Montana Legislature

Don K: "Montanans decided to keep Montana, Montana...voters spoke loudly...they want Republican leadership. The Democrat Party has left the hardworking Montanans behind."

Sen. Tempel: "It's the best district in this state. We have the Milk River, the Marias River, the Teton, and the Missouri. Sweet Grass hills, the Bear Paws, and the Highwoods-they're all my district."

Montana's Native American population is growing, but in areas where some of you might not expect. The growth in Native American population isn't taking place on the Indian reservations in Montana, it's taking place in larger population centers like Billings.

Rep. Bill Mercer (R-Billings) got into "the nitty gritty" details of what a tax rebate could look like on Monday morning. He says the lawmakers who are proposing the tax rebates have modeled the legislation off of what has already been done in the state of Georgia.

A strong woman. A solid conservative. A Montana lawmaker. A CIA veteran and a veteran of the Montana Army National Guard. Many of us here in Montana are still shocked by the news that former Rep. Kris Hansen has passed away.

Montana Governor Greg Gianforte (R-MT) signed multiple pro-life bills into law late Monday, putting this session on track to be one of the most successful legislative sessions in Montana history for the pro-life movement.

Montana lawmakers tell me they are close to finalizing legislation that would put some left-right limits in place regarding the use of facial recognition technology in the state.

There will be no special session of the Montana Legislature this month. So will a liberal federal judge decide to draw his own lines on the map instead?

Why is a special session of the Montana Legislature needed right now? The bottom line is that a liberal federal judge is threatening to draw the boundaries of the state's Public Service Commission seats. And he could so as early as next month.

Do we call a special session and get redistricting done prior to the 2022 elections, or simply wait until the next regularly scheduled session following the Census? What we can't have; though, is a group of liberal federal judges deciding what the maps will look like, especially when that task rests, Constitutionally, with our state legislature.