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Montana Governor Greg Gianforte checks off income tax cuts and increased teacher spending legislative priorities on Montanan's To-Do List

Gianforte Touts Legislative Wins as Freedom Caucus Blasts Property Tax Bill

As Gianforte touts legislative progress, conservatives raise alarms over property tax reform.

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Missoula Schools Signal Return to COVID-Style Crackdowns—This Time Over Measles

District Warns of Quarantine for Unvaccinated Kids as Local Health Officials Stoke Hysteria

Missoula County Elections Center

Missoula County Mails Out 75,000 Ballots for School and Special District Elections

Residents encouraged to plan early ballot returns for May 6th mail-only election

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Montana Law Enforcement Academy Celebrates Largest Graduating Class

75 new officers prepare to join law enforcement agencies across the state

Missoula County Allocates $20,800 in Impact Grants to Support Rural Community Projects

Grants cover various community-driven projects in areas such as Bonner and Frenchtown.

Missoula Public Library

Missoula Public Library Introduces New Telehealth Pod

A collaborative initiative aims to make pediatric healthcare more accessible in Montana.

Darby’s Double K Ranch Highlighted on Close Up Radio

Dillon Kouf shares insights on sustainable ranching and direct-to-consumer sales.

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Montana Launches Pioneering Free Digital Mental Health Tool for Youth

The initiative, known as Project YES, aims to address the high adolescent suicide rates in Montana.

Stockman Bank Donates $250,000 to Shodair Children’s Hospital’s Hope Campaign

The significant donation underscores Stockman Bank’s commitment to supporting pediatric mental health and genetic care services in Montana.

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Montana Land Board Approves New Logging Project in Lincoln County

The unanimous decision supports forest rejuvenation and school funding

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Montana Leads the Nation with Groundbreaking Right to Compute Act

Governor Greg Gianforte signs pioneering legislation to protect computational rights.

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Business

Darby’s Double K Ranch Highlighted on Close Up Radio

Dillon Kouf shares insights on sustainable ranching and direct-to-consumer sales.

Stockman Bank Donates $250,000 to Shodair Children’s Hospital’s Hope Campaign

The significant donation underscores Stockman Bank’s commitment to supporting pediatric mental health and genetic care services in Montana.

a tractor is loaded with logs in a forest

Montana Land Board Approves New Logging Project in Lincoln County

The unanimous decision supports forest rejuvenation and school funding

Close-up of a Help Wanted sign taped to a glass window in a storefront.

Montana Maintains Low Unemployment with Rate Holding Below 3% for Six Months

Montana’s economy showcases robust growth, significantly outperforming the national average unemployment rate.

Gov. Gianforte cutting the ribbon on Montana’s newest Amazon facility in Belgrade

Montana Inaugurates Amazon’s New Facility in Belgrade

The new Amazon delivery station is expected to boost local economy with jobs and significant investment.

Joel Silverman

Montana Attorney Named Finalist for National Entrepreneurial Award

The CEO of Silverman Law Office recognized for innovation and leadership in legal practice

Culture

Montana Secretary of State Christi Jacobsen and award-winning educator Bob Tipton

Montana Honors Retired Teacher Bob Tipton for His Distinguished Career

Bob Tipton celebrated for his 43-year career and impact on Helena’s education community

Granite Peak and Shilo Preserve

Granite Peak Apartments Ushers in New Era of Premier Living in Billings

Fortified Property Solutions takes over management, promising localized, superior service

Missoula County Courthouse 50501 Protest

5150 in the 406: Missoula’s Mental Health Crisis Meets Nationwide Protest Hysteria

Waving signs, shouting slogans, and wearing costumes, Missoula’s activists staged a group exorcism of Trump Derangement Syndrome—a glimpse into the fractured state of the post-2024 Left.

Judge Vannatta opens the door—to men in dresses.

One Gay Judge Just Told Montana Women Their Privacy Is Bigotry

Judicial activism meets gender theology in Montana, where privacy is heresy and delusion is law.

Jeannette Rankin

Montana Honors Jeannette Rankin with a Dedicated Day

April 2nd declared as “Jeannette Rankin Day” in Montana, celebrating the first woman elected to U.S. Congress

Project Community Connect 2024. March 28, 2024.

Project Community Connect Returning to Missoula Public Library April 11

Annual event serves as non-profit networking event that also offers free services and support

Government

Montana Law Enforcement Academy Celebrates Largest Graduating Class

75 new officers prepare to join law enforcement agencies across the state

Missoula County Allocates $20,800 in Impact Grants to Support Rural Community Projects

Grants cover various community-driven projects in areas such as Bonner and Frenchtown.

