Holly Michels Montana Free Press Newly minted state Supreme Court Chief Justice Cory Swanson had a blunt message for Montana legislators near the end of remarks delivered to a joint session of the ...

By Amanda Lubinski [email protected] CLAY COUNTY – Former Clay County Republican Election Director Patricia “Patty” A.

Montana lawmakers are showing strong agreement that the state’s public schools need more money to help them catch up with rising costs. MTPR’s Austin Amestoy joined news director Corin Cates-Carney ...

The first bill of the highly anticipated package of judicial reform proposals is headed to Gov. Greg Gianforte’s desk. House ...

Missoula County District Court Judge Leslie Halligan didn’t mince words in her order striking down Senate Bill 458, passed in 2023, which reshaped Montana law to only have two sexes, male and female.

Swanson, Montana’s new chief justice, had said throughout his campaign that he’ll make decisions case by case. He also ...

Newly minted state Supreme Court Chief Justice Cory Swanson had a blunt message for Montana legislators near the end of ...

By Shannon Lukens. Courtesy photos. UPDATE at 10:58 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 15, 2025. The following Media Statement was sent ...

The money comes from Operation Prairie Dog, a 2019 effort to use taxes on the state's oil and gas sector for needed ...

The judge said Regier consistently during the 2023 session denied relying on political considerations and told others he didn't know how to check the partisan lean of his proposed districts.

A Lewis and Clark County District Court judge said that an expert witness proved that maps redrawn by a legislator to redistrict the Montana Public Service Commission would likely mean a Republican ...

A judge has found the election district map for state utility regulators to be constitutional, despite being drawn in a way ...