Montana Legislature

The bill as drafted would require schools to submit annual reports with anonymous numbers of fully vaccinated and exempted students in an effort to bolster public health officials’ ability to control outbreaks.

Montana is among the states discussing proposed laws tailored to artificial intelligence and its role in government, business and privacy.

Newly drawn house and senate districts, were thought to give Montana Democrats the potential to pick up 10 new seats in the House. With finalized results from a recount done December 2nd , they pick up all ten.

Stakeholders, policy makers and community members gathered in Bozeman this week to tackle a topic on the minds of many Montanans: Housing.

Montana State University Billings released the results of the 2023 Mountain States Poll on Thursday.

Republicans, who dominate the Montana House of Representatives, have voted Wednesday to formally punish Democratic Rep. Zooey Zephyr.

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.

A Helena judge denied the motion to block House Bill 721 from taking effect, saying it was premature.

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.