Greg Gianforte

Glacier National Park employees join a union, Montana joins the 'Great American State Fair, and former Democratic congressional candidate Russell Cleveland joins a fight against dark money in politics

Montana Republicans gathered in Missoula this month to set their party’s rules and policy agenda. Lee Newspapers State Bureau reporter Seaborn Larson joined MTPR’s Austin Amestoy to share highlights from the convention.

Gov. Greg Gianforte and state health officials have agreed to withhold a pay bump for Medicaid providers. The move will resolve a budget shortfall for the public health insurance program.

Gov. Greg Gianforte and his wife Susan donated a $5 million Helena mansion to the state this week. A massive forest management proposal in northwest Montana is ready for public comment. Military troops will be working on the Bitterroot National Forest this summer to help with much-needed infrastructure improvements.

The CSKT water compact has been finalized after years of negotiation. Governor announces $1.2 million investment into child psychiatric care; SNAP restrictions on sugary foods take effect in Montana; Senate confirms Brian Gootkin as Montana's new U.S. Marshal; Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez event in Missoula moved to May 28.

Tariffs issued under emergency declarations last May disrupted Montana business's relationships with foreign partners. A year later, they’re still causing wide-scale uncertainty.

The search continues in Glacier National Park for a Florida man missing since Sunday. Gov. Gianforte saya he’s appointing attorney Rebecca Swandal to serve as a state district court judge. CNN Founder and long-time Montana landowner Ted Turner has died at age 87. To celebrate the 250th birthday of the U.S., Gov. Gianforte is encouraging Montanans to engage in civic activities.

Republican Senate candidate Kurt Alme comes out of the shadows. Former Sen. Jon Tester says he is "wait and see" on endorsing independent candidate Seth Bodnar. Republican House candidate Christi Jacobsen crams a lot of activities into her new ad. And the Gianforte administration backtracks on its ban of weekend rallies at the Capitol.

Gov. Greg Gianforte has signed a new bill into law, nearly a year after the last legislative session ended. The policy defines male and female in state law as binary, and would eliminate legal recognition of transgender, nonbinary and intersex Montanans.

The supposed Republican frontrunner in the U.S. Senate race is off to a timid start. The independent candidate in that race vows not to resort to namecalling. Two of the candidates for the U.S. House make no such promise. A national Conservative group is working hard to defeat moderate Republicans running for the Legislature. And the Gianforte administration reconsiders its ban on weekend rallies at the Capitol.