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Senate panel advances bill to encourage NorthWestern to buy Colstrip plants
A bill that supporters say could prolong the life of two coal-fired power plants in Colstrip was approved Thursday by a Senate committee – over the objections of those who said it’s a “blank check” for NorthWestern Energy to soak its customers.MT lawmakers consider bill on legal protections for medical marijuana patients
Montana’s House Human Services Committee held an initial hearing Thursday on a bill that would increase legal protections for medical marijuana patients in the state.MT chief deputy attorney general Jon Bennion announces 2020 run
One of Montana Attorney General Tim Fox’s top deputies has entered the race to succeed Fox after his term ends.MT lawmakers crafting new bill on child sex-abuse liability, reporting
State lawmakers plan to craft a new, single bill to make it easier to detect and hold accountable adults who sexually abuse children in Montana – in criminal and civil legal actions.Daines talks border wall funding, MMIW crisis, and ELD rules
After a visit with Senator Jon Tester on Tuesday, MTN News caught up with Senator Steve Daines to discuss the same issues Wednesday.Panel approves HHS budget; more money for providers of services
A House-Senate budget panel Wednesday hammered out the first draft of the state human-service budget, including higher payments to those who provide services to the elderly, mentally ill and disabled.Resort communities ask Legislature to increase resort tax for infrastructure needs
Ten resort communities from around Montana are asking the state Legislature to let them increase the resort tax to help pay for infrastructure needs.“Hippy Hippy Shake” bill dances out of committee
The “Hippy Hippy Shake” made significant progress towards becoming Montana’s official Rock and Roll song.Republicans on House panel deep-six bill to abolish death penalty
Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee voted unanimously Wednesday to kill the bill to abolish the death penalty in Montana.Montana lawmakers again debate raw milk sales
The question of whether raw milk sales should be legalized in Montana is back before the Legislature.Bill would create prop-tax moratorium for new broadband cable in MT
A bill creating a five-year moratorium on property taxes for new fiber-optic cable in Montana would help expand high-speed Internet into underserved areas of the state, its sponsor said Tuesday.Tester visits Montana This Morning to discuss emergency declaration, MMIW crisis, and ELD rules
Jon Tester, Montana’s senior U.S. senator, visited the Montana This Morning set Tuesday to discuss several issues impacting both the state and nation. -
Panel approves scaled-back draft of Corrections, public-defender budgets
A legislative committee Monday scaled back requested budget increases for the state Department of Corrections and public defenders’ office, saying criminal-justice reforms should help create savings for both agencies.Montana lawmakers consider bill to abolish death penalty
On Monday, the House Judiciary Committee heard testimony on a bill to abolish the death penalty in the state.Daines looks at Rimrock Foundation programs
Senator Steve Daines, R-Mont., visited the Rimrock Foundation in Billings last week.U.S. Senate passes bill to fund Land and Water Conservation
Last week, the U.S. Senate passed Public Lands Package 928, a bill that includes the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) which helps fund fishing access sites, trails, and playgrounds around the nationHelena students draft bill to address gun safety in Montana
A group of Helena students has helped put together a bill this legislative session, that they hope will help address gun safety in Montana.Montana congressional delegation reacts to Trump’s emergency declaration
The three members of Montana’s congressional delegation reacted to President Trump’s Friday announcement that’s he’s declaring a national emergency to divert federal money to build a southern border wall.Watch Sunday’s Face the State here, examining new firefighter wellness bill
On Sunday’s Face the State, we examine Senate Bill 160, also known as the health and safety bill.GOP senator preparing yet another option to continue Medicaid-expansion in MT
A second Republican-sponsored bill to extend and modify Medicaid expansion in Montana is in the works, with a focus on tightening eligibility for the health-care program and helping recipients out of poverty.