Fines for driving reckless around emergency personnel increased to a maximum of $500 for a first offense and $1,000 for a second offense

Montana's budget allows a less-than-inflationary 1.25% annual increase per year, and is smaller than the budget requested by Gov. Greg Gianforte

The bill would prohibit employers from requiring vaccinations as a condition of employment

Zinke was Montana's lone U.S. House member from 2015-2017 before then-President Donald Trump appointed him to head the Department of Interior

The move that would be at odds with Republicans in the state who want to limit where bison can roam

The Montana Hospital Association and other organizations argued that the bill could leave them unable to screen potential employees

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, a top Biden ally, ordered Canadian energy company Enbridge last fall to shut down its Line 5

Order allows regional Bureau of Indian Affairs officials to approve transfer of private land not on a designated reservation into federal trust for tribes

Move comes as Gov. Greg Gianforte and legislative Republicans seek to make it harder to reintroduce bison to some areas of the state

Measure would make it unlawful for a person or governmental entity to deny services based on a person's vaccine status

U.S. population rose to 331,449,281 last year, a 7.4% increase over the previous decade that was the second-slowest ever

Montana joins several other GOP-led states in passing additional restrictions on abortion access this year

About 90 Jamaicans alleged they had been recruited to work at the club through fraudulent claims about the tips and service charges they would receive

Victims were identified as Michael Rice, 42, and Craig Nelson, 51

The state had two congressional districts until it lost one after the 1990 census