Jon Tester

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.

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.

Montana Sen. Jon Tester this week asked Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas about returning Montana’s ports of entry to pre-pandemic hours.

Walgreens pharmacies will not distribute medication abortion pills in Montana, although the procedure remains legal here.

Democratic U.S. Sen. Jon Tester is now serving his second term as chair of the influential Veterans Affairs Committee.

Montana Democratic U.S. Sen. Jon Tester announced Wednesday he’s seeking a fourth term.

Montana’s Democratic U.S. Sen. Jon Tester led the first public briefing demanding answers from Biden administration officials on the Chinese spy balloon that was first publicly reported in U.S. airspace above Billings.

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.

Two local Montana governments missed out on a previous round of federal pandemic aid due to a technicality. Sen. Jon Tester recently introduced a bill to bring the money into southwest Montana.

Sen. Jon Tester Wednesday announced the introduction of a bill that aims to provide more support for homeless Native veterans.