Montana In Fifth Year In A Row Of Drought Conditions As Montana enters its fifth consecutive year of drought conditions agricultural producers are facing the increasing challenge of sustaining their livelihoods in increasingly arid climates. The 2025 Drought Outlook from the Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation highlights t...
Montana ranks as a top state for starting a new business Montana has been recognized as one of the top states in the U.S. for starting a business achieving one of the highest scores for the total number of new businesses. Entrepreneur Media reports Montana holds an opportunity score of 9.55 the highest in the list. Nationally there have been m...
Latest wildfire forecast ‘looking grim’ for large swaths of the West Federal forecasters are warning the fire season could be very active across broad areas of the region in July and August. That includes nearly all of Montana and Idaho and significant parts of California and Nevada. Several factors behind the forecast from the National Intera...
A weeklong celebration of “freedom” may be coming to Montana schools A weeklong celebration of “freedom” may be coming to Montana schools under a law passed during the 2025 legislative session. House Bill 591 adds “Freedom Week” to a list of codified commemorative days that all last for a single day. The celebration of freedom would be the las...
Email mistake reveals secret plans to end research on Head Start and other child safety net programs Montana has 22 Head Start and Early Head Start programs across roughly 20 locations serve over 3,000 children designed to address the unique needs of the communities they serve. According to a spreadsheet mistakenly made public this week the Tr...
‘Sine die’ motions bring the Montana Legislature’s 2025 session to a close. The 69th Montana Legislature ended Wednesday after authorizing residential property tax relief and finalizing spending measures including a $16.6 billion budget bill to fund the state’s operations for the next two years. The House wrapped up its business with little fa...
Second-home tax bills advance aiming to reduce tax bills for homeowners landlords Governor Greg Gianforte’s signature property tax relief measure advanced Tuesday toward final legislative votes. Now contained in House Bill 231 and Senate Bill 542 it would scale back taxes on primary residences and long-term rentals and avoid cuts to local gove...
‘Montana’s photo voter ID bill heads to Governor’s desk’ Photo voter identification is headed to the Governor’s desk. Senate Bill 276 enacts photo ID voting in Montana and elevates several forms of identification providing Montana voters with a wide variety of photo ID options when voting. The bill also elevates tribal ...
Work Continues On Bitterroot Mine U.S. Critical Minerals made headlines three years ago when it claimed the old tracts on Upper Sheep Creek on the West Fork of the Bitterroot had what it called the highest grade rare earth deposit in the United States. Now the Forest Service just announced the company will be continuing exploration this year a...
Idaho Montana Wyoming AGs join push for Second Amendment task force Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen and attorneys general from Wyoming and Idaho are joining forces to support the creation of a Second Amendment task force led by West Virginia Attorney General J.B. McClusky. Earlier this month U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi highlighted ...
