A new Montana majority defangs the far right

A new Montana majority defangs the far right

Disaffected Republicans and resurgent Democrats just took over the Montana Legislature and spent big on education and health care. The post A new Montana majority defangs the far right appeared first on High Country News.

In Montana, a Rare Sight: Republicans and Democrats Voting Together

HELENA, Mont. — In the waning days of a tumultuous legislative session in Montana’s Capitol, Carl Glimm, a state senator and a member of the ultraconservative Freedom Caucus, watched with exasperation as yet another Democratic-backed bill zoomed toward passage.