On Wednesday, Montana Public Service Commission President Brad Molnar, R-Laurel, put forth a motion to withdraw a letter sent by the PSC Response Team to Governor Greg Gianforte.| KTVH
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By the time Montana’s 2026 elections roll around, there could be some big changes to the way people in the state vote – if the laws establishing those changes make it through legal challenges.| KTVH
In the coming weeks, voters in several Montana communities will be receiving ballots for city, school and special district elections. Voters in Helena may notice something new on the ballot envelope.| KTVH
On Wednesday morning, a state legislative committee moved forward several of the major tax relief bills stlll under consideration – but not before making big changes to the language.| KTVH
After Wednesday, there are just ten working days left in the Montana Legislature’s 69th session. Property tax relief remains one of the biggest open questions.| KTVH
Two weeks after the end of the Montana Legislature’s 2025 session, the final outcome for hundreds of bills has yet to be decided, as Gov. Greg Gianforte has the authority to sign or veto them.| KTVH
For the first time this year, the Montana Legislature has overturned one of Gov. Greg Gianforte’s vetoes.| KTVH
House Bill 2’s initial debate on the floor of the Montana House took almost a full day. Things went much faster on the Senate floor Thursday.| KTVH
Monday was the start of what will be at least the last full week of the Montana Legislature’s 69th session – but all indications are that lawmakers will wrap things up even sooner.| KTVH
The bill that would remove the sunset date on Montana’s Medicaid expansion program has passed the Legislature and could soon be on its way to the governor.| KTVH
The state Senate voted one more time on Medicaid expansion as the Montana Legislature continued its second day of marathon debates ahead of Friday’s transmittal deadline.| KPAX News
Advocates have filed a class action lawsuit in federal court, arguing that the state of Montana should allow students with disabilities to continue receiving public education past the age of 18.| KTVH
Much of the debate so far has been on the tax rates themselves, but there are also other ideas for ways to offer residents a property tax break.| KBZK News
This week, leaders with Montana’s judicial branch brought their request – seeking additional funding, particularly to support more judges in Yellowstone County.| Q2 News (KTVQ)
Three CSKT members will represent Western Montana in the Montana Legislature for the first time in history.| KPAX News