Montana State News
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Zinke seeks evidence of his own claims about arrival of immigrant family
Despite raising the specter that a nonprofit worked with the Biden administration to relocate immigrants in the co…
The Montana Free Press 2024 election guide for statewide and federal offices
Answers here were solicited from candidates via a written questionnaire conducted by Montana Free Press in April 2024. Responses were limited to 1,000 characte…
Legislation to restore Medal of Honor upkeep passes Senate vote
Private Fred Hunt received a Medal of Honor through the U.S. Army on Jan. 8, 1877, in Cedar Creek, Montana. The Medal of Honor is considered one of the highest…
U.S. proposes ending new federal leases in nation's biggest coal region
The Biden administration on Thursday proposed an end to new coal leasing from federal reserves in the most productive coal mining region in the U.S. as officia…
Tester backs bill to detain immigrants accused of crimes
U.S. Sen. Jon Tester backed the Laken Riley Act last week, becoming the first Senate Democrat to throw support behind the legislation, which focuses on crimes …
Flathead Library trustee compares Montana Library Association to Ku Klux Klan
Montana State Library Commissioner Carmen Cuthbertson on Friday compared the Montana Library Association to the Ku Klux Klan, claiming the organization sent an anonymous letter as part of boycotting a meeting.
Failed school levy requests put spotlight on budget shortfalls, pocketbooks, funding formulas
Montanans last week rejected half of the school levies tracked by the state’s largest union, including all five requests in Helena, even as large districts fac…
Governor's housing task force reviewing recommendations to spur home construction
Gov. Greg Gianforte’s Housing Task Force on Thursday discussed draft recommendations to encourage more supply and density of housing.
May storm improves outlook, but drought concerns persist for Montana
This week’s widespread, wet storm has brought a measure of relief to parts of Montana reeling from one of the driest winters on record, but water managers say …
Secretary of Transportation Buttigieg visits Montana, celebrates infrastructure investments
MISSOULA — Touting $5.3 billion of federal dollars coming to Montana, U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg said Monday investments in airport, road …
Montana records largest drop in childhood Medicaid coverage from pre-pandemic figures, study shows
Montana had a 27% drop in childhood Medicaid enrollment from April to December 2023, the second highest in the nation, according to a new report that evaluates…
Trial set for OPI candidate Allen, while she defends actions as ‘bold stand for parental rights’
A Republican candidate for state school superintendent faces a jury trial for obstructing a peace officer, but she continues to lead her district, and she defends the actions that led to her arrest as “a bold stand…
More kids are being homeschooled in Montana
Enrollment data released earlier this week from the Office of Public Instruction shows there’s been an increase in students seeking private or homeschooled instruction and a decrease in public school enrollment for…
Montana Supreme Court sides with state in water right dispute
The Montana Supreme Court has sided with the state’s Department of Natural Resources and Conservation in a dispute involving a 64-year-old water right that’s used to irrigate both private and public land.
Montana Disaster Services reports high turnover since ‘22 flood
Montana Disaster and Emergency Services said it has seen 60% staff turnover in the two years since the Yellowstone River flood and asked lawmakers Tuesday for …