On this election day of 338 regular elections in Montana 45% are uncontested among the at least 23 office types up for election this year. Montana has the 20th highest rate of uncontested elections at 153 where the number of candidates on the ballot is less than or equal to the number of seats up for election. Montana Attorney General Austin K...
The United States Postal service reports its network in Montana is operating effectively with no known issues. It is maintaining regular contact with the Montana Secretary of State’s office and local election boards to address any issues concerning ballots for the election Tuesday that may arise. It sent out a press release saying the USPS is ...
According to the Montana Highway Patrol so far this year at least 167 people have been killed on Montana’s roads. Fatalities in the state are currently up slightly when compared to this same time last year. Nearly 44% of the fatalities this year have been attributed to travelers not properly wearing their seat belts. Ballot security is a growi...
Fire season in Montana still has not ended as thirty-five fires continue to burn across the state. The Remington Fire in late-August that blew northward from northeastern Wyoming stands out as one of the largest Montana fires of the last decade. Its burn scar covers ranchland across three Montana counties altogether accounting for roughly half...
Earlier this year the U.S. Surgeon General warned about the detrimental effects of social media on children’s mental health prompting the online education company Test Prep Insight to conduct a state-by-state survey asking 3,000 parents to weigh in on what they believe to be the minimum age for children to safely use social media. Parents in M...
Montana is a state full of hard working people and more are working past retirement age. According to LendingTree dot com Montana ranks fourth among states experiencing the most growth in this area. From 2022 to 2024 Montana has seen the percentage of older working adults rise from 18.9% to 24.2% for a growth of 28%. Montana also saw a decline...
A Fox News Digital breakdown of election finance records has found the 2024 Montana Senate race has shattered spending records with $309 spent per registered voter. Super PACs and outside groups have played a significant role in Montana advertising as Democrats pour money into a state where their ...
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs announced Thursday it housed 47,925 veterans experiencing homelessness in fiscal year 2024 the largest number of veterans experiencing homelessness the federal agency has housed since fiscal year 2019. In Montana the VA has housed nearly 250 veterans this year which is about 20 more than its goal and exp...
Mail-in ballots were sent to about 512,000 eligible voters October 11th and roughly 24 percent or about 124,000 of those have been returned so far. After years of anticipation and multiple delayed roll outs Montana’s new voter software ElectMT will be debuted statewide in federal elections this year so every vote however received will count. P...
The Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services sent its annual warning to Montanans Tuesday to prepare for the respiratory virus season as the first influenza cases and the first hospitalization of the year have been reported during the past two weeks. The state’s dashboards contain information about Covid-19 the flu RSV outbreaks ...
