Montana Judge Temporarily Blocks House Bill 121, Restricting Transgender Access to Public Facilities Today Montana District Judge Shane Vannatta has temporarily blocked House Bill 121, which restricts transgender individuals’ access to public bathrooms, locker rooms, and sleeping areas that don’t match their sex at birth. Governor Greg G...
Yellowstone’s Distinct Bison Herds Have Merged Into A Single Entity After Decades Of Wandering the Park For the first time in over a hundred years Yellowstone’s bison herds have merged into a single genetically unified population. Tissue samples analyzed from 282 animals found significant genetic overlap confirming that the two herds have inte...
USDA cancels fresh food program at Montana food banks and nationwide The U.S. Department of Agriculture has permanently cut Commodity Credit Corporation funding which paid for fresh food for the Montana Food Bank Network and food banks across the country. Around 330,000 pounds of chicken eggs fruit milk and other foods were canceled which woul...
Mountain West region top lists for residential construction employment According to an analysis from the National Association of Home Builders construction industry employment reached a record high 11.4 million people in 2023 and an estimated 4.7 million of those workers were in residential construction. Three states in the Mountain Division w...
Governor Gianforte Safeguards Protections for Montana Women and Girls Governor Greg Gianforte signed House Bill 121 into law, preserving the legal definition of women as distinct from men and safeguarding single-sex spaces like domestic violence shelters, locker rooms, correctional facilities, and sleeping quarters. He also signed House Bill 3...
Attorney General Knudsen: Fentanyl seizures decrease felony arrests drug seizures increase in 2024 Law enforcement in Montana continues to dismantle and disrupt drug trafficking organizations. Attorney General Austin Knudsen has announced authorities seized less fentanyl and made more drug-related felony arrests including Mexican drug cartel m...
Montana influenza death count at highest in past 7 flu seasons According to the latest data from the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services influenza deaths in Montana have climbed to the highest number in the past seven seasons. New data shows 48 people have died of influenza during this flu season in Montana surpassing last y...
Funds for Airports The Montana Aeronautics Board has allocated more than $3.2 million in funding for fiscal year 2026 designated for a range of airport infrastructure enhancement initiatives. A portion of the annual grants and loans is intended to match Federal Aviation Administration funding for substantial airport construction projects. Requ...
US approves expansion of Montana coal mine The Trump administration approved a plan Thursday to expand and extend the life of the Spring Creek Coal Mine in Bog Horn County by 16 years. According to the Interior Department the decision aligns with President Donald Trump’s goal to increase U.S. fossil fuel production. The Navajo Transition...
Trump Tariffs Threaten U.S. Oil Refiners President Donald Trump’s 25% tariffs on goods from Mexico and a 10% tariff on energy products from Canada have the potential to send ripples through the U.S. oil and gas market. Last October alone Montana imported $4.2 billion worth of crude oil from Canada. Montana’s four oil refineries rely heav...
