The Montana Legislature eased into its mid-session transmittal break Friday, offering the body’s Republican majority and Democratic minority a chance to trumpet their accomplishments at the Capitol over the first half of this year’s legislative session.

This week's break allows lawmakers to take a needed breath after what has been a first half filled with hundreds of bills, a few policy surprises, high drama and tension.

Kratom is in a gray area of federal regulation, leaving it up to individual states to figure out how to control it.

A Montana House bill to allow private citizens to sue people who perform or promote drag performances failed in Helena.

Things were significantly quieter at the Montana State Capitol Friday, as lawmakers were on their way home for a weeklong break after reaching the first major deadline of the session.

Beth Taylor-Wilson writes, It’s time to make sure the Montanans aren’t subsidizing the Amazons, Googles, and Metas of this country, with a tax rate that hardworking Montanans would kill for.

The 69th Montana Legislature reached the halfway mark of their 90-day session and an important deadline. The Legislature will now take a four-day break before heading into the second half.

Tuesday was the 45th day of the Montana Legislature’s 69th session – the halfway point. In previous sessions, that would mean it was also the transmittal deadline.

After termination of a vital tribal relation position removed by the Department of Public Health and Human Safety, Sen. Susan Webber brings a bill forward as a strategy to establish communication with

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HELENA — Two House bills in the Montana Legislature could change how colleges and the government handle diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI).

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