Montana
Monday, May 12, 2025
Public land sales voted down in MT Statehouse, added to federal budget bill
Correction: An earlier version of this story attributed a quote to Rep. Zinke which was made by Alex Blackmer. (5:05 p.m MST., May 12, 2025) Montana …
Friday, May 9, 2025
Report: Moms spend 167% more time parenting than dads
Sunday is Mother's Day, and what moms may need most is a day off. Research shows that inequities persist in the amount of time moms and dads spend …
House Committee takes up 'drill, baby, drill' budget today
Today, the Republican budget package on the nation's energy policy gets a closer look from the House Natural Resources Committee in Congress…
Montana-based Native advocacy group opens D.C. office
On the heels of a busy Montana legislative session, the advocacy group Western Native Voice is setting its sights higher and opening a Washington…
Neighborhood action is more effective for wildfire prep, experts say
Montana's wildfire risk is 74% higher than other states, so experts are encouraging Montanans to think ahead Saturday on Wildfire Community …
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 …
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 …