US EditionMontana Republicans dominated the 2024 election. How did Democrats gain power at the statehouse?
- Montana Republicans dominated the 2024 election but unexpectedly ceded legislative power to Democrats and moderate Republicans during the 2025 session.
- This power shift resulted from an alliance of Democrats with moderate GOP members who opposed GOP leaders aiming to politicize the judicial system.
- The coalition reshaped legislative committees and advanced policies like Medicaid expansion, teacher pay raises, and increased state budget investments in health care.
- Republican Senate President Matt Regier called the session 'weird' due to failed GOP efforts on judicial reforms and spending limits, illustrating frustration amid deep party divisions.
- This bipartisan alliance challenges national partisan trends in Montana, suggesting potential shifts in state politics despite long-standing GOP dominance since 2002.
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Montana Republicans dominated the 2024 election. How did Democrats gain power at the statehouse?
Montana Republicans dominated in the fall election, but moderates in the party have shared power with Democrats in the statehouse.
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