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Montana's new law opens the door to political donations in Supreme Court contests

The Montana Republican Party is making good on chairman Art Wittich's promise to get more hands-on in the state’s lone Supreme Court contest, with $20,000 in contributions to the campaign of Dan Wilson, a district court judge in Flathead County. The party's direct

After 11 months, Montana officials break stalemate on bill defining sex as binary

Montana officials last week signed into law a bill defining sex as binary in what would be a routine order of business for the Republican state Legislature and GOP governor’s office, except that lawmakers passed the legislation nearly a year ago. Senate Bill 437 hung in abeyance for 11

Trump's federal judge pick for Montana takes tough questions on experience, 2020 election

President Donald Trump's pick for the federal bench in Montana fielded some tough questions from Senate Democrats on Wednesday about her relatively short career and how she would publicly characterize the events following the 2020 election. Katie Lane, a former state justice department attorney now working as senior

Supreme Court: Montana news outlets can argue for release of Anaconda shooting docs

The Montana Supreme Court ruled in favor of state news organizations this week, allowing the media to argue for the release of court documents related to last year's widely publicized shooting in Anaconda. In a 5-0 decision authored by Chief Justice Cory Swanson, the court said the

Supreme Court: Montana news outlets can argue for release of Anaconda shooting docs

The Montana Supreme Court ruled in favor of state news organizations this week, allowing the media to argue for the release of court documents related to last year's widely publicized shooting in Anaconda. In a 5-0 decision authored by Chief Justice Cory Swanson, the court said the

Montana Supreme Court upholds development, zoning reform laws passed in 2023

The Montana Supreme Court has upheld several laws related to a raft of 2023 bills intended to spur development in the state’s bone-dry housing market. A homeowner group called Montanans Against Irresponsible Densification (MAID) challenged the constitutionality of bills that largely set out to remove zoning restrictions on

Montana consolidating all out-of-state inmates to private prison in Mississippi

Montana will no longer send inmates to a private prison in Arizona, opting instead to consolidate all 600 out-of-state inmates to a facility in Mississippi operated by the same company. Montana Department of Corrections Communications Director Carolynn Stocker said Monday the decision was made to "provide greater