Arren Kimbel-Sannit, Montana Free Press
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The second-term Republican cited the difficulties of balancing student and legislative life, as well as "significant backlash" from members of her caucus. -
The Legislature began its 68th session with partisan speechifying and a minor rules fight.
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The GOP-led committee approved the report on party lines after chair Sen. Greg Hertz stripped language accusing the chief justice of the Montana Supreme Court of lying.
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The Republican beat Democrat Monica Tranel by four points to conclude the state’s highest-profile race of the 2022 election cycle.
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Democrat Joe Lamson will be replaced on Montana’s political map-drawing commission by former Superintendent of Public Instruction Denise Juneau.
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The Interior Department’s inspector general found that Zinke misrepresented his communications with lobbyists and others leading up to a decision on a tribal gaming compact in Connecticut.
