Just a few months earlier, Montana’s bipartisan redistricting commission had approved a new map for the state’s ... was not ...

Later this year, cities and towns across Montana will be holding elections for local officials. However, a bill currently making its way through the Legislature could change how those elections run.

“It’s fundamentally a political decision ... the State Legislature.” Montana State Rep. Derek Skees, a Republican from Kalispell, comments on proposed maps dividing the state into ...