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Poll: Voters back redistricting commissions over legislatures 2-to-1

(The Center Square) – American voters trust independent redistricting commissions over state legislatures to draw fair congressional district lines by a more than 2-to-1 margin, a new national poll finds. The Center Square Voters' Voice Poll found 41% of registered voters trust independent commissions to draw fair congressional

Eight incumbent Montana legislators lose primary elections

Eight incumbent lawmakers — all Republicans — lost in the June 2 primary election to challengers from within their party and will not appear on the November ballot – nor in Helena come January. Six of the losses were among more moderate Republicans targeted by the more conservative state GOP party, and two

EXCLUSIVE: Records reveal WA millionaire’s tax is meant to legalize progressive income tax

(The Center Square) – The Washington attorney general and Democratic leaders plotted how to overturn a nearly century-old decision that banned income taxes in the state, writing they want to force the state Supreme Court to reconsider its 1933 decision, nearly 1,000 pages of public records obtained by The

Rep. Scott Rosenzweig: Trust Montanans — end the secret data center deals

If the Epstein File debacle has taught us anything, it’s that when information the public has a right to see is heavily redacted, trust erodes fast. Here in Montana, we have a similar situation. Our largest utility company, NorthWestern Energy, is engaging with several companies seeking to build massive

Three Republican state legislators sue the state of Montana over major property tax reform

Critics of the 2025 Legislature's hallmark property tax relief bill made good on their promise to challenge the measure on Wednesday, filing a lawsuit in Gallatin County that seeks to undermine core tenets of the package. Three Republican legislators sued the Montana Department of Revenue, claiming that the

MT senate bill “tries to take a smack” at student regent position, gets tabled

MT senate bill “tries to take a smack” at student regent position, gets tabled

Montana Senate Bill 210 (SB 210), introduced on Jan. 30, threatened to remove the student regent position from the Montana Board of Regents (BOR), the state’s governing body of higher education. However, a push from student representatives led to the bill’s tabling in committee on Feb. 4. The

Failed Ten Commandments bill’s constitutionality in question

Failed Ten Commandments bill’s constitutionality in question

A bill introduced in the Montana state legislature that would require the Ten Commandments to be displayed in every public school classroom — designated Senate Bill 114 (SB114) — failed to pass in the State Senate last Wednesday, Feb. 5. SB114’s failure comes at the heels of many similar bills mandating