68th Montana Legislature Opens: Local Legislators In Attendance

Both Senator Mike Lang and Representative Casey Knudsen will pay active roles as the 68th Session of the Montana Legislature convened on Monday morning. Both natives and graduates of Malta High School, they are prepared to handle bills that are introduced as well as introduce some of which they are the sponsor or endorse.

Heading into the new year, Sen. Lang feels one of the challenges will be managing the $2 billion dollar surplus.

Sen. Lang said, "The Montana budget is fine. Two sessions ago we created the budget stabilization plan to keep some dollars for needs. This stabilization package i...