Gov. Gianforte signed House Bill 817 that brings $211 million in improvements to Montana State Prison, including replacing three of the four low-security housing units.

The expedited construction project was funded by $156 million from House Bill 817 in the 2023 state legislature, and will increase prison capacity by 117, with much improved conditions for inmates and ...

Counties are jailing mental health patients they’re not equipped to handle when the Montana State Hospital is at capacity.

Governor Greg Gianforte and others gathered in Deer Lodge to mark the beginning of a significant expansion project at the ...

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Lawmakers have sent a bill funding arts grants to Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte without restoring awards that were cut amid a scuffle — driven by Anaconda Republican Rep.

The House had its final debate Monday on the “big budget bill,” with legislators on the right lambasting spending, and the sponsor defending the increases as paying for the big ...

New law lowers the top income tax rate, expands the income threshold for the lower rate, and doubles the Earned Income Tax ...

Montanans will pay less in income tax in coming years. Gov. Greg Gianforte signed a half a percent tax cut into law Monday.

The sponsor called the proposal a “river census” that would help FWP and lawmakers better understand which waterways are most ...