Montana Senate Leaders Urge Governor Gianforte to Veto Spending Bills Amid Concerns of Budget Deficit Montana Senate leaders are calling on Governor Greg Gianforte to use his veto power to rein in state spending. Senate President Matt Regier and Senate Finance Chairman Carl Glimm, both Republicans, raised concerns after a new report from the L...
Senate Passes Bill to Protect Women’s Sports in Montana The Senate passed House Bill 300 on Thursday, protecting Montana women’s sports programs from biological men. The bill, now headed to the Governor’s desk, prohibits biological men from participating in women’s sports and mandates sex-segregated facilities in educational ...
Montana Senate Confirms Two Judicial Appointments with Strong Support The Montana Senate confirmed two judicial appointments on Tuesday. District Court Judge Scott Herring will replace Justice Katherine Bidegaray, who was elected to the Montana Supreme Court. Herring, previously Fairview City Attorney, was confirmed with a 49-1 vote. Th...
Senator Sheehy Introduces PARTS Act to Simplify Regulations for Firearms Businesses U.S. Senator Tim Sheehy has introduced the Protecting Americans Right to Silence Act, designed to cut red tape for firearms businesses. In a press release, Sheehy touted the PARTS Act as a way to ensure gun-owners can safely exercise their Second Amendm...
Montana’s Unemployment Rate Drops to 2.8% Montana’s unemployment rate has fallen to 2.8 percent, continuing the record of 43 consecutive months of unemployment at or below 3.4 percent. According to the Governor’s office it’s the lowest unemployment rate since September 2023. Montana’s rate was 1.2 percent lower than the national...
The Montana Department of Labor & Industry reminds Montana businesses and workers that the minimum wage will increase from $10.30 to $10.55 beginning on January 1, 2025. Montana law requires the minimum wage to be adjusted annually for inflation using the August estimates of the Consumer Price Index for Urban Consumers (CPI-U). The CPI-U i...
