Gov. Steve Bullock and others spoke to hundreds at a rally in Helena opposing the transfer of federal lands to the state.
Members of Gov. Steve Bullock's cabinet are pushing for a bill that would increase state employee pay and insurance contributions.
Democrats have tried unsuccessfully to "blast" three tabled bills to the Senate floor, including one that would ban discrimination against gays.
A water allocation agreement among the state of Montana, the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes and the federal government was heard for the first time in the Montana Legislature.
Police in Missoula have arrested a man on suspicion of setting fire to a mattress at a motel room.