Residents in Montana Communities Holding Local Elections Today Can Register Until 8 Tonight There’s still time to register and vote if you haven’t yet filled out a ballot in today’s local elections being held across many parts of Montana. Voting is open to U.S. citizens aged 18 and older who have been Montana residents for at least 30 days as ...
Secretary Christi Jacobsen Announces New Business Milestones in October More than 6,000 new businesses were registered in Montana during October. By mid-year, over 51,000 new businesses had already been established, and the state is now on pace to surpass the record of nearly 64,000 new business filings set in 2024. Trump Administration Moves...
Sharp Drop in Canadian Travel to the U.S. Raises Alarms Across Border States A sharp decline in Canadian travel to the United States is reshaping the North American tourism landscape in late 2025, and local economies in tourism-reliant U.S. states are beginning to feel the strain. According to a tourism analyst with the Canadian Tourism Commis...
Digital ID use expands in Montana, but physical ID still recommended Montana has approved the use of digital IDs, allowing residents to add their state ID to their mobile devices. The digital IDs are being accepted at participating airport TSA checkpoints, and county offices can now accept them for tasks requiring identification. While the tec...
With SNAP Cuts Looming, Gianforte Says Montana Won’t Pay to Maintain Food Assistance Benefits Governor Greg Gianforte announced that he will not authorize state dollars to cover the cost of the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), which will run out of funds starting Saturday. The lapse will leave many Montanans without th...
Attorney General Rejects ‘Anti-Dark Money’ Ballot Initiative, Saying It Has Too Many Parts Attorney General Austin Knudsen on Friday rejected a proposed ballot initiative aimed at ending corporate money in Montana political campaigns, saying it is legally insufficient. The initiative’s primary advocate, former State Commissioner of Political P...
Montana’s legal marijuana market brought in nearly $87 million during the third quarter of 2025 Retailers recorded $30.05 million in marijuana sales this past August — the first time monthly sales have topped $30 million since legalization began in 2022 — and closed September with $27.83 million. Those figures bring the year-to-date total to $...
Hundreds of Ballots Rejected Following New Law Requiring Voters to Write Birth Year on Ballot Envelopes A new Montana law requiring voters to include their birth year on ballot envelopes has led some county election officials to reject a number of ballots during this year’s local elections. The change stems from House Bill 719, passed by the 2...
Food assistance on the chopping block for Montanans next month if shutdown persists Nearly 78,000 Montana residents who rely on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) to buy groceries may soon be forced to go without. The state health department has been directed by the federal government to withhold SNAP benefits starting in Nov...
NorthWestern Plans ‘Large Load’ Tariff for Montana Data Centers According to filings with the Montana Public Service Commission, NorthWestern Energy plans to propose a “large load” tariff that would establish rules for interconnecting data centers in Montana. The regulated utility intends to serve at least three data centers that could collect...
