John Fitzpatrick

The Montana Republican Party worked this primary season to oust several of its own members from the state Legislature. The party took issue with moderate candidates it saw as being too willing to work across the aisle with Democrats. With the dust from this month’s primary election settled, Lee Newspapers State Bureau reporter Seaborn Larson joined MTPR’s Austin Amestoy to share results of the intraparty battle

The Montana GOP is putting a thumb on the scale in competitive legislative primaries. More than a dozen moderate conservatives are facing challenges from hardline Republicans. The results will reveal how deep the state GOP’s influence runs.

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…