The Legislature
Daines Calls Democrats’ War Powers Resolution Unconstitutional, Vows to Vote Against It
Montana Senator Steve Daines appeared on Fox Business Wednesday morning, telling host Stuart Varney that a Democratic-backed War Powers resolution…
Montana Senate’s Former President Jason Ellsworth Convicted of Official Misconduct
Jason Ellsworth, a Republican state senator from Hamilton and the former Montana Senate president, was found guilty of official misconduct…
Supreme Court Backs Birth-Sex Sports Divisions, Boosting Montana’s HB 300
A U.S. Supreme Court ruling affirming that states may organize school sports by athletes’ sex at birth is drawing praise…
Sheehy-Padilla Bill Would Extend Hazard Pay to Prescribed Burns, Smokejumper Training
Montana Republican Sen. Tim Sheehy and California Democratic Sen. Alex Padilla introduced legislation this month that would expand hazard pay…
Montana Interim Lawmakers Eye School Safety Funding as Survey Finds District Gaps
A Montana legislative committee took up a preliminary school safety funding proposal this week, prompted in part by testimony from…
Sheehy Backs Bipartisan Bill to Expand Wildland Firefighter Hazard Pay
Montana Sen. Tim Sheehy joined California Democrat Alex Padilla on Thursday to introduce legislation that would extend hazard pay to…
Sen. Daines Parks Bill Clears Committee, Targets $43 Billion Maintenance Backlog
A bipartisan bill co-authored by Montana Sen. Steve Daines cleared a key Senate committee this week, moving the measure closer…
Judge Rules Ellsworth Cannot Use Legislative Immunity to Avoid Corruption Trial
A Lewis and Clark County district judge has rejected former Montana Senate President Jason Ellsworth’s bid to use legislative immunity…
Montana’s Sheehy Pushes Bill to Strip Judge Immunity When Released Offenders Kill Again
Montana Senator Tim Sheehy has introduced legislation that would expose judges to civil lawsuits when violent repeat offenders they release…