By the time the Legislature convened in January, with a Republican-dominated House and Senate and the first GOP governor in 16 years, one of its top priorities was to limit the power of local and state officials to alter the lives of their constituents in the name of public health.
“I think the current law unnecessarily restricts the pool of candidates for Superintendent of Public Instruction," said Rep. David Bedey.
Putnam was last in the Capitol on Thursday and was wearing a mask.
Two people associated with the session have tested positive for COVID-19 through a program for staff and lawmakers. That's in addition to the two legislators who already announced they'd contracted the virus.
Rep. David Bedey, R-Hamilton, said HB 121 makes elected officials accountable to those who disagree with the health directives, rather than the appointed health officials.
Gianforte had a possible exposure and has since repeatedly tested negative.
The bill saw support from several private citizens who felt the state’s top executive has too much latitude once a declaration is made.
Rep. Fiona Nave, R-Columbus, received a positive test result Monday. Nave has been participating remotely since the session started Jan. 4.
A small group of lawmakers Friday adopted measures that "highly recommend" and "highly encourage" things like mask use and temperature checks in the Montana Capitol, but stopped short of requiring them.
State Rep. David Bedey, a Republican from Hamilton, tested positive and is quarantining away from the Capitol.
The state revenue department had asked for $1.35 million to get the recreational marijuana program up and running.
Incoming Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte signaled he won’t continue a statewide mask mandate in place since July, though he said he plans to wear a mask himself and get vaccinated against COVID-19.
In its lawsuit filed in Lewis and Clark County District Court, Stand Up Montana claims a membership of 300 individuals and business entities.
The Ravalli County health officer's resignation has been put on hold — at her request — until a qualified replacement is hired and trained, the Ravalli County Commissioners decided Tuesday.
Voter turnout in Ravalli County’s primary mail ballot election hit a historic high Tuesday.
On Wednesday, Ravalli County Commission Chair Chris Hoffman sent Gov. Steve Bullock a letter asking him to consider the county’s COVID-19 Emerge Strong Plan that outlines the challenges facing different segments of the county’s economy and the funding needed to help them move forward.
The morning after a contentious vote on one of the most controversial bills of the 2019 legislative session last March, jars of Vaseline showed up on the desks of some lawmakers in a move one of those targeted said was overtly threatening, sexual and meant to intimidate or influence votes.
Dipping deep into his own pocketbook worked for Republican state Senate candidate Jason Ellsworth of Hamilton.
HAMILTON – With a month before school starts and the resignation of Washington Elementary School Principal Riley Devins to accept a position i…
Compared with all other Class A school districts in western Montana, the Hamilton School District has the lowest teacher compensation levels o…
Compared with all other Class A school districts in western Montana, the Hamilton School District has the lowest teacher compensation levels o…
HAMILTON – Jothanael Skadberg had the most pressure-packed job Monday, but when his moment in the spotlight came, he nailed it.
HAMILTON – Jothanael Skadberg had the most pressure-packed job Monday, but when his moment in the spotlight came, he nailed it.
HAMILTON – As 7-year-old Fiona Fay of Corvallis ran her hand along the shiny black granite slabs of the Ravalli County Veterans Monument in Ha…
HAMILTON – The long-awaited dedication of the Ravalli County Veterans Monument in Hamilton has been set for Monday afternoon, as part of Memor…