On Thursday morning, the Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing on one of the most prominent in a Republican-sponsored suite of bills that would overhaul Montana’s judicial branch.

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Zooey Zephyr will not allow herself to be marginalized, no matter how hard some people try to make that happen. She won election to the Montana House of Representatives in 2022, becoming the first openly transgender person to serve in that legislative body.

Lt. Gov. Kristen Juras reiterated the administration’s “full support” of the measure, which would force judicial candidates to declare a party for the first time in Montana since 1935.

Less than a week into his new job, Montana Republican Tim Sheehy is finding plenty of use for his previous experience as an aerial firefighter and wildfire entrepreneur as he pushes for new legislation to address the new reality of a fire season that never ends.

Montana voters safeguarded the right to abortion in the state’s constitution. They also elected a new chief justice to the Montana Supreme Court who was endorsed by anti-abortion advocates.

Montana voters approved a constitutional amendment in November to protect access to abortion. What would federal anti-abortion laws mean for Montana's new amendment?

Montana’s House is has endorsed a ban on transgender people using bathrooms in public buildings that don’t align with their sex assigned at birth

A recent poll from Montana State University reveals that nine out of 10 Montanans believe having three separate branches of government is essential for protecting constitutional rights

Republican bills would change how Montana’s courts operate, after lawmakers accused judges of overstepping their authority.

Several proposed election reforms on the 2024 ballot offered promising solutions: Reduce the power of partisan primaries, ensure more robust competition in general elections, and increase the likelihood that winning campaigns represent the median voter rather than a lesser-of-two-evils result.

"We did kind of prioritize what could move the needle most," Senate President Matt Regier, R-Kalispell, told reporters Tuesday.