greg hertz

Hertz is right. But you could also make the argument that Gianforte is already a breath of fresh air in Helena following 16 years of Democrat control. Here's what I think Gianforte is already doing to show he wants to bring people together to move Montana down the right path.

Speaker of the House Greg Hertz (R-Polson) says it is time to re-open the economy and get people back to work in Montana. He joined us on Monday's Montana Talks statewide radio show with Aaron Flint.

The Speaker of the Montana House of Representatives says the Montana state flag has been removed from outside the capitol building, and replaced with a rainbow LGBT flag, apparently at the direction of Gov. Steve Bullock (D-MT). Bullock is one of 23 Democrat candidates for president, and one of the few who failed to qualify for the first debate due to low polling.

The embattled Medicaid Expansion bill cleared the Montana State senate by a narrow vote during Monday’s floor session.

The Medicaid Expansion bill passed through the Montana House of Representatives without amendments on Friday, a move that did not sit well with the Speaker of the House, Greg Hertz (R) Kalispell.

What are his priorities for the 2019 session? How will he work with Democrat Gov. Steve Bullock (D-MT) who seems more focused on campaigning for president than on issues in the state capitol? And, will the Republicans stay united like we saw in the 2017 special session? Listen to what Speaker Hertz had to say in the full interview posted below:

Newly elected Speaker of the House, Republican Greg Hertz from Polson has been meetings for the past several days preparing for the upcoming 2019 legislative session.

There is already some drama at the Montana Legislature, and the gavel hasn’t even yet sounded

With the 2018 elections in the rear-view mirror, the 2019 legislative session is staring at us right through the cracked windshield. Which lawmakers will guide us through the Republican-dominated legislature?