Greg Gianforte

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.

Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte was in Billings Wednesday to discuss public safety and his budget proposals with law enforcement officials from around Yellowstone County.

In a letter to the state board of regents released publicly this week, Gianforte requests that the board block the university system and its campuses from using the popular social media app, and prevent its use while connected to a Montana University System network.

On Friday, Gov. Greg Gianforte welcomed Amazon to the state and credited the state’s business-friendly environment for the move.

A Montana addiction clinic’s plan to give people with substance use disorders as much as $1,966.50 in gift cards and vouchers to follow its treatment program is raising questions about the use of financial incentives with patients.

At least a dozen governors have now banned the popular social media app from state-issued computers, cell phones and other devices.

The Montana state health department has expanded its contract with a private consulting group hired to oversee the struggling Montana State Hospital and other public health care facilities. The amended agreement with Alvarez & Marsal went into effect Oct. 1.

A coalition of hunters focused on elk management in Montana announced a proposal to set aside a portion of the state’s billion-plus dollar budget surplus to fund habitat restoration and improvement projects across the state.

Gianforte's education priorities for next year include raising teacher pay and reducing licensing requirements for new educators.