Legislative roundup for March 15, 2017

After uncertainty about how the upcoming special congressional election would change the makeup of the Montana Legislature, the nomination of Democrat Rob Quist and Republican Greg Gianforte means it’s back to business as usual at the state Capitol.

Multiple legislators had announced their intention to run for the vacant congressional seat after former Rep. Ryan Zinke was nominated and then confirmed as U.S. Secretary of the Interior.

The Democratic nomination ultimately went to to Rob Quist, a country musician from Cut Bank, while the Republican nomination went to Greg Gianforte, who un...