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They say the third time is the charm, but that doesn’t hold true for bills at the Montana Legislature. Today, February 3, a bill (HB 48) allowing electronic voter registration was tabled in committee.

Today, January 28, Montana Secretary of State Linda McCulloch testified before the state legislature about House Bill 48, a bill that would make it possible for Montanans to register to vote online.

A bill (SB 2) before the Montana Legislature would raise the state’s minimum wage by two dollars and five cent up to $10.10 an hour. Box Elder Representative Jonathan Windy Boy says a living wage would be around $15 an hour, but that $10.10 has a better chance of making it through the legislature.

The following op/ed was written and submitted by Tom Woods (D., Bozeman) and Randy Pinocci (R)., Sun River), both serve as representatives in the Montana Legislature. Every year, NorthWestern Energy customers pay millions of dollars for power generated by the power plants the company owns...

The Montana Legislature would assume more authority over the state's seven-member parole board under proposed legislation.

Montana Republicans have voted to join a lawsuit seeking to limit their primary elections to those registered with the GOP.

Montana State Legislator Democrat Tom Woods of Bozeman has been protesting a bevy of new rules proposed in the Montana State House of Representatives.

Democrats are in the minority again at the Montana State Legislature, but that won’t stop Minority Leader Chuck Hunter and his party from trying to get their message out.

It's the first Republican-dominated Congress to confront President Barack Obama.

The Montana legislature only meets every other year, and that means each session is jam-packed with crucial issues.