b'2025 State ReportPost WPMAEXPOMONTANA Petroleum Marketers & Convenience Store Association ReportMONTANA MESSAGEBrad Longcake MPMCSA Executive DirectorGreetings from Montana!Well, the start to 2025 has been nothing if not interesting. Nationally the transition to the new administration has been the most lively we have ever experienced. The flurry of executive orders and broad sweeping changes from the president and his Department of Government Efficiency have been unprecedented. We have only begun to see the impacts, and still every day seems to bring something new. Meanwhile, the 69th session of the Montana Legislature is underway in Helena. Things got started January 6th and also included fireworks in the early days.Republicans have the majority in both the House and Senate. But on day one, nine moderate Republicans broke from party lines and aligned with Senate Democrats. It took a couple weeks to settle into what the new normal was going to be, re-sulting in a slow start to the movement of legislation. There has also been an ongoing ethics complaint against former Senate President Jason Elsworth that has further disrupted the flow, as the Senate has navigated the appropriate channels to address it. Just before the transmittal break, a second ethics complaint was brought against current Senate President Matt Regier, and that will be addressed in the coming weeks. Needless to say, it has been particularly interesting to navigate an already emotionallySenate President charged environment.Matt Regier50 www.wpma.com / Spring 2025'