Jonathon Ambarian
Local Government Reporter at KXLH-TV (Helena, MT)
Senior Political Reporter at KTVH-TV (Helena, MT)
Senior Political Reporter at KRTV-TV (Great Falls, MT)
Senior political reporter, Montana Television Network (@KTVHNews & local CBS stations). Former cameraman. @UMJSchool grad. Born in California. Tuitero bilingüe.
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ktvh.com | Jonathon Ambarian
HELENA — Up to this week, Gov. Greg Gianforte had signed more than 700 bills into law and vetoed almost 40 more – but Friday was his deadline to take action on the last major budget bills still unresolved from the Montana Legislature’s 2025 session. The biggest bill by far is House Bill 2, the state’s main appropriations bill, which lays out more than $16 billion in state spending for the next two years.
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ktvh.com | Jonathon Ambarian
HELENA — President Donald Trump has again delayed implementation of a federal law that could ban the app TikTok – which likely means yet another delay in the court case challenging Montana’s TikTok ban. On Thursday, Trump officially announced that he would stop his administration from enforcing the federal law until at least Sept. 17. It’s the third time he’s delayed it since returning to office in January.
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ktvh.com | Jonathon Ambarian
HELENA — For more than a decade, Montana has been at the center of debates about money in politics. In 2012, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down a century-old state law banning corporations from directly spending money in political campaigns. Now, an organization is proposing a novel legal approach that they argue could circumvent that ruling.
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ktvh.com | Jonathon Ambarian
HELENA — In 2005, Montana passed the state Clean Indoor Air Act, which said indoor public places and workplaces must be smoke-free. That was an adjustment for businesses at the time. Now, they’ll have to adjust once again, as a new state law says “smoke-free” also means “vape-free.”(Watch the video for more on the changes to vaping laws.) New Montana law bars indoor vaping in public spaces Senate Bill 390, sponsored by Sen.
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1 week ago |
ktvh.com | Jonathon Ambarian
HELENA — Gov. Greg Gianforte has chosen a state lawmaker from Jefferson County as the next leader of the Montana Department of Commerce. Gianforte’s office announced Monday that he had appointed Rep. Marta Bertoglio, R-Clancy, as the department’s next director. “Marta has been a strong partner in the Legislature and is a driven leader, dedicated to making Montana the best place to do business,” Gianforte said in a statement.
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