Montana legislature debates bills affecting property taxes and firefighters amid other significant state news.

Montana Governor Gianforte's property tax bill faces opposition, while a contentious bill affecting Butte's firefighters, House Bill 547, remains under debate in the legislature. Three Montana basketball players earned NAIA All-America honors. A Helena bookkeeper pleaded guilty to embezzling nearly $200,000. A bill to make doulas more affordable and address maternal mortality passed the Senate.