UM Legislative News Service, University of Montana School of Journalism HELENA — Lawmakers gathered at the Capitol in January with a clear message from their constituents: The people of Montana are ...

Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation’ aim to bury defendants in legal fees over illegitimate cause for legal ...

Two bills originally designed to protect Attorney General Austin Knudsen from losing office if he’s suspended for ...

Canada's Liberal Party won the national election with strong Indigenous support, keeping Prime Minister Mark Carney in power.

Montana's 2025 legislative session wrapped up earlier this week, passing several bills, but one bill, Chloe's Law, didn't ...

Opinion: The 69th Legislative Session wrapped up this week, and Democrats worked tirelessly every day to put Montanans first. The results are a win for Montana families and small businesses.

Opinion: The last two weeks of session are the most critical time to get important priorities like a balanced budget and tax reform across the finish line ...

Derided by critics as the “Nasty Nine” and censured by the state party, a group of Republican state senators said they were ...

On the first day of the session, nine Republican senators voted with Democrats to change the rules the Senate was operating ...

The state’s primary budget bill, House Bill 2, passed with $16.6 billion in spending authorized for the two-year period that ...

The just-concluded Montana legislative session has passed a final property tax bill, SB 542, to help mitigate excessive ...

Montana is on the verge of becoming the first U.S. state to enact legislation directly targeting sweepstakes casinos, pending ...