The Governor signed a bill opting out of REAL ID today -- meaning Montana is not going to be part of the de facto national ID system. The bill passed unanimously.
Jon Tester is already on it -- calling on the U.S. Senate to listen to the people of Montana. Similar bills are moving elsewhere in the country.
More as real news stories are up.
Update - AP story is up. Montana is joining Arkansas and Idaho. Maine, Washington, and Hawaii are also being pains in the feds' asses on this one. That's a nice red/blue coalition, I think.
