2023 Montana Legislature and Politics

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Montana is literally being loved to death

Things have changed alright – and you can hear it from just about any long-time Montanan you talk to these days.

What Is ESG Investing—And Why These Republican-Led States Are Trying To Ban It From Retirement Funds

A slew of Republican-led states are attempting to prevent financial institutions from using state funds for environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing, which helps screen investments based on socially conscious factors.

In Montana, Support for Conservation Remains Rocky Mountain High 

13th-annual Conservation in the West poll reveals steady support among voters even as concerns spike over cost of living and water shortages

Montana legislative committee rejects ‘right-to-work’ bill

The House Business and Labor Committee voted 12-7 Wednesday to table House Bill 448, sponsored by Rep. James Bergstrom, R-Buffalo. Six Republicans and all six Democrats on the committee voted for the motion, while seven Republicans opposed it.

Montana’s Congressmen talk priorities during speeches at the state Capitol

Montana’s congressional delegates visited the state Capitol Monday to speak about their individual work in Congress and the work they’d like to see in the statehouse.

Red States Lap Up IRA Dollars From The Government They Despise

The IRA, with its billions in tax credits and incentives, has ignited a massive amount of clean tech investments in the United States.

Montana Republicans vote down long-term property tax relief bill

Democrat-backed proposal would have offered income tax credit to ease homeowners’ and renters’ property taxes on an ongoing basis.

Gov. Gianforte holds press conference in Lewistown, Montana

Governor Greg Gianforte discussed his pro-jobs, pro-family, pro-business agenda

Bill would limit ‘pesky Minnesotans’ in favor of Montanans at State Parks and Campsites

Lawmakers joked about the influx of “pesky Minnesotans” and other out-of-state residents who have filled state parks and campsites so much that legislators believe a few exceptions are needed to ensure Montana residents can still enjoy camping beneath the Big Sky.

Missoula, Bozeman battle against single-use plastics, but is Legislature listening?

“That list in the statute where local governments are prohibited from doing different things has grown exponentially in the last few years,” Stafman said. “Instead of giving power to the people at the lowest level where they’re closest to their elected officials in cities and counties, this body has taken that power away and decided that they know what’s best for Bozeman and Glendive and everywhere else.”

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