Montana Politics: Latest News

Gov. Greg Gianforte has selected a former member of the Montana Public Service Commission to serve on the commission temporarily, while Commissioner Brad Molnar is suspended from office.

Members of a state task force on energy say Montana is at an “energy crossroads,” and they’ve unveiled a list of recommendations for how state leaders can start preparing.

The landscape for nonprofits that receive federal grants has changed significantly since the start of President Donald Trump’s second term in January 2025.

U.S. Rep. Ryan Zinke was in Missoula Friday morning, to receive recognition from the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation.

Montana regulators are asking the state’s largest utility to make revisions to their long-range plan for how they’ll provide electricity in the state.

A state district judge in Helena has granted a preliminary injunction, preventing the enforcement of an opinion from Attorney General Austin Knudsen.

A Helena judge says he’ll issue a ruling Wednesday morning, as a pair of state lawmakers challenge an attorney general’s decision that could force them off the November ballot.

Two longtime state lawmakers are going to court to try to remain on the November ballot, after Montana’s attorney general issued a ruling that could leave them ineligible to run.

One of Montana’s top utility regulators is currently suspended from office, but he’s asking a state judge to block that suspension before Gov. Greg Gianforte can choose a temporary replacement.

Over the last few weeks, most of the attention in the U.S. Senate race was focused on whether Democratic candidate Alani Bankhead and independent candidate Seth Bodnar would both remain on the ballot.

For more than a year, a state commission has been looking into a big question: whether Montana is providing adequate funding for public education.

Montana’s attorney general has issued a legal opinion that could bar a prominent state lawmaker from the ballot this year.

Montana’s candidate withdrawal deadline has passed, so the argument over whether one of the candidates in the state’s U.S. Senate race is over, but there’s still lingering tension in party circles.

Monday, Aug. 10, at 5 p.m., was the deadline for any candidates to drop out of Montana’s November elections.

As the race for Montana’s U.S. Senate seat continues to heat up, so does the pressure to clear the field – but for now, it doesn’t look like any candidates are willing to step aside.

People in Helena may have noticed a big change Thursday morning at the Montana State Capitol. Crews were working before sunrise to bring down the 15-foot, 2,000-pound statue from the Capitol dome.

There’s less than one week left before the deadline for any candidates in Montana’s 2026 elections to withdraw from their race.

NorthWestern Energy, Montana’s largest utility company, has introduced an updated long-range plan for how they’ll provide electricity in the state.

While there’s growing debate in political circles over whether one of them should drop out of the race, for the moment Alani Bankhead and Seth Bodnar are both continuing on with their campaigns.

A Helena judge has thrown out a jury’s guilty verdict against former Montana Senate President Sen. Jason Ellsworth, R-Hamilton, and ordered a new trial later this year.

Governor Greg Gianforte announced he is seeking applications for a temporary appointment to the Public Service Commission.

Now, there’s growing division among Democrats over whether these nonpartisan campaigns are helping or hurting the chances of winning seats away from Republicans.

About a year and a half after investigations into former Montana Senate President Sen. Jason Ellsworth, R-Hamilton, began, Ellsworth is going on trial this week on a charge of official misconduct.

Montana Senator Tim Sheehy has rejoined the U.S. Navy Reserve. President Donald J. Trump swore in Sheehy on Tuesday in the Oval Office.

The internal battles within the Montana Republican Party were again being fought out in a courtroom Monday, as a judge in Helena heard testimony on whether the party’s newly adopted bylaws are valid.

A week after Montana began implementing new work requirements for Medicaid expansion, organizations that work with Medicaid recipients are still worried what’s going to happen to their clients’ care.

On Tuesday, Governor Greg Gianforte, R-Montana, announced an upcoming leadership change at the Montana Department of Administration.

Antimony is a substance that’s used in a variety of industrial and military applications. Because of a new operation in Broadwater County, all the steps needed to produce it can be done in Montana.

Starting in 2027, a new provision could require Montana to pay millions of dollars a year to cover part of the cost of SNAP benefits.

This week, the U.S. Supreme Court made a ruling that could once again reshape the campaign finance landscape in national elections.