Rep. Bill Mercer, a Billings Republican, longtime former federal prosecutor and former U.S. Attorney for Montana, was ...

The Montana State Legislature convenes Jan. 6, kicking off a flurry of lawmaking and political activity in Helena that will last into the spring. Here's what you can expect.

Opinion: It’s time for legislators to overhaul this property tax system, bring it into the 21st century, and provide real tax relief to Montana homeowners. Leave code breaking to Morse.

Montana homeowners’ property taxes were complicated before the 2025 Legislature convened in January. Now, they’re, according to one state senator, the “most complicated” in the nation. Yep, you read ...

The federal One Big Beautiful Bill Act will have an arguably big impact on the state of Montana — a decrease of an estimated ...

Members of Montana’s School Funding Interim Commission voted June 23 not to include organizations representing educators, ...

Opinion: The last thing our hard-working judges need is an ethically-compromised jackal looking over their shoulders.

Providers say House Bill 924 should make a difference for those who face financial and technical difficulties in trying to ...

Opinion: The constitutional right of the people to the initiative and referendum process is one that must be guarded, ...

New Montana property tax valuations are hitting mailboxes. With home values up, this is the first big test of the state’s ...

Rep. Bill Mercer, a Billings Republican, longtime former federal prosecutor and former U.S. Attorney for Montana, was nominated to Montana's federal bench Thursday by President Donald Trump.

The legislation, called "Align Provisional Water Rights with Final Decrees," was signed at the Visitor Center in Fort Benton.