A Fox News Digital breakdown of election finance records has found the 2024 Montana Senate race has shattered spending records with $309 spent per registered voter. Super PACs and outside groups have played a significant role in Montana advertising as Democrats pour money into a state where their ...
Montana Veterans Administration housing more homeless this year
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs announced Thursday it housed 47,925 veterans experiencing homelessness in fiscal year 2024 the largest number of veterans experiencing homelessness the federal agency has housed since fiscal year 2019. In Montana the VA has housed nearly 250 veterans this year which is about 20 more than its goal and exp...
Record Number of Voting In Montana Expected For This Election
Mail-in ballots were sent to about 512,000 eligible voters October 11th and roughly 24 percent or about 124,000 of those have been returned so far. After years of anticipation and multiple delayed roll outs Montana’s new voter software ElectMT will be debuted statewide in federal elections this year so every vote however received will count. P...
State Health Department Warning People About RSV and FLU Season
The Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services sent its annual warning to Montanans Tuesday to prepare for the respiratory virus season as the first influenza cases and the first hospitalization of the year have been reported during the past two weeks. The state’s dashboards contain information about Covid-19 the flu RSV outbreaks ...
Absentee Ballot Returns May Set Montana Record Number
With Election Day just a little over two weeks away over 17.67% of absentee voters in Montana have sent their ballots back with several counties in south central Montana in the lead. About 25.03% of all absentee ballots have already been submitted in Yellowstone Yellowstone County and returned absentee ballots in Stillwater Sweet Grass and Go...
Environmental Protection Agency To Send $25 Million for Pipes
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently announced Montana will receive nearly $25 million to replace lead pipes in water systems within 10 years. A new rule from the Biden-Harris administration will require more rigorous testing of drinking water and a lower threshold for communities to act on lead in drinking water. There is no safe...
Montana Military Retirees And Veterans To Receive 2.5% COLA
Military retirees and disabled veterans in Montana will receive 2.5% increases to their monthly paychecks for 2025 along with others across the nation thanks to the annual Cost of Living Adjustment tied to inflation. The Social Security Administration announced its COLA increase Thursday and most government disability and retirement payments a...
Tribal Ag Businesses Being Promoted By State Commerce Department
The Montana Department of Commerce announced today the launch of a new grant program designed to support rural and tribal agricultural businesses and promote economic diversification across the state. The funding is through Commerce’s Agritourism Grants Program. Student loan payments have been a major issue across the nation but comparatively,...
Montana Ranks 18th In The Nation For Gasoline Prices
Montana gas prices have now dropped 10 weeks in a row and today average $3.21 a gallon. According to GasBuddy prices in Montana are 18.1 cents per gallon lower than a month ago and 78.7 cents per gallon lower than a year ago. Montana is currently ranked 18th in the U.S. when it comes to the average price of gas three spots lower than last wee...
U.S. Supreme Court Lack of Action Could Mean Colstrip Closure
The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to block an emissions rule that requires Colstrip upgrades. The federal regulation has major implications for the continued operation of Montana’s largest coal-fired power plant requiring hundreds of millions of dollars to meet a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 2028 compliance deadline. Montana Attorney...