Last week, U.S. Rep. Matt Rosendale (MT-02) introduced the Path to Independence Act. His new legislation will allow states to impose work requirements on able-bodied adults enrolled in Medicaid to help lift millions off government reliance and into self-sufficiency. Under current law and unlike most other welfare programs, the Medicaid program has no mandated work requirement. Thirteen

The Montana Legislature is preparing to close the door on public access to communications between lawmakers, lobbyists and stakeholders concerning draft bills. Legislative staff informed lawmakers this week that the communications, previously available to the public and frequently examined by journalists, no longer needed to be made publicly available, based on a District Court ruling concerning