Greg Gianforte

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.

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

Leaders in Yellowstone County, along with Gov. Gianforte, say an irrigation canal that runs through Billings is at risk of flooding – and they’re calling on state legislators to fund repairs.

The governor’s proposed child tax credit for middle- to low-income Montana families has stalled in committee.

Montana, which perennially has one of the highest suicide rates in the nation, also has a youth suicide rate twice the national average, according to a study released last year by the state Department of Public Health and Human Services.

Sitting on a $2.5 billion surplus, Montana Republicans last week advanced a first round of their plan for tax cuts. That included part of the governor’s agenda, which he says was built for Montana families.

Members of Montana’s congressional delegation and local lawmakers are pressing the Biden administration for answers about the Chinese balloon currently moving eastward over the U.S.

A fund championed by Gov. Greg Gianforte to fill gaps in Montana’s substance use and behavioral health treatment programs has spent $5.2 million since last year as the state waits for an additional $19 million in federal funding.

Gov. Greg Gianforte delivered his second State of the State address Wednesday night in front of a joint session of the Montana Legislature. Montana Public Radio’s Shaylee Ragar, Ellis Juhlin and Corin Cates-Carney broke down the governor’s remarks and Democrats' response.

State agencies have spent hundreds of thousands of dollars defending laws passed by the 2021 Legislature in court. Gov. Greg Gianforte wants an additional $2.6 million to bolster the Montana Department of Justice’s legal defense.