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Listen • 13:57 Montana's two senators are split on their support for the first Native American to be nominated to a Cabinet post. And the state Legislature is hurtling towards its mid-session break with a flurry of bills addressing abortion, transgender surgery and tax cuts, among others. Listen now on  Capitol Talk with Sally Mauk, Holly Michels and Rob Saldin. Sally Mauk Rob, Montana's two senators are predictably split on how they plan to vote on President Biden's nominee for Secretary of the Interior, Deborah Haaland. Senator Tester will vote yes. Senator Daines sa...

Montana's two senators are expected to split their votes on impeachment. The governor has lifted the state's mandatory mask mandate, and Attorney General

Capitol Talk: Guns, Voting And An Executive Power-up Gov. Greg Gianforte wants to increase the power of Montana's executive branch. Meanwhile, U.S. Congressman Matt Rosendale loses a battle with the national Republican leadership. And state Legislature moves toward making it harder to vote and easier to carry concealed guns. Listen now on  Capitol Talk with Sally Mauk, Holly Michels and Rob Saldin. Sally Mauk Holly, there are some bills in the hopper that would expand the power of the executive branch, and specifically, that would give Gov. Gianforte the power to appoint judges without go...

Gov. Gianforte's State of the State address was a mixture of Republican canon and bipartisan proposals. Lawmakers disagree whether an immigration bill has

This week on Capitol Talk, restrictions on abortion and trans rights dominate the House Judiciary Committee while that same committee's Republicans bar reporters from a meeting. All that as old fissures reappear in the Republican caucus. Listen now on Capitol Talk with Sally Mauk, Holly Michels and Rob Saldin. Sally Mauk Holly, the Judiciary Committee this week passed, on mostly party line votes, bills aimed at limiting abortions and limiting options for transgender Montanans. Let's start with the abortion bills that are now headed to the full House. And these are bills we've seen before in...