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The chair of the Montana Libertarian Party has entered the race for Montana’s U.S. Senate seat up for election in 2024. -
Criminal charges filed against seven people involved in a demonstration at the state Capitol last spring have been dropped. -
The state’s roughly $14 billion budget has advanced out of the Senate with few amendments and will return to the House for consideration. -
![A screen capture from the Montana Public Affairs Network showing protesters in the Montana House gallery chanting "let her speak" after Rep. Zooey Zepher was repeatedly denied the opportunity to testify on bills. Zephyr, who is transgender, has been blocked from speaking since last week. That's when she told supporters of a bill to ban gender-affirming care that when they bowed their heads in prayer, she hoped they would see "blood on [their] hands."](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/d589331/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1302x725+0+14/resize/280x156!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fd7%2F6d%2Fed5b737f4a67b3e98e462e5ef748%2Fzephyr-protest.png)
The Montana House of Representatives canceled their floor session Tuesday after protesters were arrested in the chamber the day before. -
Police in riot gear forcibly removed and arrested protesters chanting “Let her speak” in support of a transgender legislator who was blocked from speaking in the Montana House of Representatives Monday. -
A bill to restrict judges’ power to block policies, laws or projects during litigation has passed both chambers of the state Legislature and is headed for the governor’s desk. -
The Montana House of Representatives has advanced legislation that would allow health care workers and insurance companies to refrain from participating in cases they morally object to.
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![A screen capture from the Montana Public Affairs Network showing protesters in the Montana House gallery chanting "let her speak" after Rep. Zooey Zepher was repeatedly denied the opportunity to testify on bills. Zephyr, who is transgender, has been blocked from speaking since last week. That's when she told supporters of a bill to ban gender-affirming care that when they bowed their heads in prayer, she hoped they would see "blood on [their] hands."](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/6683a1c/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1302x725+0+14/resize/560x312!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fd7%2F6d%2Fed5b737f4a67b3e98e462e5ef748%2Fzephyr-protest.png)
