Lawmakers discuss gas and bed taxes, mail ballots, foreign law ban

A bill to raise the state gas tax to pay for infrastructure improvements is in a fragile position and should it pass the Legislature, it will likely do so by a vote or two, state Rep. Jacob Bachmeier, D-Havre, said Tuesday at the state legislative videoconference at Northern Montana Hospital.

The bill has garnered oppositions from members of both parties with some Democrats claiming the increase is too regressive, while some Republicans say it is anti-business, Bachmeier said.

"So what I think we will see is Democrats and Republicans will come together with the bare minimum amount of v...