Wylie Galt

You may know Montana has an official state animal, a state bird, a state gemstone and a state fruit. But did you know we have a state lullaby? Neither did we. Here's what we learned.

With current Commissioner Jeff Mangan meeting the end of his six-year term, Gianforte must appoint a new leader of the office that enforces state campaign finance, ethics and lobbying laws.

Montana lawmakers will elect party leaders on Wednesday ahead of the 2023 legislative session slated to begin in January.

Republican lawmakers and Gov. Greg Gianforte agree that a special session is needed to redraw districts for the state’s utility oversight board. However, a GOP faction was also pushing to create a special committee to investigate election integrity in the same trip to the Capitol. That effort appears to have failed.

A special legislative counsel will investigate allegations that Attorney General Austin Knudsen abused his power to intervene on behalf of a patient at a hospital in Helena.

A second judge has recused himself from a case before the Montana Supreme Court to determine the constitutionality of a new law that gives the governor more discretion to appoint judges.

As film and TV-show production become more common in Montana, lawmakers are already seeking to expand a new tax incentive and encourage the industry to…

Montana lawmakers are giving shorter notice for some public hearings as their work picks up speed and a deadline approaches for bills to pass through the…

This week on Capitol Talk, restrictions on abortion and trans rights dominate the House Judiciary Committee while that same committee's Republicans bar…

Montana state political leaders issued statements condemning pro-Donald Trump extremists who stormed the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday.Chairman Don…