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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 …
Legislative committee continues to press secretary of state for info on mailer costs, voter files
Legislators on the State Administration and Veterans’ Affairs Interim Committee on Monday discussed subpoenaing information from Secretary of State Christi Jacobsen about the costs of mailing 467,000 postcards feat…
First Yellowstone grizzly bear emerges from hibernation
Biologists with Yellowstone National Park reported seeing the first grizzly bear of the spring season on Monday, according to a National Park Service press rel…
Montana Historical Society asks Montanans to vote for the state's best place
The 16 contenders were selected from "A History of Montana in 101 Places."
Dems focus on affordability at Whitefish forum for congressional candidates
Democratic candidates for Montana’s western congressional district took center stage at Whitefish Performing Arts Center on Monday night.
Warm February leaves Montana’s snowpack depleted
Western Montana’s mountain snowpack did little to make up for a historically dry January, with water basins statewide lagging behind average heading into March.
Sen. Steve Daines has dropped his bid for reelection to a third term
Republican U.S. Sen. Steve Daines of Montana dropped his bid for reelection to a third term Wednesday.
Sheehy joins scuffle with anti-war protester on Capitol Hill
Montana Sen. Tim Sheehy got into an altercation with an anti-war protester during an Senate Armed Services Subcommittee meeting that appears to have left the p…
Former Montana university leader Seth Bodnar launches independent campaign against GOP Sen. Daines
Former University of Montana President Seth Bodnar is launching an independent campaign to challenge Republican U.S. Sen. Steve Daines in November, after Democ…
Secretary of State Christi Jacobsen joins contest for Zinke’s western U.S. House District seat
In yet another twist in Montana’s western U.S. House District contest, Secretary of State Christi Jacobsen announced Tuesday that she will be running to replac…
Flathead, Gallatin counties host majority of short-term rental units, report finds
Significant increases in short-term rental properties may be adding pressure to local housing supplies, especially in high-value tourism areas of the state near Yellowstone and Glacier national parks.
Poll: Most Montana voters don’t want a statewide sales tax
Montana voters’ generations-long aversion to a state sales tax is alive and well, according to a poll conducted by Montana Free Press and the Eagleton Institute of Politics at Rutgers University.
Rep. Ryan Zinke to retire at end of current term
Montana U.S. Rep. Ryan Zinke announced Monday that he will retire at the end of his current term in Congress and will not seek re-election.
Deadline for tax rate reductions extended
The deadline to apply for a couple of new property tax rate reductions has been extended through March 20.
Judge sentences former youth hockey coach to 300 years in prison for child sex assault
The former youth hockey coach convicted last September of sexually assaulting three young boys in Butte and Flathead County was sentenced Wednesday to 300 year…
BLM nominee talks land sales, local management in Senate confirmation hearing
President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Bureau of Land Management attempted on Wednesday to reassure U.S. senators that neither he nor Interior Secretary Dou…