Forrest Mandeville

The Montana Secretary of State oversees elections and election laws, maintains records on legislation and business filings, and serves on the state...

Montana Public Radio is gathering information on all statewide primary candidates to publish as a resource for our audience. We asked all the statewide…

It's been a busy week at the Montana Legislature. Medicaid expansion and a bill to help NorthWestern Energy acquire more coal are still alive; A bill to…

A Medicaid expansion policy with new requirements for some low-income adults enrolled in the program passed its first major vote today on the Montana…

A policy to continue Medicaid expansion in Montana has passed its first vote in the state Legislature. The bill includes what some are labeling as work…

Sen. Daines equates Democrats to Venezuelan socialists; Lawmakers hear a massive sales tax bill; And House Democrats take a not-so-subtle dig at Montana's…

The Montana House narrowly approved a bill Monday to make it harder for state lawmakers to raise taxes.The Republican majority advanced House Bill 148…

Montana may join 15 other states in making it more difficult to pass new or increased taxes.A simple majority of the state Legislature can currently…

The Montana Legislature is taking a break this weekend after passing more than a dozen bills today. The Legislature has only two scheduled weeks left in…

What’s known as the mail-in ballot bill, to give counties the option of running the upcoming special election without physical polling places, is now dead…