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Firefighter health and safety bill passes committee
Firefighters are one step closer to getting the health and safety bill passed in the Montana legislature.MT Senate panel kills bill for referendum on daylight-saving time
A state Senate panel Wednesday killed a bill that would have asked Montana voters whether they want to end daylight-saving time in the state.Gianforte, Daines, and Tester respond to State of the Union address
The three members of Montana’s congressional delegation gave their response to President Trump’s State of the Union speech Tuesday night.Brew battle: Tavern owners oppose longer hours for microbrew tap rooms
Tavern and restaurant owners lined up Tuesday to oppose a bill extending microbreweries’ tap-room hours to 10 p.m. in Montana, saying it gives craft brewers an unfair competitive advantage on retail sales of beer.Gianforte suggests MT follow Republicans’ national lead on economic policy
Montana’s Republican congressman, Greg Gianforte, told state lawmakers Monday the national economy is booming because of policies by Republicans and President Trump – and that perhaps Montana should take “a page from our national pro-growth playbook.”MT Legislature will hear proposals to expand access to preschool
This week, the Montana Legislature will hold its first hearing on what is likely to be a major issue during their session – proposals to expand access to preschool in the state.Tester bringing MMIW advocate to State of the Union
United States Senator Jon Tester has announced who his guest will be for the State of the Union address: Briana Lamb of Missoula, a known advocate for missing and murdered indigenous women.MT House endorses bill requiring super-majorities for tax increase
The Montana House Friday narrowly endorsed a bill requiring a two-thirds majority of both the House and Senate to enact a tax or fee increase, or new tax or fee.Daines outlines upcoming priorities in Congress
The Republican addressed the legislature and spoke briefly with reporters about his priorities for Congress.Lawmakers discuss proposed crackdown on drug price managers
State Insurance Commissioner Matt Rosendale unveiled his proposal Friday to crack down on practices by prescription-drug-benefit managers.State Republicans respond to Governor Bullock’s State of the State address
Montana Senate President Scott Sales of Bozeman said Thursday night that Republicans agree with Gov. Steve Bullock that the state’s economy is doing well, and getting better. But he said they have a different vision of how Montana should move forward.Gov. Bullock touts his priorities – and lays down the law on budget, in State of State
In his final State of the State address, Democratic Gov. Steve Bullock made a strong pitch Thursday night for his top priorities of education and infrastructure funding and Medicaid expansion – and told lawmakers he won’t accept an inadequate state budget. -
Governor Bullock delivers State of the State address
Governor Steve Bullock is delivering his State of the State address Thursday evening at the Capitol.MT House panel votes to kill legal-assistance bill
Republicans on a House panel Thursday voted to kill a measure that would create a $900,000-a-year fund to aid low-income Montanans with civil legal disputes.MT legislators hear emotional testimony concerning Hanna’s Act and MMIW crisis
On Wednesday, people from around Montana gave emotional testimony before a state House committee, about how they have been affected by what they call an “epidemic” of missing and murdered Native Americans — many of them women and children.Bill would extend brewery hours in Montana
A Whitefish representative introduced a bill that would extend brewery hours across Montana.Exonerated men testify for bills to protect falsely accused or convicted
Two Montana men who spent years behind bars for crimes they didn’t commit testified Tuesday for a pair of bills that sponsors said would protect those falsely accused or convicted.Bill aims to ban physician-assisted suicide in Montana
A bill that would make it illegal for doctors to help their patients take their own life had its first hearing at the state capitol Tuesday.Former Bullock aide had prior history of sexual-harassment accusation, firing
The New York Times reported this week that a former top aide to Gov. Steve Bullock, who resigned from the New York mayor’s office last year in the wake of sexual-harassment accusations, was also fired at the Democratic Governors Association in 2015 for the same reason, when Bullock was its chair.Bill would ask voters to eliminate daylight-saving time in Montana
A state senator Monday presented a bill to ask Montana voters whether they want to get rid of daylight-saving time in the state – but the bill ran into more opposition than support.