Micah Drew

Following a U.S. Supreme Court case overturning Chevron deference, Montana becomes latest state to try curbing executive power; Governor's office, agency heads stand in opposition

Rep. Zooey Zephyr, D-Missoula, speaks on the House floor against a bathroom bill.

Some bill requests before the 69th Legislature in Montana could change the distribution of marijuana tax revenue, which currently funnels 20% to Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks.

Republican-sponsored bills to create a partisan judiciary have died in previous sessions When current Lt. Gov.

A contract signed by former Senate President Jason Ellsworth on his last day as president raises questions about “waste, fraud and abuse” within GOP leadership

Senate GOP leadership says more questions need answering, ethics complaint forthcoming

The former Republican state Senate president denied Friday any wrongdoing in connection with a $170,000 no-bid contract he signed in his final days in office, an expenditure that is now

Republicans in the Montana Senate elected into leadership President Pro Tempore Ken Bogner, left, President Jason Ellsworth, middle, and Majority Leader Steve Fitzpatrick. (Provided by the Senate Majority)

On Election Day last November, lines of prospective voters waiting to register to cast their ballots stretched around the block from the Gallatin County Courthouse amid snow flurries. It wasn't until 4 a.m. the next day that all voters had registered and cast their ballots.