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Legislature marked by sharp dispute, some bipartisan policies


At the end of a press conference Thursday after the echoes of the final gavel rang through the House and Senate chambers, Republican lawmakers started asking where to get a copy of talking points to take back home.
For GOP members of all stripes, the list of party wins to show their constituents is long — from a slew of tax cuts and lifting regulations on businesses to reducing access to abortion and increasing places where firearms can be carried.
Majority Republicans came to Helena with a self-branded mandate after one of the most dominant election showings in years. They left last week claiming victory over the agenda laid out in January.  ....

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Montana Legislature Adjourns After Passing $12 Billion State Budget And Federal Relief Allocation


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House Minority Leader Kim Abbott, D-Helena, speaks at a press conference following the end of the 67th legislative session. Democrats touted their accomplishments with broadband and healthcare while decrying Republican efforts to investigate the judiciary and slash income taxes.
HELENA The 67th session of the Montana Legislature came to a close Thursday evening.
The legislature advanced some hefty policy over the last 80 days, including Montana’s 2-year $12 billion budget, a bill implementing recreational marijuana and another bill directing about $2 billion in federal funds from the American Rescue Plan Act.
Also on the docket were bills restricting abortion, limiting the rights of transgender youth, expanding gun rights and reforming taxes. ....

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Montana GOP's attack on constitutional checks and balances | Columnists


GEORGE OCHENSKI
Right when you think the Republican-dominated Montana Legislature and governor can’t get any worse, they do. A number of bills that Gov. Greg Gianforte happily signed into law are already facing court challenges, so to stack the deck in their favor, both the governor and the Legislature have launched a new and shameless attack on the judiciary — the “separate but equal” branch of government that is likely to toss their unconstitutional laws in the garbage where they belong.
The initial volley in this highly partisan battle was launched when the legislature passed a bill giving the governor carte blanche authority to appoint judges rather than pick from a list of candidates vetted by the non-partisan Judicial Nominating Committee, which has operated successfully for decades. As one attorney friend quipped: “This means the governor can pick the absolutely worst, most incompetent lawyer, and providing they’re sufficien ....

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Clash in the Capitol: Republican email probe tests separation of powers


Former Republican lawmaker Dave Lewis closely tracks what happens under the dome of the Montana Capitol through the 90 days lawmakers fill the building in odd-numbered years, and he s distressed by what s unfolded since the start of the month.
The Legislature, steered by a Republican majority, and the Supreme Court are in an escalating fight. At the end of last week, a newly formed committee led by GOP lawmakers said it would disregard a Supreme Court order and keep seeking emails from the judicial branch they claim show possible misconduct. One branch of government in Montana rejecting the power of another would be unprecedented, except this was the second time it d happened in less than a week. ....

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