It's easy these days to feel hopeless about the basic mechanics of democracy. But what happened in the Montana State House shows it’s not all for naught.

About 75% of the fired Forest Service workers held red cards. That means the agency lost some 2,550 wildland firefighters ...

Legislative session hits its halfway mark, the Capitol has been filled with plenty of drama. Two Senate leaders are being ...

When Montana’s 69th legislative session headed into transmittal break on March 7, lawmakers had introduced 1,417 bills, including 563 measures in the state Senate and 854 in the House. Among them were ...

This week's break allows lawmakers to take a needed breath after what has been a first half filled with hundreds of bills, a few policy surprises, high drama and tension.

Anaconda native Jesse Laslovich contemplates what comes next after serving as U.S. Attorney and recalls formative years in a company town that lost its company the year he was born.

Proposed legislation backed by Gov. Gianforte could lower property taxes for primary residences, long-term rental and small ...