On this edition of Montana Morning Newscast, Montana lawmakers went home this week having secured a budget proposal and passing a typical amount of legislation.
Republican lawmakers joined Democratic Governor Steve Bullock as he signed Medicaid expansion into law in Montana yesterday.
U.S. Senators Jon Tester and Steve Daines are asking Congress to approve a water rights settlement with the Blackfeet tribe that's been in the works for more than three decades.
The governor has signed a bill to expand Medicaid eligibility to thousands of low-income Montanans.
Authorities say a Hardin man left his fatally-injured, 6 year old daughter lying on the floor for two hours before seeking medical attention that would have saved her life.
Backers of Medicaid expansion celebrated in Helena yesterday as Governor Bullock signed the bill extending the health coverage to an estimated 45,000 more Montanans.
A grizzly bear committee will discuss the possibility of removing the Yellowstone region animals from the endangered species list at an upcoming meeting in Cody.
Montana's U.S Senators want Secure Rural Schools payments distributed in short order, now that President Obama has reauthorized the act.