Sharon Stewart-Peregoy

Montanans will elect 100 representatives and 25 state senators to the Legislature this election. It’s the first time candidates are running in districts redrawn with 2020 census data.

Montana’s American Indian Caucus passed some of their top priorities during the 2023 legislative session. Caucus members say that work took a lot of explaining about the issues their communities face.

Missoula Rep. Zooey Zephyr, one of Montana’s first transgender lawmakers, is blocked from speaking on the House floor after she condemned Republicans for advancing anti LGBTQ legislation.

The third bill in a package meant to address the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons crisis in Montana was signed into law Thursday.

Gov. Greg Gianforte signed several bills into law this week, including policies to end same-day voting registration and change voter ID requirements;…

The "beast bill" heads to the Senate. The attorney general sues over restrictions on the use of federal COVID relief money. Montana could lose millions in…

Montana lawmakers have advanced a first draft spending plan for more than $2 billion coming to the state from the latest federal stimulus package. Republicans are seeking to limit funding to cities and counties with some public health restrictions, like mask mandates, in place.

Montana lawmakers heard passionate testimony Friday on a bill seeking to increase Native American voting rights and access to the polls.

Montana lawmakers heard impassioned testimony this week on a bill that would allow non-tribal members to hunt on privately owned lands within Native American reservations.

Three bills aimed at addressing the disproportionate number of Native Americans who go missing in Montana have been endorsed by the state House of…