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Liberal ideals take root in red state Montana

by MATT REGIER
| January 25, 2026 12:00 AM

The most frequent question I get from Montana voters since the last legislative session has been, “Republicans have the majority in the legislature; so how on earth did multiple liberal ideas pass?”

That is a legitimate and frustrating question. 

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