Montana Legislature

Polson Republican state legislator Greg Hertz spoke to KGVO news this week to praise the conservative bills passed during the recent Montana legislative session.

Governor Greg Gianforte marked the first anniversary of his inauguration as the state’s chief executive with a speech and press conference from his office in Helena.

The Montana Legislature is appealing a decision by the Montana Supreme Court to the U.S. Supreme Court referencing 14th Amendment violations of due process in a case between two branches of state government, the legislative and the judicial branch.

As a state with a large number of men and women over 65, the financial website Wallet Hub says Montana comes in next to last in the entire country when it comes to protecting our elderly population from abuse.

KGVO spoke to philanthropist, businessman and Angel Flight leader Michael Burks on Thursday who broke the news that he will run for the House District 97 seat in the next Montana Legislature.

Montana’s Republican Attorney General Austin Knudsen has come under fire regarding an effort he made to assist a family having trouble communicating with a relative being treated for COVID 19 at a Helena hospital.

Montana State Senator Greg Hertz told KGVO News on Wednesday that the legislature is withdrawing its subpoenas for records from Montana Supreme Court justices and administrators.

On Friday, Missoula Chamber of Commerce Director of Governmental Affairs Clint Burson and Membership Director Mark Losh made their monthly visit on the KGVO Talk Back Program.

The Montana state legislature will gavel to a close on Thursday afternoon after nearly 90 days in the most unusual session ever experienced by state lawmakers due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Montana Legislature has not met since last Thursday due to an individual who is not a legislator being named a close contact.