Montana Politics

Amid the ongoing controversy over federal immigration enforcement in Minneapolis, immigration policy was in the spotlight in the city of Helena Monday night.

Montana Supreme Court Justice Laurie McKinnon has paid a fine, after admitting to a misdemeanor for failing to slow down while driving past a stopped emergency vehicle.

The owners of TikTok have announced a new U.S.-based entity will take over managing the app in this country. It could mark the end of a yearslong battle over TikTok’s ability to operate in the U.S.

A former Montana Senate president didn’t appear in person in a Helena courtroom Thursday morning, but he did appear by video, pleading not guilty to a charge of official misconduct.

Three current and former Republican lawmakers argue the way the major property tax reform passed by the Montana Legislature last year was put together and passed violated the state’s constitution.

Secretary of State Christi Jacobsen’s office has been working to bring attention to its efforts to increase reviews of voter registrations, with the goal of removing ineligible voters.

Mike Eisenhauer, a cardiologist from Great Falls, says he wants to serve Montanans in the middle by running as an independent candidate for U.S. House in the 2nd Congressional District.

Montana State Auditor James Brown says his office has identified what could be up to $50 million in attempted fraud, in what he calls a scheme targeting vulnerable people in tribal communities.

Gender identity and the discussion of human sexuality in public schools have been a heated point of contention in Montana and national politics.

University of Montana President Seth Bodnar is expected to run for U.S. Senate as an independent, part of an elaborate plan apparently backed by former U.S. Sen. Jon Tester.

The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled against an Anaconda man who was shot and wounded by police in 2021 and claimed his constitutional rights had been violated.

Almost four years after the state hospital lost a key federal certification – and access to funding that went with it – leaders say they’ve officially submitted a request to get that status back.

Montana Supreme Court Justice Laurie McKinnon has been charged with a misdemeanor, after sheriff’s deputies said she failed to slow down while passing a stopped emergency vehicle.

Anyone who wants to get a ballot measure in front of Montana voters in the 2026 elections has until mid-June to turn in thousands of signatures from registered voters.

Alani Bankhead says she spent much of her career investigating crimes like human trafficking and child sexual abuse, including time with the Hawaii Attorney General’s office.

There’s a growing field of Democratic candidates challenging Republican U.S. Rep. Ryan Zinke in the race for Montana’s western U.S. House seat.

The Montana Supreme Court has rejected a proposed ballot measure intended to block corporations from spending on political campaigns – but the sponsors of the measure say they plan to try again.

At an event in Helena Tuesday, business leaders expressed ongoing frustration with Montana’s property tax system – including the changes passed during last year’s state legislative session.

In the hours after President Donald Trump announced the U.S. had captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, the members of Montana’s congressional delegation – all Republicans – hailed the action.

Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital serves an area of northeastern Montana with about 25,000 people in 14,000 square miles. Leaders say providing health care over an area like that comes with challenges.