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 ...

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 ...

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

The Legislature passed five new laws in response to the Held v. Montana climate change decision handed down last year ...

Montana could be the first state in the US to enact a ban on sweepstakes casinos, if the final hurdle is cleared cleanly.

After 85 days, introducing more than 1,000 bills and passing a two-year state budget, the Montana Legislature has adjourned ...

Lawmakers debated a record number of bills and passed major initiatives including medicaid expansion, income and property tax ...

Sen. John Esp said he heard about a good trick to stop from getting emotional, as some senators and representatives delivered ...

The 69th Montana Legislature ended Wednesday after authorizing residential property tax relief and finalizing spending ...