Crystal Lake in the Big Snowy Mountains in central Montana (Credit: Forest Service Northern Region/CC BY 2.0) More than 100,000 acres of public lands surrounding the Big Snowy Mountains are largely inaccessible but Montana is considering purchasing a 5,600-acre ranch to open up access to the area. The elk population there is 900% above the...
CI-121 Likely To Miss November Ballot Deadline
Monday, with just 10 days before the signature gathering deadline, the Secretary of State’s Office counted just 1,739 of over 60,000 needed for Constitutional Initiative 121 to get on the ballot. CI-121 would cap the rate of residential tax increases to two percent annually which Missoula City Councilman Mike Nugent argued on Voices of Montana...
FWP Reminds Yellowstone National Visitors To Keep Distance From Wildlife
Bison walking along the road at sunrise (Credit: National Park Service / Jacob W. Frank) Each year many people are injured by animals in Yellowstone National Park and some even lose their lives occasionally and sometimes it’s no fault of the animals. Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks Communication and Education Program Manager Bob Gibson has ...
Biotech Company To Build Manufacturing Center In Hamilton
At the recent Montana “On the Rise Economic Summit” in Bozeman, Tonix Pharmaceuticals Co-Founder Chairman and CEO Seth Lederman said the company will build a new manufacturing facility in Hamilton. He explained to Northern News Network’s Eric Young why the Chatham, New Jersey based biotech company decided to move into Montana.
Gov. Gianforte Talks Potential Medicaid Changes
Governor Greg Gianforte answers questions from students at Sunnyside School in Havre (credit: Josh Margolis) Mike Randal recently took over as Montana’s Medicaid Director whose past work includes privatizing the management of Medicaid in Kansas and Iowa. Recently, Governor Greg Gianforte told New Media Broadcasters the Department of Public ...
Sen. Daines Voices Concerns Over Potential Protections For Montana Rivers
Tuesday, the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee held a hearing on several bills including the “Montana Headwaters Legacy Act” which would protect 377 miles of rivers in the Custer-Gallatin and Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forests by designating them as wild scenic or recreational. Committee member Steve Daines voiced concern...
Tester Calls on Senate to Pass Toxic Exposure Legislation
Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee Chairman Jon Tester is urging his colleagues to pass the PACT Act of 2022 which would provide healthcare benefits to toxic-exposed veterans. The bill cleared the Senate’s first procedural vote 86 to 12 with a final vote expected soon. Tester says they have an opportunity to make history that’s too close ...
Grizzly Bear Euthanized In North Fork Area
Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks bear management specialists euthanized a grizzly bear that frequented near homes by the Flathead River. Northern News Network’s Eric Young reports.
Montana Increases Voter Security For Primary Election
County election administrators in Montana have increased security for today’s primary election. Some counties are increasing their law enforcement presence at voting and counting sites. At least one has added cameras at a ballot drop-off site. Even though there has been no evidence of widespread voter fraud in Montana groups have raised ...
Sen. Tester Talks Potential Gun Reform Legislation
Thursday, the U.S. House Judiciary Committee will hold an emergency meeting to mark up a package of gun-control gills following the recent mass shootings in Uvalde, Texas and Buffalo, New York along with rising gun violence nationally. Senator Jon Tester recently spoke with Newsy about how he thinks the nation should proceed.