.

A state district judge has issued a ruling, permanently blocking three laws from the 2021 legislative session that tightened abortion restrictions.

Republican Matt Rosendale officially announced Wednesday his campaign for reelection to Montana's second congressional district.

U.S. Representative Matt Rosendale may be trying to run for re-election to the U.S. House of Representatives

Denny Rehberg, Montana's former U.S. Representative in Congress, announced on Wednesday, February 21, 2024, that he has joined the race for Montana's Second Congressional District seat

Former firearms executive Ryan Busse, a Democrat from Kalispell, officially filed his campaign for governor Tuesday morning – a day after introducing his running mate, attorney Raph Graybill.

Every four years, Montanans elect not only a governor, but four other state executive officeholders – together, the five members of the state land board.

For months, Republicans interested in running for Montana’s eastern U.S. House seat were in a gray area, as incumbent U.S. Rep. Matt Rosendale hadn’t said whether he’d seek another term.

While Gov. Greg Gianforte announced his reelection bid last month, he wasn’t the first Republican to say he was running for governor – and that candidate says he’s serious about the campaign.

Rosendale entered the race Friday morning after months of speculation and hints of a potential run, with the goal of ultimately challenging Democrat U.S. Sen. Jon Tester in the general election.

U.S. Rep. Matt Rosendale officially entered the race for the U.S. Senate on Friday, filing paperwork with the Montana Secretary of State.

Rehberg served as Montana’s lone Congressman from 2000 to 2012. He departed politics after unsuccessfully challenging Tester, a Democrat, in 2012.

This Wednesday afternoon, the Montanans for Election Reform officially launched their campaign to gather signatures for 2 election reform initiatives.