Following the passage and signing of SB 109, the Montana Public Service Commission announces the creation of new boundaries for the five PSC districts. SB 109, carried by Senator Keith Regier and signed into law by Gov. Gianforte, uses the newly established Montana House of Representatives district map to create the boundaries of the revised PSC districts. PSC districts are no longer determined

Montana State Fund, the state’s largest and leading workers’ compensation insurance company, announced the signing of House Bill 836 on Wednesday. HB836, creates a “regulatory sandbox” in which property and casualty insurers can apply for waivers to test new and different products or services. Insurance routinely ranks as one of the top ten most regulated industries in the country.

Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte signed both the Montana Indian Child Welfare Act and a bill revising Indian Education For All laws last week. The first bill secures Indigenous family protections in state law, and the second revises how Native history is taught in schools. Both bills were sponsored by Rep. Jonathan Windy Boy, D-Box Elder, who worked throughout the session to ensure that the issues

The state is dedicating $400,000 in one-time grant funds for autism facilities to get off the ground in Montana, a move advocates said would help serve a community of people who have had to seek treatment in other states. Republican Gov. Greg Gianforte signed House Bill 952, sponsored by Rep. Courtenay Sprunger, R-Kalispell, into law this month. The bill originally provided $200,000 in one-time