Jon Sesso

A Montana legislative committee rejected efforts to include funding for preschool in the state budget over the next two years. That, and another vote,…

Updated and expanded 6:40 p.m.A bill to continue Montana’s Medicaid expansion program has passed a critical vote in the Senate by a one vote margin. The…

The Montana Legislature is running out of time to pass a bill to reauthorize Medicaid expansion before a deadline early this week.The window for the…

Bills to continue Medicaid expansion — and to buy more coal — have nothing in common, unless you want one, or both, to pass. That fight, and whether…

A critical vote over the future of Medicaid expansion could come down to the votes one or two state senators Thursday. That’s after debate was delayed…

HELENA -- Montana’s budget will return to the House of Representatives after it was amended in the Senate last week and passed 28-21 Monday.Chair of the…

The $10.3 billion state budget is cruising through the Montana Legislature. It passed its first votes in the state Senate today.Both Republican and…

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — A Montana Senate committee voted Thursday to give additional funding to schools and the public defender's office while restoring some…

A new plan to cap state government debt when paying for public works projects is on a fast track in the state Legislature. It’s a potential breakthrough…

Although all votes have yet to be counted, Montana Republicans will hold a legislative majorities in both the Montana House of Representatives and…