Planned Parenthood of Montana announces new medication abortion policy for out-of-state patients
Montana’s Blackfeet Tribe to use dogs to sniff out disease and contaminants
Paxson Elementary’s long, hard road to bilingual education
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Tax-cap measure CI-121 and other initiatives will miss the fall ballot
Transgender Montanans and allies slam DPHHS birth certificate rule
Emails show state grappling with ‘Come Home Montana’ blowback
Bozeman hotels, airport still expecting a vibrant summer
Unlike smaller towns near the northern entrance to Yellowstone, there’s so far few indications that Bozeman will take a hit on travel and tourism as a result of devastating flooding.
Homeless encampment at Great Falls church spotlights city’s widening housing crisis
In recent months, amid increasing reports of crime in the area and a lawsuit filed by the city against the church, a homeless encampment at First United Methodist Church in downtown Great Falls has become a source of controversy. It’s also indicative of a larger homelessness problem exacerbated by a scarcity of affordable housing and…
New developments aim to ease Bozeman’s affordable housing crisis
Residents who qualify for the income-based housing are moving into their new homes near North 19th Avenue.
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Meier out as Montana health department head
Department of Public Health and Human Services director Adam Meier, who had been appointed by Gov. Greg Gianforte last year, will leave his post leading the state’s largest agency in August
Montana Supreme Court says Legislature can’t mandate campus carry
The Montana Supreme Court issued a unanimous decision Wednesday that Republican lawmakers infringed on the constitutional authority of university officials in passing a law to allow open and concealed carry on campuses.
For anti-abortion activists in Montana, next steps are unclear
After the fall of Roe v. Wade, which legalized abortions nationwide for nearly 50 years, Montana Republicans’ road to curtailing abortion rights in the state is full of obstacles.
DEQ seeks comment on electric vehicle charging station build-out plan
The Montana Department of Environmental Quality is seeking public input on a draft plan to build electric vehicle charging stations along key travel corridors in Montana. Once finalized, the plan will detail how Montana intends to spend $43 million in federal funds earmarked for direct-current electric vehicle charging infrastructure that was included in the $1.2…
Great Falls’ dispensary owners challenge city’s prohibition of marijuana sales
The city enacted the prohibition of marijuana, both medical and recreational, in 2010, and the rule has not been challenged since, including in the years that medical marijuana was legalized in Montana and Cascade County, but not within the city limits.
Forest Service says proposed Bitterroot Front Project project necessary to reduce fire danger 
Documents from the Forest Service say the Bitterroot Front Project aims to reduce fuels, improve resilience to disturbances such as insects, diseases and fire, improve wildlife habitat, and contribute to the local economy and timber industry. Critics see a cover for logging.
Large Montana rallies protest end of Roe, urge continued abortion access
Protesters advocating for abortion rights rallied in cities around Montana over the weekend in response to the overturning of Roe v. Wade, the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that had made abortion legal across the country for nearly fifty years. The court’s decision on Friday to nullify that legal precedent has sparked rage and celebrations nationwide.…
Overturn of Roe shifts Montana abortion debates to state courts
Montana’s elected officials reacted to the U.S. Supreme Court ruling Friday overturning the landmark Roe v. Wade decision, which had made abortion legal nationwide for nearly 50 years.
‘Education lost a friend.’ Longtime union leader Eric Feaver dies at 77
Former Montana Federation of Public Employees President Eric Feaver died Wednesday, leaving behind a legacy of tireless advocacy for labor and public education respected on both sides of the political aisle.
How Montanans are coping with climate anxiety
In Montana, rising temperatures, dwindling snowpacks, longer wildfire seasons and climate-related extreme weather events are finding their way into a somewhat unexpected venue: therapist offices.
Senate deal raises hopes for a reduction in gun suicides
A bipartisan U.S. Senate agreement on guns is being negotiated that focuses on mental health and how it is raising hopes and doubts in Montana and other rural Western states with high suicide rates and easy access to guns.
With an eye on the U.S. Supreme Court, Montana abortion clinics prep for out-of-state patient surge
Montana is one of a handful of non-coastal states that would maintain a constitutional right to abortion if a U.S. Supreme Court draft opinion leaked in May becomes binding this month. That would put pressure on Montana abortion providers to care for patients from across the country.
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