Montana Legislature advances big policies, some left to tackle as midway point nears
Lawmakers continued to plow through legislation on their way to the midway point of the legislative session, debating nearly 150 bills in floor sessions that ran all day Monday. The Senate was still meeting past 9:20 p.m. Monday night, while the House adjourned for the day just before 6 p.m. Wednesday is the deadline for general bills that don't deal with money to advance from the chamber they originated in. The Senate narrowly advanced two bills that have drawn intensely personal debate. The Religious Freedom Restoration Act cleared the chamber on a 26-24 vote, with five Republicans joining ...
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