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The bill would ban gender affirming care for minors in the state, with criminal punishments for physicians who provide it. It already passed in the Senate after a marathon hearing and debate on the floor.

After Tennessee became the first state to prohibit drag shows in places where children may be present, several red states are pushing for similar legislation.

The Montana state lawmaker wants constitutional carry to be enshrined in the state constitution.

House Bill 551 would strike out the last portion of the provision, the exception against concealed weapons.

Republicans propose constitutional amendment on Montana's right to bear arms and striking a line in the document about concealed carry.

House Bill 551 carried by Rep. Casey Knudsen, R-Malta, proposes amending the state Constitution’s language on the “Right to bear arms.”

The sponsor argued in favor of a bill that would ask voters to amend the state constitution to protect the rights of gun owners to carry a concealed weapon without a permit.

Students from Montana State University testify that they want the Legislature, not the Regents to make more decisions about the campus.

Republicans celebrated the accomplishments of their supermajority, citing tax relief and some of their culture-related bills against drag shows and “obscene” materials, on the mark of the halfway point of the legislative session Friday.

The Montana Legislature hit the transmittal deadline Friday – the halfway mark of the 2023 session – after sending more than 550 bills to the other chamber in the first 45 days, including hundreds over the last few days.