2023 legislative session

Montana's bill goes farther than bans in nearly half of the states that target devices on state-issued devices. Instead, Montana's legislation makes it illegal for anyone to download TikTok.

As Montana’s housing gets tighter and more expensive, law enforcement in the state is addressing the issue of human trafficking in the rental market, including motels.

When budget cuts led Western Montana Mental Health Center to start curtailing its services five years ago, rural communities primarily felt the effect. But as the decline of one of the state’s largest mental health providers has continued, it’s left a vacuum in behavioral health care.

The first of nearly a dozen anti-abortion bills have passed the Montana Legislature and are headed for the governor’s desk. Reproductive rights advocates rallied in Helena on the same day.

Last week was another major deadline for lawmakers to pass bills out of one house and send them to the other. Mara Silvers, Shaylee Ragar and Ellis Juhlin discuss the politics and policies inside the Montana Statehouse as lawmakers enter the last few weeks of the session.

Montana lawmakers are considering a bill that would require insurance companies to cover continuous glucose monitors for people with Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes. Multiple studies and experts back up the effectiveness of the devices, showing better blood test results, fewer long-term complications, and a reduction in health care costs.

The state Senate endorsed previously stalled legislation that would provide for a top-two primary in the 2024 race for the U.S. Senate — an “experiment,” sponsor Sen. Greg Hertz testified. Critics decry a partisan power grab and silencing of Libertarians.

It's time to debate changes to Montana's Constitution. Lawmakers look at ways to address the state's affordable housing crisis and make rules about what local governments should and shouldn't be able to do to address climate change.

Republican lawmakers are sending a bill to ban gender-affirming care for transgender youth in Montana to the governor for consideration.

Democratic lawmakers walked out of committee in protest on Tuesday during debate over proposed restrictions on abortion access.