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Judge blocks Election Day voter registration changes
Late voter registration, allowing Montanans to sign up to vote so long as they’re in line before polls officially …
Facing a subsidy sunset, Montanans brace for health insurance increases
As a self-employed rancher operating a family business in Busby, about an hour and a half east of Billings, Kirby Walborn has purchased his health insurance th…
Higher fees for foreigners visiting national parks stokes tourism concerns
A $100-per-person charge for foreigners entering Yellowstone, Grand Canyon and other popular national parks is stoking apprehension among some tourist-oriented…
Montana again ponders moving up its presidential primary
Tired of being one of the very last states to vote in primary presidential elections, Montana is again debating whether it should go to the polls in early spri…
New voting law cost counties more money, added work for staff, blocked ballots
A new law passed in the 2025 Montana legislative session required voters to add their birth year to their ballots for the November 2025 municipal elections.
National Parks to raise fees for millions of international tourists
The National Park Service said Tuesday it is going to start charging the millions of international tourists who visit U.S. parks each year an extra $100 to ent…
State Christmas tree harvested near Seeley Lake
Most years, the tallest Christmas tree harvested in Montana, as far as the Daily Montanan is aware, takes up residence under the Capitol rotunda in Helena for …
Montana wildlife crossing license plate revealed
Montana drivers can now sport a new specialty license plate that will help fund wildlife connectivity and vehicle-animal collision risk reduction programs thro…
Montanans can vote on new highway sign design
Gov. Greg Gianforte and the Montana Department of Commerce unveiled Montana’s new brand in May at the World Famous Miles City Bucking Horse Sale.
Candidates backed by donors that typically support Democrats will govern Montana’s reddest cities
They are Montana’s largest Republican cities, but Billings and Kalispell will be led by mayors whose campaigns were fueled by mostly Democratic donors followin…
Helena judge hears arguments over wolf hunting regulations
Lawyers for multiple conservation organizations argued during a hearing in Helena on Friday new Montana regulations around wolves could harm the species long t…
New rules flesh out details of Montana's upcoming second-home tax
Group sues the state over law used to bring water to rural subdivisions
A broad coalition is suing the state over its interpretation of a decades-old law that housing developers have long relied on to supply water to low-density re…
Two Montana cities lobby to host new women’s prison
Two Montana communities have expressed substantial interest in becoming the location for a new state women’s prison facility following a Department of Correcti…
Montana man convicted of murder in campsite killing
BOZEMAN (AP) — A jury has found a man with links to white supremacists guilty of murder in a brutal killing at a southwestern Montana campsite last year that w…
Gianforte names 58 veterans to receive governor's commendations
After serving breakfast to veterans and their families at American Legion Post No. 14 in Bozeman on Veterans Day, Gov. Greg Gianforte released the names of the recipients of the 2025 Montana Governor’s Veteran Comm…