A budget analysis shows the work that the Montana Legislature has done so far this session would leave the state in the black financially but with about half the cash reserves that Gov. Steve Bullock wants.
Abortion foes won preliminary passage for a bill that would transform abortions after 24 weeks of pregnancy into a medical procedure to save a potentially viable fetus.
A Billings radio host's online post suggesting there should be separate post-season basketball tournaments for Native American teams, due to unruly fan behavior, has prompted a show of solidarity.
In a close vote this morning, lawmakers rejected a bill aiming to reform how state prisons put people with mental illnesses in solitary confinement. Advocates for a bill that would allow Native American students in Montana to wear Indian regalia at graduation ceremonies are attempting to force the bill onto the Senate floor.
Supporters of legislation to promote solar energy development in Montana rallied in the Capitol today.
Montana's secretary of state and the chairman of the state Republican party oppose a mail-in ballot for an expected special election, saying that while it would save money it would give Democrats an advantage.
Tourism opportunities can be better promoted in Indian country, says Senator Lea Whitford of Cut Bank.