HELENA—The Montana Department of Justice’s Office of Consumer Protection is alerting residents about a surge in fraudulent text messages targeting drivers across the state. Scammers are impersonating ...

Montana’s business boom continues with another milestone month, as Secretary of State Christi Jacobsen announced that more than 6,500 new businesses registered with her office in May 2025, according ...

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Tim Sheehy’s bipartisan Aerial Firefighting Enhancement Act is headed to President Donald Trump’s desk after passing the House of Representatives last Tuesday, marking a ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Rep. Troy Downing (MT-02) introduced legislation Tuesday aimed at rolling back Biden-era environmental regulations that threaten coal-fired power plants, including Montana’s ...

HELENA — Montana Superintendent Susie Hedalen announced several key executive appointments to the Office of Public Instruction on Tuesday, bringing experienced education leaders to the state agency’s ...

Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen is heading a 28-state coalition in support of a legal challenge to Maine’s 72-hour gun waiting period law, arguing the requirement violates Second Amendment ...

Kendall Cotton is president and CEO of the Frontier Institute, a think tank based in Helena dedicated to keeping Montanans free to build, create, and innovate.

The public is getting mixed signals about SB 542 and HB 231’s sweeping property tax changes. Some state lawmakers are hailing the tax package as “meaningful and permanent tax relief” while national ...

The Department of Interior announced federal approval of the mining plan modification for the Bull Mountains coal mine on last Friday, prompting immediate statements of support from Montana’s ...

GREAT FALLS — A Box Elder man pleaded guilty today to sexual abuse charges stemming from a relationship with an underage girl on the Rocky Boy’s Indian Reservation, according to U.S. Attorney Kurt ...

MISSOULA, MT — Missoula County is beginning its Fiscal Year 2026 budget process, and officials are seeking public input on how your tax dollars should be spent over the next year. The budget will ...

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