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Montana 2022 US House race candidate feature
Posted in2022 Elections

Who holds the keys to Montana’s Western congressional seat?

Mara Silvers headshot white background by Mara Silvers 05.19.202205.25.2022

The nine candidates in Montana’s new Western congressional district — a jagged ‘C’ encompassing Glacier County, Kalispell, Missoula, the Bitterroot Valley, Butte and Gallatin County — are as ideologically varied as the population they seek to represent. Which candidate can unlock House District 1’s political identity?

Posted inEnvironment

Forest Service tentatively approves Crazy Mountain land swap

Amanda Eggert headshot white background by Amanda Eggert 09.27.202309.27.2023

The U.S. Forest Service announced that it has tentatively approved a land swap several years in the making involving more than 15 square miles of land located in two Montana mountain ranges.

Posted in2024 Elections

Joel Krautter and Ric Holden join ranks of Republicans interested in Montana’s eastern U.S. House seat 

Avatar photo by Arren Kimbel-Sannit 09.27.202309.27.2023

The ever-growing field of Montana Republicans interested in running for the state’s eastern U.S. House of Representatives district now includes six potential candidates.

Posted inHealth Care

Montana ban on gender-affirming care for minors temporarily blocked in court

Mara Silvers headshot white background by Mara Silvers 09.27.202309.27.2023

A state district court judge in Missoula has blocked Montana’s ban on medical care for minors with gender dysphoria from taking effect while a lawsuit over its constitutionality continues, finding that the new law appears to have “no rational relationship to protecting children.”

Campers line the streets of Bozeman near Manley Road and Glen Rotary Park. Campers here have formed a small community, similar to a handful of others in the city. Credit: Matt Standal / MTFP
Posted inLocal Government

Will Bozeman learn from Missoula’s urban camping mistakes? Or is it the other way around?

by Matt Standal 09.27.202309.27.2023

Missoula’s leaders, struggling with their own complex homelessness issues, are likely to view Bozeman’s tenuous approval of an urban camping ordinance as a green light to move forward with restricting the same activity.

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Posted inState Government

Montana Supreme Court sides with Knudsen, kills tax cap initiative

Avatar photo by Eric Dietrich 09.26.202309.26.2023

The Montana Supreme Court upheld Attorney General Austin Knudsen’s decision to block a proposed ballot initiative that could have asked Montana voters to place a hard cap on property tax collections next year.

property tax
Posted inState Government

Republican legislator sues Gianforte administration over tax bill

Avatar photo by Eric Dietrich 09.26.202309.26.2023

Sen. Brad Molnar, R-Laurel, alleges the Montana Department of Revenue has miscalculated a school funding equalization tax, meaning he and other property owners will overpay.

Posted inDemographics

How many Montanans were born in Montana?

Avatar photo by Eric Dietrich 09.26.202309.26.2023

Census data collected in 2022 indicates the state still has a majority Montana-born population — for now.

Posted inState Government

Legislative audit describes lack of trust, communication between FWP headquarters and game wardens

Amanda Eggert headshot white background by Amanda Eggert 09.26.202309.27.2023

The audit, which was completed at the request of the bipartisan Legislative Audit Committee, highlighted communication issues, waning morale and concerns about a lack of trust between the agency’s headquarters in Helena and the 90-plus wardens working throughout the state.

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