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Montana lawmakers reject power grab by majority Republicans

by Iris Samuels
| October 19, 2020 4:27 PM

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Montana lawmakers have rejected legislative rule changes that would have authorized majority leaders of the House and Senate to break tie votes in legislative interim committees, which are usually comprised of Democrats and Republicans in equal numbers.

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