John Fitzpatrick

A massive plumbing failure at Montana's state prison revealed serious faults in the facility’s infrastructure. Despite recent state investments, putting money into prison projects can be a hard sell.

The state health department could be split in half under a bill that would break up the state’s largest agency.

Advocates for senior centers say these gathering places for seniors play an increasingly vital role for Montana’s aging population. But many centers around the state struggle to fund basic maintenance and upkeep of their facilities.

Efforts to increase Montana’s cap on tax credits for movie and TV productions that film in the state stalled out on a tie vote in the Legislature’s final days.

State lawmakers are being asked to increase the amount of power that customers can sell to their electric utility from their own solar or wind…