Jason Small

Native lawmakers in Montana say this year’s legislative session brought laws created without tribal government input.

A larger slice of tax revenue from Montana's forthcoming recreational marijuana industry will fund outdoors conservation, under a regulatory proposal endorsed by a bipartisan group of Senate lawmakers Friday. The Senate veered from standard procedure to advance the bill to the House to get it over the finish line in the legislative session’s final days.

The third bill in a package meant to address the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons crisis in Montana was signed into law Thursday.

Three bills intended to address the missing and murdered Indigenous person crisis cleared another step in the Montana Legislature Wednesday.

Montana lawmakers are considering changes to what qualifies as renewable energy and to what extent the state or local governments can require energy users to limit their carbon footprint.

The Montana House Monday offered support to a bill that would limit government civil liability for COVID-19-related issues. Lawmakers also voted down two bills that would’ve impacted public unions.

Democratic Rep. Sharon Stuart Peregoy of Crow Agency told the House Judiciary Committee that lawmakers must build upon legislation passed in 2019 in response to the disproportionate number of Indigenous people who go missing in Montana.

Following the election, ten Native Americans have won their races and will be serving in Montana’s legislature. While this is fewer Indigenous representatives than last session, the number of Indigenous lawmakers remains proportional to the state's racial makeup.

The Montana State-Tribal Relations Committee is seeking public comment on nine bill proposals related to runaway youth, motor carrier services, missing…

Last week the Montana State-Tribal Relations Committee sent out a letter asking the public to respect and comply with travel restrictions the state’s…