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Ryan Busse, a Democratic candidate running for governor, laid out some of the policy priorities his campaign will be focusing on this year at an appearance in Helena Tuesday.

Attorney General Austin Knudsen’s office has blocked a proposed ballot measure that would have specifically protected access to abortion in the Montana Constitution.

Gianforte, a former tech-industry entrepreneur from Bozeman, campaigned on his business experience in 2020

Many Montana candidates’ 2024 campaigns have been up and running for a while, but Thursday marked the first day candidates could take official steps to get their names on this year’s ballot.

For the first time in 10 years, the 2024 elections will feature new boundary lines for Montana legislative races – and that means counties have had to redraw precinct lines.

2024 is here, and political calendars have lined up to make it one of the busiest election years Montana has seen – with voters set to weigh in on races for U.S. Senate, U.S. House, governor and more.

In late November, Cottonwood Environmental Law Center, a Bozeman-based organization, along with 9 Montanans filed suit against the state over claims of violations of constitutional rights.

If advocates are successful, Montana voters may have a chance next year to decide whether access to abortion should be specifically protected in the state constitution.

As U.S. Rep. Matt Rosendale continues to say he’s considering jumping into the race for U.S. Senate, the field of Republicans looking at running for his eastern district U.S. House seat keeps growing.

The lawsuit claimed the mask mandate violated parents’ and children’s right to privacy, personal dignity and violated the Montana Constitution.

Republican U.S. Senate candidate Tim Sheehy visited the Northwest Montana Veterans Food Pantry in Kalispell as part of his campaign.

If a Montana committee gets its way, voters will have a chance next year to consider a major overhaul of the state’s election system.

A federal judge has put on hold a Montana law that would ban TikTok from operating in the state while the case is being litigated.

A Libertarian candidate is set to be on the ballot when Montanans choose their next U.S. senator in 2024.

Three weeks after officially launching his campaign to become chief justice of the Montana Supreme Court, former State Auditor John Morrison is dropping out of the race.

There’s now a full year to go until the general election in 2024, when Montanans will select a U.S. senator, and the competition on the airwaves is now officially underway.

Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen says he believes he’s made his office a leader on the national level, and he says he wants to continue that work with another four-year term.

The conservative advocacy organization Americans for Prosperity Action has announced it’s endorsing Tim Sheehy, in the Republican primary for Montana’s U.S. Senate seat.

Republican U.S. Rep. Matt Rosendale still hasn’t announced whether he’ll run for U.S. Senate next year – but the race to fill his seat if he does is continuing to heat up.

The Montana Association of Counties is going to the state Supreme Court, in the latest legal action aimed at settling a battle between the state and counties over property tax rules.

After three weeks, the U.S. House has chosen a new speaker, and Montana’s two representatives both had high praise for him.

Federal candidates’ official campaign finance reports for the last three months are now posted, giving more details about the financial picture in Montana’s U.S. Senate race.

A former statewide elected official is joining the race for the top spot on Montana’s Supreme Court.

Former Montana Secretary of State and Public Service Commission chair Brad Johnson has announced he's is running for U.S. Senate.

As more counties join an effort to challenge the state’s interpretation of property tax law, the legal questions could now be considered in the Montana Supreme Court.

A federal judge in Helena has blocked the state of Montana from enforcing a new state law restricting drag performances, while the suit challenging the law continues.

Republican Senator Steve Danes shared his findings with reporters Wednesday about his recent visit to the southern border.

Two Montana organizations have filed suit in federal court, claiming that a new state law intended to stop people from voting twice goes beyond its goal and could threaten lawful voters.

Ted Schwinden, who served as Montana’s governor through most of the 1980’s, has died at the age of 98.

Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., has become the first Speaker of the House to be removed through a parliamentary rule called a "privileged motion." The House voted 216-210 to strip him of his power.