Government

News from the Montana State Legislature MONTANA — The Montana Districting and Apportionment Commission has released tentative agendas for four meetings it has scheduled during November and December. By the end of the December, the commissioners plan to have a complete state legislative district proposal to submit to the Montana Legislature for its review and recommendations. A complete state legislative proposal includes 100 House districts and 50 Senate districts. The proposal will assign the 25 senators who were elected in 2022 to Senate districts for the final two years of their terms. Information about each meeting is provided on the meeting agenda, including how the publi...

News from the United States Congress U.S. SENATE — After an aggressive push from U.S. Senators Jon Tester (D-Mont.) and Susan Collins (R-Maine), their bipartisan First Responders Fair Return for Employees on Their Initial Retirement Earned (RETIRE) Act passed the Senate and is headed to the Presid...

News from Upper Seven Law HELENA —  Disability Rights Montana filed suit today against Montana’s Department of Health and Human Services (DPHHS) after the agency denied a public records request for materials related to the hiring of Mike Randol as the Medicaid and Health Services Execut...

News from DPHHS MONTANA — Department of Public Health and Human Services (DPHHS) officials said that increased benefits are now available to families through the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for women, infants, and children, commonly known as WIC. “We want to ensure that WIC rec...

News from MT Dept. of Natural Resources & Conservation HELENA — The Department of Natural Resources and Conservation announced the rescission of a 2014 memo intended to provide guidance on changes in use for municipal water rights. “After reviewing the memo and its implementation over...

 News from the office of Governor Gianforte HELENA — Visiting with welding and machining students at Capital High School, Governor Greg Gianforte recently highlighted the importance of Career and Technical Education programs in empowering students with in-demand skills and providing a highly ...

News from the office of Governor Gianforte HELENA — Governor Greg Gianforte today unveiled his “Budget for Montana Families,” a historic pro-family, pro-jobs budget for the State of Montana for the next biennium. Governor Gianforte’s “Budget for Montana Families” p...

News from the Montana Legislative Branch HELENA — The Revenue Interim Committee will meet on Nov. 17 at 1 p.m. in room 335 of the Capitol building. The main objective of the meeting is to adopt a revenue estimate for introduction to the 2023 Legislature.  The meeting agenda is available on...

News from the Department of the Interior WASHINGTON — On Nov. 4, the Department of the Interior’s Office of Natural Resources Revenue (ONRR) disbursed $21.53 billion in revenues generated in fiscal year 2022 from energy production on federal and Tribal onshore lands, and federal offshore are...

News from the Department of the Interior WASHINGTON — Today, the Department of the Interior’s Office of Natural Resources Revenue (ONRR) disbursed $21.53 billion in revenues generated in fiscal year 2022 from energy production on federal and Tribal onshore lands, and federal offshore areas, in...