Brian Schweitzer

The Montana Supreme Court has upheld the ruling that former Public Service Commissioner Brad Molnar violated state ethics laws and should pay $20,700 in fines and costs -- some five years after the case began. In its 5-0 decision, the court late...

It's not personal. It's fiscal. That's what Gov. Steve Bullock told legislators and others before -- and after -- his barrage of vetoes that ended Monday. Saving money did seem to have been the prime motive behind many of his vetoes. It couldn't...

Republicans legislators on Tuesday criticized the number of vetoes by Democratic Gov. Steve Bullock and some specific ones. Before the session started, both Bullock and Republican leaders had expressed a desire to work together for Montana's future....

Since Mitt Romney lost to President Obama on Nov. 6, the conventional wisdom has been that the Republican Party is in trouble. The less conventional truth is that it is the Democrats whose chances may be more bleak. Yes, Republicans are currently...

If Gov. Martin O'Malley has been circumspect about a potential run for president, demurring over a definitive "I'm in," his recent trade visit to the Middle East showed all the hallmarks of a man prepared to make his bid. "I plan for the latter half...

Sen. Max Baucus, surrounded by family and friends at his son's home in Helena, said Friday that coming home to Montana is "what my decision to not seek re-election is all about" -- but that there's still work to do in Washington, D.C. "I'm not turning...

In former Gov. Brian Schweitzer's words, the Bakken oil formation in Eastern Montana and North Dakota is "a millionaire maker.'' Schweitzer, speaking at a conference at Highlands College Friday, focused his talk on the demand for solid Main Street...

Sen. Max Baucus's surprise announcement Tuesday that he won't run for re-election in 2014 throws a big, fat curve-ball into next year's U.S. Senate race in Montana. But while many who might not have considered the race are now thinking about it, one...

Democratic Sen. Max Baucus of Montana, who sometimes crossed his party in the powerful role of Finance Committee chairman, announced Tuesday he would retire at the end of his term — complicating Democrats' efforts to keep control of the Senate in...

WASHINGTON -- In a surprise move that deals a serious blow to Democratic chances of holding the Senate, veteran Montana Sen. Max Baucus has decided not to seek reelection next year, Democratic officials said Tuesday. Baucus chairs the Senate Finance...

The surprise retirement of Sen. Max Baucus (D-Mont.) immediately swung attention to the state’s former Democratic governor, Brian Schweitzer, who declined to say Tuesday if he would seek the job. The two-term governor left office in January and...

Democratic Sen. Max Baucus of Montana, the chairman of the powerful Senate Finance Committee who steered President Barack Obama's health care overhaul into law but recently broke with his party on gun control legislation, has decided to retire, Democratic...