2021 Montana Legislature

A proposal to create a politically appointed panel to decide who gets Medicaid coverage for abortions was met with bipartisan pushback last session. Republican lawmakers compromised and changed the proposal to a study of the issue over the next two years instead.

From now until the next Montana legislative session in 2023, state lawmakers are studying potential ways they can change the judicial system. That conversation is happening while tensions are high between the two branches of government.

The new laws in question limit voter identification acceptable at the polls, restrict ballot drop-offs and eliminate same-day voter registration.

The Montana Supreme Court has denied Republican lawmakers’ request to withdraw a previous order that limited the legislature’s subpoena power.

Montana lawmakers focusing on economic growth during the pandemic met Wednesday and approved proposals to fund job retraining and workforce programs for people with disabilities. The state’s economic challenges are highlighted in a new report.

Economists and financial forecasters are predicting big changes for Montana over the next decade as the workforce ages and technology transforms traditional workplaces.

After not being able to gather for more than a year, the state’s largest LGBTQ+ pride group, Big Sky Pride, is taking to the streets of Helena this week. The annual celebration will wrap up events in the state’s capital this weekend with a parade and rally on Saturday starting at 11 a.m.

The Montana Supreme Court Wednesday ruled that the state Legislature overstepped its authority when issuing subpoenas for court records.

Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte is for the first time flexing a new power to appoint judges after the 2021 Legislature scrapped a decades-old nomination process. The governor has picked a new judge for a vacant post on the Cascade County District Court bench

Montana’s U.S. senators are coming down on opposite sides of a sweeping Democratic-sponsored proposal to reform voting rules across the country. The bill’s prospects are uncertain after stalling on a party-line Senate vote Tuesday.