Montana Politics: Latest News

Seven years after Montana first attempted to add “community engagement” requirements to its Medicaid expansion program, July 1 was the first day the state officially implemented them.

The U.S. Supreme Court has upheld state laws from Idaho and West Virginia that prohibit transgender female student-athletes from competing in women’ and girls’ sports.

Montana Public Service Commissioner Brad Molnar will remain unable to work from the PSC’s offices in Helena for now, after a federal judge denied his request for an order to let him return to the office.

The I-47 Future Interstate Act of 2026 would overhaul a scenic Montana highway, but some business owners along the route say the costs and consequences outweigh the benefits.

Montana U.S. Sen. Tim Sheehy is suing an ammunition manufacturer in Idaho, after he says he was injured twice in a year when a gun misfired while he was using their cartridges.

In the last few days, you may have seen scaffolding and a construction crane around the Montana State Capitol and wondered what’s happening.

During the Legislature’s 2025 session, the main budget bill – passed by lawmakers from both parties – included a provision to increase Medicaid payments to health care providers around the state.

Montana’s tax on a pack of cigarettes is $1.70 – right in the middle when compared to other states, and barely below the national average.

Friday, June 19, was the final day to turn in petition signatures to get a statewide ballot measure in front of Montana voters this fall.

Four out of five members of the Public Service Commission were in a courtroom in Missoula Thursday, as the PSC’s former president challenges disciplinary action taken against him earlier this year.

There are now just three days left for proposed ballot measures to get the signatures they need to go before Montana voters in November.

The historic Hauser Mansion, on Helena’s west side, is now one step closer to becoming Montana’s official new governor’s mansion.

Former Montana Senate President Sen. Jason Ellsworth, R-Hamilton, is set to go to trial on a charge of official misconduct next month.

A conservation group is appealing the Bureau of Land Management’s decision to cancel bison grazing permits on seven public-land allotments in Phillips County.

Earlier this year, Montana leaders adopted a new policy, putting a pause on requests to graze bison on state trust lands.

Around Montana, you’ve likely seen signature gatherers, asking people to sign petitions to get proposed ballot measures before voters this year.

Senators voted 52-46 Tuesday to confirm Lane as a district court judge. It was a party-line vote, with all Republicans in support and all Democrats opposed.

Federal judges have rejected a group of young plaintiffs’ request to revive a lawsuit against the Trump administration’s energy policies.

Tuesday’s primary election was the climax of a bitter battle between factions of the Republican Party in the Montana Legislature, which led to millions of dollars in spending.

After Tuesday’s primary elections, the general election fields are set in Montana’s three congressional races.

GOP's Aaron Flint dominates Western Montana congressional primary with Trump backing. Calls Democratic opponents "too left" for Montana voters.

Sam Forstag edged out Ryan Busse to secure the Democratic nomination in Montana’s 1st Congressional District.

Tom Wylie reports on early returns in the primary election for several Cascade County races.

The AP has called the Democratic pick for U.S. Senate in Montana, with Alani Bankhead overtaking runner-up Reilly Neill.

Brian Miller is projected to win the Democratic U.S. House primary in eastern Montana and face incumbent Republican U.S. Rep. Troy Downing in November, according to The Associated Press.

Flint, of Kalispell, entered the district race on the day incumbent Rep. Ryan Zinke announced he was not running again.

Kurt Alme is projected to win the Republican primary for the U.S. Senate seat in Montana, according to The Associated Press.

Here is a preview of some of the races in the Montana primary election on Tuesday, June 2, 2026

The primary election for Montana's 1st Congressional District features nine candidates.

Gov. Greg Gianforte says Montana will join a federal program aimed at improving outcomes in the state’s foster care system.