MT marijuana providers, regulators assess industry as testing laboratories fall in numbers Montana officials and marijuana providers gathered in Helena Wednesday to sort through the tenuous position of an industry with as much product as ever but only a single testing laboratory to verify it’s safely void of pesticides. The 2025 Legislature ad...
More Measles In Montana: Total Case Count Now 17 Including Two Hospitalizations The number of confirmed measles cases in Montana so far this year reached 17 Tuesday afternoon. Two in Yellowstone County were the latest preceded by two in Flathead three in Hill and 10 in Gallatin Counties. Two people have been hospitalized as a result. All are s...
WIC farmer’s market benefits begin The annual farmer’s market benefit will be available for WIC participants starting Wednesday and the Women Infants and Children benefit will continue through Friday October 31st. The farmer’s market $30 per eligible person benefit is available at any WIC-approved vendor throughout Montana. This ye...
Fewer Canadians visited northwest Montana this spring amid strained relations The number of Canadian tourists visiting the Flathead and Glacier regions this spring has declined compared to last year and that has industry leaders casting a cautious eye toward the summer. The drop-off has been felt by businesses in the region where Canadians mak...
Gianforte: Montana Prepared For Wildfire Season Governor Greg Gianforte says Montana is well-prepared for the Treasure State’s wildfire season. That’s what he said earlier this week while recognizing May as Wildfire Preparedness Month saying that increased funding and innovative technology is helping the state stay ready. The Department of Nat...
States Where People Spend the Most & Least on Health Care With out-of-pocket health care expenditures rising sharply in recent years today WalletHub released its report on the States Where People Spend the Most and Least on Health Care and ranked Montana 24th in the nation. The personal-finance website analyzed prices of five key health ca...
Tuition Increases Coming for Residents and Non-residents at Montana Campuses In-state tuition at the University of Montana and Montana State University will increase $432 per year over the next two academic years. Yearly tuition averages are approaching $5,000 for residents and currently sit around $20,000 for non-residents. The increase is b...
EPA repealing greenhouse gas limits on Montana power plant The Environmental Protection Agency is considering a proposal to repeal greenhouse gas emissions standards for fossil fuel-fired power plants. It follows a recent decision by President Donald Trump granting Colstrip two years of relief from a previous rule targeting plants with high to...
Lawmakers approve $250 million for women’s prison Governor Greg Gianforte has signed a bill that allocates $250 million for a new women’s prison facility and to study other potential changes to the prison system. This comes alongside a separate $150 million investment for the State Prison in Deer Lodge. The Montana Department of Correcti...
Report: Montana sees record 13.7M tourists in ’24, but spending declines Montana saw a spike in the number of tourists and other visitors in 2024 besting the old record by almost a million people. Nonresident visitation increased by 9% in 2024 compared to 2023 for a total of 13.79 million travelers overall. The total nonresident visitor ...
