Montana State News
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Trump administration freezes funds for wildfire mitigation projects
President Donald Trump's administration is holding up money for wildfire mitigation projects funded through legisl…
Judge clears way for Trump's plan to downsize federal workforce
A federal judge on Wednesday cleared the way for President Donald Trump 's plan to downsize the federal workforce with a deferred resignation program.
Bathroom bill clears GOP-led Legislature, poised to become law
A bill that would require public and some private facilities to enforce sex-segregated spaces for multiuser bathrooms, dormitories and locker rooms cleared its…
Man linked to Arizona teen Alicia Navarro sentenced to prison for child sexual abuse images
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A Montana man who had been living with a teenager who disappeared from her home in Arizona years earlier was sentenced to decades in a p…
House Republicans in Montana pass resolution supporting the Trump administration
Republicans in the Montana House of Representatives carried a resolution supporting Donald Trump’s presidency on Feb. 5.
Glacier, Yellowstone notch second-highest visitation years on record
Glacier National Park and Yellowstone National Park both welcomed the second highest number of visitors on record last year, according to visitation data relea…
Gianforte touts hefty income tax cut proposal
Appearing alongside national anti-tax advocate Grover Norquist at a Thursday press conference, Gov. Greg Gianforte touted his proposal to reduce Montana’s primary income tax bracket by a full percentage point, down…
North Dakota's cloud seeding program draws interest from around the world. Opponents want to end it
North Dakota's decades-long efforts to aid farmers by reshaping the weather through "cloud seeding" is facing fierce opposition in the state Capitol, where leg…
Contractor at center of Senate ethics probe pushes back against allegations
A private contractor at the center of a Montana Senate ethics probe is pushing back against allegations of waste and abuse directed at the chamber’s former president, Republican Jason Ellsworth.
Senate confirms Doug Burgum as Interior secretary
The Senate confirmed Doug Burgum as Interior secretary late Thursday after President Donald Trump tapped the North Dakota billionaire to spearhead the Republic…
Two Republican Medicaid expansion bills advance in the Montana Legislature
Medicaid expansion saves lives and saves money, proponents said — an estimated $27 million the last biennium, according to Rep. Ed Buttrey, sponsoring one bill…
UM’s 106th Foresters’ Ball honors firefighting history
Forestry students at the University of Montana are working hard this week to set up the 106th Foresters’ Ball, a beloved campus tradition and fundraiser for st…
Montana organizations, social services reeling with uncertainty after federal funding freeze
It started with a memo from the White House’s Office of Management and Budget on Monday night, and by noon on Tuesday, many nonprofit agencies throughout the c…
Overhaul of troubled state psychiatric hospital leaves lawmakers in limbo
Montana lawmakers are grappling with what they can do to improve patient care and operations at the state’s psychiatric hospital since realizing that the effor…
Montana Senate Judicial committee takes up bill that criminalizes care for transgender youth
The Senate Judiciary committee on Jan. 27 heard testimony on SB 164, which would make it a felony for a parent or medical provider to procure or provide treatment to alter the appearance of a child younger than 16 …