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The latest news and information on the coronavirus pandemic in Montana, including updated case count maps and original in-depth reporting.
Gianforte sets wildfire priorities for ‘above-normal’ season
Gov. Greg Gianforte said he wants to double the number of treated acres on Montana’s forests and pressured the National Park Service to extinguish all wildfires on park service lands.
OPI asks feds to approve COVID relief spending
Lawmakers allocated $382 million in COVID relief funds for education. A new spending plan from OPI offers more details, and local control.
Hecla forging ahead with northwest Montana mines
Officials with an Idaho-based mining company developing two large copper and silver mines in Northwest Montana said they are undeterred by a recent ruling that could let the state label its CEO a “bad actor” because of a failed mine clean-up more than two decades ago in a different part of the state.
PSC rebuked after audit suggests waste of state resources
The Public Service Commission has pledged to address culture and leadership issues after a scathing legislative audit.
Medical school clash revives for-profit vs. nonprofit flap
Two universities are eyeing the chance to be the first to build a medical school in one of the few states without one. The jockeying of the two schools — one a nonprofit, the other for-profit — to open campuses in Montana highlights the rapid spread of for-profit medical learning centers despite their once-blemished reputation.
Think tank policy and the 67th Montana Legislature
A raft of Montana bills this session mirrored model policies pushed by national third-party organizations with clear-cut political agendas.
Out of house and home
As home prices soar and more people move in, Flathead Valley residents find themselves stymied by a dwindling supply of rental properties.
MTFP launches Laws on Trial guide to legislative litigation
Multiple legal challenges have been filed against laws passed by the 2021 Montana Legislature. See where each case stands.
Five candidates line up for Cascade County judgeship
A judgeship in Great Falls will be the first test of Gov. Greg Gianforte’s new direct-appointment powers.
Another law generates another constitutional challenge
The complaint claims SB 319 “underwent such contortions” in the last 24 hours of the session that it should be ruled unconstitutional and void.
Kalispell hospital nurses strike
Hundreds of nurses in Kalispell walked off the job Tuesday morning after contract negotiations between members of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Healthcare 1199NW and management at Logan Health fell apart last week following 18 months of talks.
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