Montana State News
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Trial of man accused of running down Montana Highway Patrol trooper underway in Libby
The trial of a Lincoln County man accused of running over a Montana Highway Patrol trooper during a law enforcemen…
Victims of Montana asbestos pollution that killed hundreds take Warren Buffett's railroad to court
LIBBY, Mont. (AP) — Paul Resch remembers playing baseball as a kid on a field constructed from asbestos-tainted vermiculite, mere yards from railroad tracks wh…
Montana GOP slams proposed primary change as ‘destructive'
CHOTEAU – Election reform advocates said passing two initiatives that would change how primary and general elections are conducted in Montana would reduce extr…
Gianforte sending Montana National Guard soldiers to Texas
A Montana National Guard unit is headed to Texas after Republican Gov. Greg Gianforte signed an executive disaster declaration earlier this week for the U.S.-M…
Montana Senate GOP forms select committee on ‘judicial reform’
Montana Senate Republicans are launching a new special select committee following several court decisions that went against their favored outcomes, saying thos…
Montana Supreme Court rewrites abortion ballot language
The Montana Supreme Court released its revised ballot language on Monday to describe a constitutional abortion rights amendment that voters may consider this f…
Flathead leaders lobby for election reform ballot initiatives
Montanans could see two constitutional amendments on the November ballot, twin initiatives that supporters argue will improve election integrity and empower vo…
Coalition sues education agency for ‘interfering’ with charter school openings
The Montana Quality Education Coalition filed a lawsuit Thursday against state Superintendent Elsie Arntzen and the Office of Public Instruction related to an ongoing dispute over the agency’s implementation of a n…
Montana Supreme Court declares 2021 voting laws unconstitutional
In a highly anticipated ruling Wednesday, the Montana Supreme Court affirmed a lower court’s finding that four laws passed by the 2021 Legislature violate the …
DOJ imposes $9.9M penalty for Montana man who targeted communities with robocalls
A federal court in Montana last week imposed a nearly $10 million penalty against a Libby man who sent thousands of harassing and malicious spoofed robocalls that targeted people and communities in several states s…
Flathead Lake level dispute boils in letters to federal hydroelectric regulators
A federal agency that oversees hydroelectric dams has been roped, again, into an ongoing dispute about water levels in Flathead Lake. The Federal Energy Regula…
Knudsen rewrites abortion initiative ballot statement
The group behind a proposed constitutional amendment to enshrine abortion access in the Montana Constitution filed an emergency petition with the state Supreme…
Wood industry closures mean ripple effects for workers, tax base, forest management
The pending closures of Missoula County’s two largest wood products employers, announced separately this month, will have effects beyond the local economy, limiting options for landowners and other mills throughout…
Analysis shows how much road funding counties could get if SB 442 veto overridden
With the question of whether to override Gov. Greg Gianforte’s veto of Senate Bill 442 now in the hands of lawmakers, a report published this week by a Legisla…
Oath Keepers' son emerges from traumatic childhood to tell his own story in a long shot election bid
KALISPELL — The eldest son of one of America's most infamous seditionists is building a new life since breaking free from his father's control — juggling work,…
Gianforte out-raises Democratic challenger Busse
Incumbent Republican Gov. Greg Gianforte out-raised Democratic challenger Ryan Busse by about $350,000 in Montana’s gubernatorial race so far, filings show.