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Montana Legislature wraps up with $12B, two-year budget

By Amy Beth Hanson Apr. 29, 2021 07:03 PM EDT
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — The Montana Legislature wrapped up its 2021 session Thursday having passed a $12 billion two-year budget, set a framework for spending $2...

Montana lawmakers approve governor's changes to vaccine bill

By Amy Beth Hanson Apr. 29, 2021 11:44 AM EDT
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Montana lawmakers have approved amendments proposed by Gov. Greg Gianforte to a bill aimed at preventing discrimination based on a person...

Montana bill aims to stop work bias based on vaccine status

By Amy Beth Hanson Apr. 27, 2021 01:56 PM EDT
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Montana's Legislature has passed a bill that would prohibit employers from requiring vaccinations as a condition of employment — a measure...

Montana Senate advances bill banning vaccine requirements

By Iris Samuels Apr. 22, 2021 06:10 PM EDT
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — The Montana Senate voted Thursday to advance a measure banning the use of vaccine passports and prohibiting workplaces from requiring...

Montana lawmakers delay in-person meetings after virus case

Apr. 15, 2021 09:54 PM EDT
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — The Montana Legislature will postpone floor sessions and not meet in person after a “member of the government affairs community” tested...

Strict COVID-19 guidelines could mean less stimulus money

By Amy Beth Hanson And Iris Samuels Mar. 26, 2021 06:06 PM EDT
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — As Montana lawmakers decide how to allocate millions of dollars in American Rescue Plan Act money, some Republicans are looking at ways to...

Rhode Island Democratic state Sen. Jonathon Acosta addresses the state Senate, Tuesday, March 23, 2021, in Sapinsley Hall, on the campus of Rhode Island College, in Providence, R.I. With women and people of color elected in historic numbers in many states, legislatures are being forced to confront longstanding dress codes that are increasingly viewed as sexist and racist. The auditorium at Rhode Island College is being used by the Senate during the COVID-19 pandemic. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)
Are suit jackets oppression? Lawmakers fight own dress codes

By Philip Marcelo Mar. 25, 2021 07:25 AM EDT

Sixth Montana lawmaker tests positive for COVID-19

Mar. 23, 2021 05:00 PM EDT
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — A sixth Montana lawmaker has tested positive for COVID-19 during this year’s legislative session, COVID-19 panel chairman Sen. Jason...

Montana House advances budget amid cuts to social services

By Iris Samuels Mar. 22, 2021 08:11 PM EDT
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — The Montana House voted Monday against increasing funding for a suicide prevention program, even after a Democratic lawmaker testified...

FILE - In this Dec. 7, 2020, file photo, state Rep. Derek Skees speaks during a meeting on the House floor of the Montana State Capitol, in Helena, Mont. Montana lawmakers have revived a controversial dress code that drew accusations of sexism when it was first introduced ahead of the 2015 legislative session before being tabled without ever taking effect. "We've been down this road before," said Rep. Skees, Republican chair of the rules committee. "When we went down this road it turned into an argument and a discussion that really had nothing to do with what we wanted." (Thom Bridge/Independent Record via AP, File)
Montana lawmakers revisit dress code some call sexist

By Iris Samuels Mar. 19, 2021 02:53 PM EDT

Vaccine status discrimination bill fails to pass in House

By Iris Samuels Feb. 25, 2021 06:43 PM EST
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — The Montana House failed Thursday to advance a bill that would ban discrimination based on vaccination status and prohibit the use of...

FILE - This Jan. 4, 2021 file photo shows the Montana State Capitol as demonstrators urge people to wear masks in Helena, Mont. The Montana House Judiciary Committee voted Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021, to advance a bill that would ban discrimination based on vaccination status and prohibit the use of vaccination status to grant or deny services or access to businesses. (Thom Bridge/Independent Record via AP, File)
Montana bill would make it easier to decline vaccinations

By Iris Samuels Feb. 23, 2021 12:46 PM EST

Fifth Montana lawmaker tests positive for COVID-19

Feb. 12, 2021 06:00 PM EST
HELENA, Mot. (AP) — A fifth Montana lawmaker has tested positive for COVID-19 during this year’s session, COVID-19 panel chairman Sen. Jason Ellsworth said...

Montana Senate committee hears bills on proposed tax cuts

By Amy Beth Hanson Feb. 11, 2021 05:50 PM EST
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — The Gianforte administration is proposing tax cuts it says will help lure more businesses, and jobs, to Montana, in part to take advantage...

4th Montana lawmaker tests positive for COVID-19

Feb. 10, 2021 02:45 PM EST
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — A fourth Montana lawmaker has tested positive for COVID-19 during this year's session, COVID-19 panel chairman Sen. Jason Ellsworth said...

Third Montana lawmaker tests positive for COVID-19

Feb. 08, 2021 11:23 AM EST
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — GOP state Rep. Brian Putnam has tested positive for COVID-19, the Montana House Republicans said. Putnam felt mildly...

Montana House advances bill providing virus liability shield

By Iris Samuels Feb. 01, 2021 04:41 PM EST
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Montana House lawmakers voted Monday to advance a bill that would protect businesses and health care providers from coronavirus-related...

FILE - In this Jan. 25, 2021, file photo, the Montana House of Representatives holds a floor session in the State Capitol in Helena, Mont. The Montana House Judiciary Committee held a hearing Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2021, on a bill that seeks to protect free speech on public university campuses in the state, even as university administrators say their campuses already protect free speech. (Thom Bridge/Independent Record via AP, File)
Campus free speech bill considered by Montana House

By Iris Samuels Jan. 27, 2021 03:08 PM EST

Rep. Lola Sheldon-Galloway, R-Great Falls, speaks on the house floor of the State Capitol in Helena, Mont. on Monday, Jan. 25, 2021. (Thom Bridge/Independent Record via AP)
Montana GOP advances four bills limiting abortion access

By Iris Samuels Jan. 25, 2021 07:34 PM EST

Gianforte to deliver State of the State address on Thursday

Jan. 25, 2021 03:29 PM EST
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Republican Gov. Greg Gianforte will deliver his first State of the State address to a joint session of the Montana Legislature on Thursday...

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