Is the appetite for the GOP's changes to the courts fleeting at the Montana Legislature?

Local senators vote against expelling colleague

On Monday, some local state senators helped defeat a motion to have Sen. Jason Ellsworth (R-SD 43) expelled from the Montana Senate.

Is the appetite for the GOP's changes to the courts fleeting at the Montana Legislature?

As of this week, just one of a select committee's 27 bills has been signed by the governor. Eleven of the proposals are dead or being reworked under different titles.

Opinion State Needs New Government Claims Court - Northern Plains Independent

Opinion State Needs New Government Claims Court Senate Republicans have been focused this session on reforming Montana’s courts for the better. We are in the process of passing bills to bolster transparency, accountability and efficiency in our judicial branch. A critical part of improving our state’s court system is easing the workload on judges and ensuring important cases are heard