The middle class is often a forgotten segment of the population, says Sen. Mike Yakawich, a Billings Republican.

The Montana Senate will conduct an ethics investigation into a $170,100 government contract brokered late last year by former Senate President Jason Ellsworth with his business associate.

Montana legislators are pushing for changes to DUI laws— laws that Rep. Braxton Mitchell, R-Columbia Falls, calls a national embarrassment.

Two proposals by GOP leaders in legislature would expand the lower tax bracket to encompass middle class, while governor continues touting ‘historic’ top-down approach.

Lawmakers are focused on Medicaid expansion, which provides healthcare coverage to roughly 76,000 adults. It will sunset in June unless the Montana Legislature decides to reauthorize it. Find latest u ...

UM Legislative News Service, University of Montana School of Journalism Bill that would create hefty sentences for DUI deaths advances HELENA — Montana Legislators are pushing for changes to DUI laws ...

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A proposal to lower income taxes for tens of thousands of Montanans had its first hearing on Thursday in the Senate Taxation Committee.

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Gov. Greg Gianforte and Republican leaders in the Montana House and Senate have all talked about cutting state income taxes ...

Ler responded that he expected the reduction would be offset by attracting more businesses and income to Montana. Senate President Sen. Matt Regier, R-Kalispell, has backed Senate Bill 203, sponsored ...

Purdue has sold a Narcan alternative since 2022 and Hikma has developed an opioid antagonist twice the dose of Narcan.