Affordable housing remains a pressing issue in Montana with home prices rising significantly. The Montana Association of Realtors reports that the median home price has increased by nearly 90% over the past five years. Governor Greg Gianforte has proposed a biennium budget aimed at addressing the issue. It includes money for the Montana Housing Fund which the state legislature will

Montana is one of nine states that could end Medicaid expansion coverage if the federal government cuts funding as some allies of President-elect Donald Trump have proposed. Montana’s law rolls back expansion below 90% funding but allows it to continue if lawmakers identify additional funding. Under state law Montana lawmakers must reauthorize its Medicaid expansion in 2025 during the 69th

The biennial legislative session starts in January and legislators met Tuesday to propose changes to the rules that will dictate how they operate over the 90-day term. Joint Rules Committee members voted not to implement a proposal that would have banned transgender women from using the women’s bathroom reserved for legislators between the House and Senate chambers. The rules package

Pointing to new science suggesting the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem lacks quality lynx habitat wildlife managers are proposing an 88% cut in the area designated as “critical habitat” for the rare snowshoe hare-dependent felines. The Fish and Wildlife Service proposed its revisions to critical lynx habitat in conjunction with a final recovery plan for the species throughout its range in the

The number of influenza cases recorded in Montana continues to rise for a fourth week. The Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services recorded 29 flu cases for the week ending November 23rd up from 26 recorded the week before. COVID-19 cases were down from 330 recorded the previous week while hospitalizations from COVID  went up from 10 to