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Montana voters will be able to register to vote on Election Day, judge rules
A Montana judge has blocked the state from limiting voter registration on Election Day, concluding the move would …
Pat Williams, Montana’s longest-serving U.S. House member, dies at 87
Pat Williams, Montana’s longest-serving member of the U.S. House, died Wednesday evening in a Missoula hospital.
Montana budget includes new investments in tribal colleges
Gov. Greg Gianforte has finalized Montana's two-year budget, which contains several new investments for Indian Country.
Montana Family Foundation sues over constitutional amendment to protect abortion
The state of Montana deprived voters, especially those who registered on Election Day, of the ability to fully evaluate the language of Constitutional Initiati…
Governors of Western states give mixed reactions to proposed federal land sell-off
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A Republican-sponsored proposal before Congress to mandate the sale of federal public lands received a mixed reception Monday from the governors of Western states.
Gianforte finalizes state budget with last-minute vetoes
With a flurry of bill signings and vetoes, Gov. Greg Gianforte finalized Montana’s next two-year budget this week, striking hundreds of millions of dollars app…
Former public officeholders propose constitutional initiative to take corporate money out of politics
A coalition of former public officeholders is pushing to end corporate money in Montana politics via a proposed constitutional initiative they aim to put on th…
Gianforte signs law cracking down on illegal hiring during stop in Evergreen
During a stop in Evergreen on Wednesday, Gov. Greg Gianforte signed into law a bill that expands the state’s authority to police illegal hiring practices.
Daines bill would let tribal courts handle drug crimes committed by nonmembers
New legislation from Republican Sen. Steve Daines aims to combat drug trafficking on reservations by expanding the powers of tribal courts.
Energy Keepers to adjust dam operations to help raise Flathead Lake water level
The Interior department on Friday approved a request by Energy Keepers, Inc. to raise the water level in Flathead Lake this summer by adjusting minimum flows a…
Trump moves to merge wildland firefighting into single force
President Donald Trump on Thursday ordered government officials to consolidate wildland firefighting into a single program, despite warnings from former federa…
Montana delegation closes ranks on military parade
While most of Montana's congressional delegation will not attend a military parade this weekend celebrating the U.S. Army's 250th anniversary, they are standin…
Utah Republican proposes sale of more than 2 million acres of federal lands
More than 2 million acres of federal lands would be sold or transferred to states or other entities under a budget proposal from Utah Republican Sen. Mike Lee,…
Bison gores man in Yellowstone after visitors get too close
YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. (AP) — A bison gored a man Tuesday after a large group of visitors got too close to the animal in Yellowstone National Park, of…
State Supreme Court strikes down 2021 abortion restrictions
A majority of Montana Supreme Court justices ruled Monday that a trio of abortion restrictions passed by Republican lawmakers in 2021 were unconstitutional, co…
Federal government OK’s expansion of Bull Mountains coal mine
Citing a “national energy emergency,” the federal government gave a green light Friday to a long-delayed expansion of Signal Peak Energy’s Bull Mountains coal …