Ryan Lynch

Montana applied for federal grant money this week to help build a new unit of the Southwest Montana Veterans Home.

Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte has removed $23 million in infrastructure projects passed by the state Legislature, claiming the projects weren’t thoroughly vetted.

We are approaching the 71st day of the 90 day legislative session. Last week was another major deadline for lawmakers to pass bills out of one house and send them to the other. We saw hundreds of bills move through both chambers and saw a push from lawmakers to introduce new legislation in time to meet that deadline.

The Capitol Talk team remembers a dear colleague. Rep. Rosendale keeps hanging out with some bad guys. The Legislature buckles down on budget work. And Sen. Steve Daines may back an unknown Bozeman businessman to challenge Jon Tester for his Senate seat.

The Governor celebrates a major win midway through the legislative session. Democrats hope to fend off attempts to weaken the judiciary. And speculation grows over who will challenge Jon Tester for his Senate seat.

Roughly a billion dollars in spending contained in a package of bills is close to the finish line in the Montana Legislature. It accounts for more than a third of the state’s budget surplus.

Republican lawmakers are continuing to question the constitutionality of the proposed maps for the state's political boundaries. They’ve advanced amendments that they want to see in the final drawing

Montana’s public defender's office is asking state officials for help as it continues to face trouble recruiting and retaining attorneys.Travis Tilleman…

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

In first weeks of the legislative session Gov. Steve Bullock and the Republican Majority are trading barbs over how the state should pay for big public…