Greg Gianforte

Gov. Greg Gianforte was in Butte Wednesday to tout his Administration's efforts to construct new affordable housing. He also called on lawmakers to allocate $100 million to build more homes.

A fourth attempt to make judicial elections partisan has failed in the Montana Legislature. GOP lawmakers and Gov. Greg Gianforte put partisan judicial elections at the top of their priority list in an effort to further regulate the third branch.

The governor’s top priority tax proposals have stalled out at the Montana Legislature.The so-called homestead exemption would lower levies for primary Montana residences and small businesses while raising taxes for second homes and short-term rentals. Lawmakers are considering other bills to lower income and property taxes.

Gov. Greg Gianforte Tuesday signed a bill intended to help the state’s public schools recover money lost to inflation.

Montana’s Medicaid expansion program has officially been renewed. Gov. Greg Gianforte signed legislation Thursday that will keep the existing program in place.

Gov. Greg Gianforte signed two bills into law Thursday that restrict transgender Montanans access to public accommodations and school sports.

Gov. Greg Gianforte toured Bonner School just east of Missoula Wednesday to promote his education priorities, including an incentive for schools to ban cell phones.

Montana’s governor signed a bill Tuesday dictating how judges may determine whether to block laws that are challenged in court.

It's week 12 for the 69th Legislature. Lawmakers are considering policy related to the Montana State Hospital and health and welfare in Indian Country.This is The Session, a look at the policy and politics inside the Montana State House.

Montanans living with severe mental illness are cycling in and out of ERs, jails, shelters and the state psychiatric hospital. Many never get the long-term help they need. One Missoula woman has been caught in that cycle for years. Her daughter uprooted her life to help. MTPR's Aaron Bolton brings us their story and reports on whether proposed reforms to the state mental health system offer them hope.