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Montana State News

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Updated 2 hours, 50 minutes ago

Trump administration freezes funds for wildfire mitigation projects

President Donald Trump's administration is holding up money for wildfire mitigation projects funded through legisl…

Updated 4 weeks ago
Voters backed abortion rights but state judges have final say

In November, Montana voters safeguarded the right to abortion in the state’s constitution. They also elected a new chief justice to the Montana Supreme Court w…

Updated 1 month ago
State of the State is ‘strong,’ but Gianforte says work is ‘far from over’

Montana is a shining example for what the country can achieve, Gov. Greg Gianforte said Monday night in his biennial State of the State address.

Updated 1 month ago
Conservation groups ready to defend marijuana tax revenue

In the four years since the Montana Legislature created the framework to legalize recreational marijuana, tax revenue has funneled tens of millions of dollars …

Updated 1 month ago
Regier struggles to unite Republicans in state Senate

Senate President Matt Regier, R-Kalispell, said Thursday night that he has “big concerns” about the remaining 86 days of the 69th Legislature after his fractured Republican majority failed to coalesce around leader…

Updated 1 month ago
U.S. will keep protecting more than 2,000 Rocky Mountain grizzly bears

The Biden administration will continue protecting about 2,000 grizzly bears in four Rocky Mountain states despite objections from Republican-led states, U.S. w…

Updated 1 month ago
New rules lead to ‘a little bit of chaos’ in Montana Senate

A change in Senate rules on the first day of the Montana Legislature led to “messed up” planning and stalled some bills.

Updated 1 month ago
Biden administration withdraws old-growth forest plan after getting pushback from industry and GOP

The Biden administration on Tuesday abruptly dropped its nascent plan to protect old-growth forests after getting pushback from Republicans and the timber indu…

Updated 1 month, 1 week ago
Republican-majority Legislature arrives in Helena, gavels in new session

Montana’s majority-Republican Legislature stamped out a mandate Monday for restraining the courts and cutting taxes as the first day of the 2025 session gavele…

Updated 1 month, 1 week ago
Republican leaders outline plan for judicial reform in Montana

Montana Senate President Matt Regier, R-Kalispell, doesn’t believe the tension between the courts and the state legislature should be characterized as a war be…

Updated 1 month, 1 week ago
Montana Supreme Court orders judge to review Gianforte’s bill-tracking documents

The Montana Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that Gov. Greg Gianforte may have legitimate legal reasons to withhold documents that could shed light about which l…

Updated 1 month, 1 week ago
UM scientists help Montana understand its future with grizzly bears

In early 2025, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will decide whether to delist some populations of grizzly bears in the U.S. Northern Rockies. As Montanans co…

Updated 1 month, 2 weeks ago
MSU marching band raising funds to attend national championship game

Montana State University has launched a fundraising campaign to offset costs for the Spirit of the West Marching Band to accompany the Bobcats as they play for…

Updated 1 month, 2 weeks ago
Becoming a resident of South Dakota is easy. Some say too easy

All you have to do to become a South Dakota resident is spend one night.

Updated 1 month, 2 weeks ago
Daines retains leadership role on energy committee

Montana’s soon-to-be senior U.S. Sen. Steve Daines will keep a key leadership position in the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee in the upcoming Con…

Updated 1 month, 3 weeks ago
Bill to clean up abandoned mines signed into law

In 1999, U.S. Sen. Max Baucus of Montana took to the floor of the Senate to introduce a bill intended to help clean up abandoned and inactive hardrock mines ac…