Montana
Tuesday, April 29, 2025
Indoor cigar smoking bill, unpopular with voters, fails in Montana House
A bill to legalize cigar smoking in designated Montana barrooms has failed a third reading in the state House. Similar legislation is introduced most …
Monday, April 28, 2025
Montana bill could cover PTSD treatment for first responders
A bill headed to the Montana governor's desk would qualify post-traumatic stress disorder under workers' compensation for the state's first responders…
Feds unveil 'emergency permitting' for energy projects in MT, U.S.
This week, the Trump administration announced what it terms "emergency permitting" for energy projects, streamlining a sometimes yearslong process …
Montana DEQ denies Big Hole River decision, cites law opposed by EPA
Montana officials have denied a petition asking the state to designate the Big Hole River as "impaired" by pollution. Two conservation groups …
Federal funding cuts could hit Montana harder than other states, says report
A new report showed Montana receives a larger share of federal funding than the national average and the effects of continued cuts could be "dramatic.…
Passenger rail funding bill narrowly fails Montana Senate vote
Communities in southern and eastern Montana were connected to passenger rail lines running from Chicago to Seattle until 1979. An effort to fund the …
Push to make Montana judicial elections partisan fails
A handful of Montana bills pushing for partisan judicial elections as part of a broader movement in the state were defeated this month. Montana law …
District court to determine future of MT fair-housing grants
Since February, 66 fair-housing groups across the country have been in limbo while their federal grants were cut, temporarily restored, then tied in …
Mining claim map shows encroachment on national parks, monuments
The number of mining claims on U.S. public lands is growing. A 27% increase since 2019 has brought the total to nearly a half-million. A new study …
Montana map of news shows rural regions lose
By Ilana Newman for The Daily Yonder.Broadcast version by Kathleen Shannon for Big Sky Connection for the Public News Service/Daily Yonder Collaborati…
Groups race to archive federal environmental data before it disappears
As U.S. government website purging continues, the Open Environmental Data Project is one of several groups working to preserve public access to …
Montana workers oppose bill to change compensation laws
CORRECTION: Niki Zupanic is a lobbyist for the Montana Trial Lawyers Association. Her title in an earlier version of the story was incorrect…