Steve Bullock News

Gov. Steve Bullock has appointed Rosebud County Attorney Michael Hayworth as judge for the 16th Judicial District, which covers seven counties in eastern Montana.

In late April, Ray Stillwell, president of Green Investment Group, Inc., which in 2011 acquired the former Smurfit-Stone pulp mill near Frenchtown, penned a letter to Montana Gov. Steve Bullock imploring him to reconsider his administration's support for the proposed federal Superfund designation.

An announcement is expected this afternoon about the details of the mission change at the 120th Fighter Wing at the Montana Air National Guard.

Since adoption of Montana's 1972 constitution our governors have vetoed 293 bills in 21 legislative sessions.

An ongoing Media Trackers investigation into the D.C.-based, left-wing political firm Hilltop Public Solutions continues to yield evidence of that organization's influence in Montana politics and the Montana Democratic Party.

Beebe on Tuesday planned to leave for the Democratic Governors Association's Regional Policy Conference.

Lawmakers on Monday upheld Gov. Steve Bullock's final 19 vetoes of the legislative session, including one bill for infrastructure improvements in eastern Montana and another to make one-time payments to providers who care for the elderly and disabled.

Lawmakers have until the end of the day to vote on whether to override 19 bill vetoes by Gov. Steve Bullock .

Gov. Steve Bullock held a ceremonial signing Tuesday in Butte for a bill that created the Montana Award of Valorous Service.

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In my four terms in the Montana Legislature, few decisions have been as difficult as whether or not to uphold Gov. Steve Bullock's veto on House Bill 12, which would have increased funding to health-care providers who serve the most vulnerable, many on Medicaid.

For many years, Montana has developed our natural resources - we can think of timber in western Montana, copper in Butte, coal throughout many parts of the state and again a resurgence of oil and gas in eastern Montana.

Five of Montana's seven American Indian reservations don't report drunken-driving convictions to the state, and county prosecutors say the information void poses a safety risk for both repeat offenders and other drivers.

Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler has yet to launch his bid for governor but on Friday announced he hired a veteran strategist to manage his campaign.

Counties and reservations in northern and central Montana estimate the flooding damage to roads, culverts and bridges at $2.85 million after two weeks of rain that topped waterways and reservoirs, state emergency officials said Thursday.

USA Today : Reagan's Compassionate Medicaid Expansion Leaders in the states that have decided against expanding have often invoked Reagan conservatism as the reason to oppose extending Medicaid health care coverage to more people.

It comes as no surprise that much of the budget surplus that Montana has enjoyed for the last eight years has come from energy and natural resource development.

Gov. Steve Bullock declared an emergency Wednesday in 15 counties and two reservations due to widespread flooding in northern and central Montana.

Gov. Steve Bullock and state employee unions announced a deal Wednesday for across-the-board pay increases starting next month.

Montana is one of the states leading the way to make elections clean and transparent.