Native legislators make gains.

• Position: MONTANA - Native American legislators increased in Montana - Brief article

A record number of Native American lawmakers are serving in Montana's Legislature this session, the Billings Gazette reports. Montana leads the nation in the percentage of American Indian representation in a state legislature, with 11 tribal members, or roughly 7 percent of the Legislature. That portion is on par with the percentage of Native Montanans. The American Indian Caucus, whose meetings regularly draw about 25 attendees, has introduced measures that would reauthorize...