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HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Former Gov. Brian Schweitzer says he will not run for Montana's open U.S. Senate seat in 2014.

Even though medicaid expansion failed in the Montana legislature, some advocacy groups are planning to get the legislation passed by using other means.

Thursday Feb. 21, Governor Bullock issued an executive order creating a new board to help discover methods of protecting the Sage Grouse. Natural resource policy adviser for Governor Bullock, Tim Baker explains:

Full transcript of Governor Bullock's first State of the State speech.

Gov.-elect Steve Bullock says he doesn't plan on making any big course corrections to the direction Gov. Brian Schweitzer has steered the state.

Gov.-elect Steve Bullock has chosen former Missoula mayor and legislator Mike Kadas to lead the state Department of Revenue.

The Montana Republican party brought an ethics complaint against Governor Schweitzer to court this week.

Outgoing Governor Brian Schweitzer delivered his final budget in a press meeting on Thursday in which he lambasted the 2012 legislature for bad budgeting skills and said the incoming 2013 legislature would likely be the one of the biggest problems newly elected Governor Steve Bullock would have to face.

Republican officials expect $500,000 contribution to stand.

Read Brian Schweitzer's letter to Health Secretary Kathleen Sebelius asking for a Canadian pharmaceutical drug trial program that would operate out of the new State Employee clinic in Helena.