Government & Politics

This week, Montana Representative Matt Rosendale became the third Congressman in Montana’s history to officially object to another states’ electoral results. YPR News’ Rachel Cramer has been tracking this final step in certifying President-elect Joe Biden’s win over Donald Trump. She shares her reporting with Nicky Ouellet.

With less than two weeks left in the Trump Administration, Montana Republican Representative Matt Rosendale says that he won’t support cutting it short.

On Wednesday, pro-Trump extremists stormed the U.S. Capitol in Washington D.C., breaking down doors and forcing their way into both the Senate and House...

Gov. Greg Gianforte’s first budget proposal includes broad tax cuts and a marginal change in the state’s general fund spending.

Montana Republican Senator Steve Daines reversed course Wednesday evening, joining a majority of Senators in certifying Joe Biden’s presidential election win over Donald Trump. The state’s newly sworn in Republican U.S. Representative Matt Rosendale did not.

Montana Democrats released their top legislative priorities for the 2021 legislative session on Tuesday. House Minority Leader Kim Abbott and other Democatic leaders presented their caucuses’ goals for policymaking over the next 90 days, although that did not include specific bill drafts.

Newly-inaugurated Gov. Greg Gianforte announced his first executive order Tuesday in an effort to make good on one of his key campaign promise — cutting...

The new coronavirus relief stimulus package passed by Congress and signed by President Trump will introduce $20-per-acre farm subsidies. Experts say it...

Republican Gov. Greg Gianforte has put his support behind a proposal to raise state employee pay by 55 cents an hour in 2023.

Montana Governor Greg Gianforte on Monday announced he’s tapped Gallatin County Sheriff Brian Gootkin to lead the Montana Department of Corrections.