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Water is the lifeblood of Montana ranching
Water is not just a resource in Montana — it is the lifeblood of ranching. It sustains our livestock, our land and…
Small-town character of West Glacier is worth preserving
The community of West Glacier is in a battle to save its small-town soul, and the fight seems to intensify each year as Glacier National Park draws in record crowds and RV park development has lapped at the town’s …
Montanans are watching and waiting
We are halfway through Montana’s short legislative session, and Montanans are still waiting for Republican legislators and Governor Gianforte to get to work on creating the jobs and economic recovery they promised …
Legislators fullfiling conservative mandate
The Leadership of the Montana House of Representatives is proud of the early accomplishments the Legislature has achieved on behalf of the people of Montana.
Senate Republicans keeping promises made
During the first half of the 67th Montana Legislature, the Republican Majority logged important achievements, keeping the promises we made to our constituents.
Montanans deserve tax relief
With Montana having the 13th highest marginal income tax rate of all 50 states, it is clear that Montanans deserve tax relief. But when Gov. Gianforte said he wants to reduce the tax burden, opponents began making …
Bill would turn Supreme Court into a partisan political body
The three of us have known each other dating back a half century when Dorothy Bradley and Bob Brown were young legislators and Marc Racicot was emerging as a top prosecuting attorney.
HR1: The election threat
As a country, we’ve just come through easily the worst election of my lifetime and one where obvious weaknesses in our system were exposed.
Time to get new fishing license
While there is still plenty of ice fishing left, March always seems to signal big changes...
Time to resume full Amtrak service
Amtrak ridership was down some 80% during the throes of the pandemic-induced shutdown last year.
Letters to the editor March 4
Letters to the editor March 4
Montana should stand up for energy independence
You all three have been elected to represent all residents of Montana and share in responsibility to make good decisions relating to governing the future of our country.
Letters to the editor March 1
Letters to the editor March 1
Let’s learn from failed experiments in Kansas and Wisconsin
Clean air, sparkling water, and wide open spaces just aren’t good enough for Gov. Greg Gianforte, so he intends to fix that by attracting more people, more business, industries, and wealthy entrepreneurs like himse…
The legend of Paul Bunyan lives on
I was scrolling through Facebook last week when I came across a post on Glacier National Park’s page that caught my eye.
Vaccine rollout a point of unity for Montana
America paused last week to honor the 500,000 individuals who have lost their lives to COVID-19 in the last year.