Fred Thomas

This week, Montana lawmakers gaveled into the second half of the legislative session. Republicans are advancing major conservative priorities, including a tax cut package. It harkens back to the last time the GOP controlled both the Legislature and governor’s office.

An effort by Republican state lawmakers to change how the Montana Legislature operates has failed.Lawmakers part of the Joint House and Senate Rules…

Republican lawmakers met Thursday to discuss changing the 2021 Legislature’s rules for operating amid the coronavirus pandemic. Democrats boycotted the…

Montana lawmakers on June 9 formed a bipartisan working group to consider the possibility of a remote 2021 legislative session. Legislators also sparred...

Last week, state lawmakers gathered in Helena for the first-ever Legislative Week, a five-day series of training sessions, interim committee meetings, and…

New work and public service requirements for certain Medicaid expansion enrollees were signed into state law Thursday.Gov. Steve Bullock signed a bill to…

The Montana Legislature passed 375 bills before it adjourned late last week. Gov. Steve Bullock must now decide which of them he will sign or veto.At an…

The Montana Legislature adjourned Thursday, sending a $10 billion state budget to Gov. Steve Bullock’s desk. Republican and Democratic leaders say their…

The bill to continue Medicaid expansion in Montana passed out of the state Senate Tuesday after teetering on the edge of a deadline for end of session…

Updated and expanded 6:40 p.m.A bill to continue Montana’s Medicaid expansion program has passed a critical vote in the Senate by a one vote margin. The…