Missoula Public Library

Missoula Public Library Introduces New Telehealth Pod

A collaborative initiative aims to make pediatric healthcare more accessible in Montana.

tilt-shift photography of person in brown jacket

Montana Launches Pioneering Free Digital Mental Health Tool for Youth

The initiative, known as Project YES, aims to address the high adolescent suicide rates in Montana.

white table with black chairs

Missoula Schools Signal Return to COVID-Style Crackdowns—This Time Over Measles

District Warns of Quarantine for Unvaccinated Kids as Local Health Officials Stoke Hysteria

a tractor is loaded with logs in a forest

Montana Land Board Approves New Logging Project in Lincoln County

The unanimous decision supports forest rejuvenation and school funding

Politics

Montana Governor Greg Gianforte checks off income tax cuts and increased teacher spending legislative priorities on Montanan's To-Do List

Gianforte Touts Legislative Wins as Freedom Caucus Blasts Property Tax Bill

As Gianforte touts legislative progress, conservatives raise alarms over property tax reform.

Laptop screen displaying the introductory page of ChatGPT on OpenAI's website.

Montana Leads the Nation with Groundbreaking Right to Compute Act

Governor Greg Gianforte signs pioneering legislation to protect computational rights.

Missoula protestor sign asks for deported MS13 illegal alien Kilmar Abrego Garcia to be returned

Anti-Trump Missoula Protest Sequel Fizzles

Aging progressives returned to the Missoula Courthouse for a second round of chants, signs, and simmering hysteria—but this time, the crowd barely cracked 200.

Monatana's Whine Producers

Montana’s Whine Producers

From protests to politics: Montana is producing a lot of intoxicating whines

The US Department of Education building in Washington, DC

Montana Backs Trump in Legal Showdown Over Education Bureaucracy

Trump’s Cuts Target DC Bureaucracy; 21-State Brief Calls It a Win for Women and Local Control

A prescribed burn "burnout" operation from the Big Windy Complex Wildlands Fire

Montana’s Sheehy Joins Western Lawmakers in Push for Major Forest Management Overhaul

Bipartisan bill follows Trump-backed emergency order as wildfire threats and forest health concerns escalate across the West

National

Plastic bags with cocaine are in a cardboard package box

Montana Joins Coalition Urging Closure of Drug Trafficking Loophole

The coalition of attorneys general seeks to amend CBP’s Entry Type 86 program to tighten U.S. border security against illegal drug imports.

Parental rights

Governor Gianforte Appeals to U.S. Supreme Court to Uphold Parental Rights in Montana

Governor files amicus brief urging reversal of Montana Supreme Court’s decision on abortion consent law.

Montana Governor Greg Gianforte and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis

Governors Gianforte and DeSantis Call for Balanced Budget Amendment to the U.S. Constitution

Stressing fiscal responsibility, the governors push for a constitutional amendment to curb federal spending

ICE officials arrest Tren de Aragua gang members

Montana AG Joins Multistate Brief Supporting Immediate Deportation of Tren de Aragua Members

Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen joins a 26-state coalition urging the U.S. Court of Appeals to lift a restraining order preventing the immediate deportation of Tren de Aragua gang members.

Justifying a False Narrative with a Bad Picture

No, Ukraine is not the dam holding back Russia from trying to consume the rest of Europe

Montana's Stillwater Mine laid off 700 workers late last year

Montana Senators Push to Ban Russian Mineral Imports—But Is It About Jobs or Sanctions?

Proposal to ban Russian minerals could benefit Montana mining, but leaves broader American First concerns unaddressed

Elections

Missoula County Elections Center

Missoula County Mails Out 75,000 Ballots for School and Special District Elections

Residents encouraged to plan early ballot returns for May 6th mail-only election

East Missoula Rural Fire Department Engine 521

East Missoula Fire District’s Levy Proposal Clarified Amid Initial Confusion

Community to vote on a proposed $300,000 levy for the East Missoula Rural Fire District in the upcoming Special District Election.

Silhouette of a hand placing a vote into a ballot box, symbolizing democracy.

Montana Seeks Federal Help to Clean Voter Rolls and Verify Eligibility

With support from the Trump administration, Montana plans deeper checks on voter eligibility

Judge Dan Wilson

Flathead Judge Dan Wilson Enters Montana Supreme Court Race

Conservative jurist seeks to succeed retiring Justice Beth Baker

Nathan White

How Choteau Officials Used Lawfare to Crush Political Opponent Nathan White

The mayor, city bureaucrats, and Teton County deputies joined forces to dismantle a local reformer’s campaign—and exile him from public life.

Health

Missoula Public Library

Missoula Public Library Introduces New Telehealth Pod

A collaborative initiative aims to make pediatric healthcare more accessible in Montana.

tilt-shift photography of person in brown jacket

Montana Launches Pioneering Free Digital Mental Health Tool for Youth

The initiative, known as Project YES, aims to address the high adolescent suicide rates in Montana.

Stockman Bank Donates $250,000 to Shodair Children’s Hospital’s Hope Campaign

The significant donation underscores Stockman Bank’s commitment to supporting pediatric mental health and genetic care services in Montana.

white table with black chairs

Missoula Schools Signal Return to COVID-Style Crackdowns—This Time Over Measles

District Warns of Quarantine for Unvaccinated Kids as Local Health Officials Stoke Hysteria

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Montana Bill Raises Alarm Over Human Experimentation Standards

Critics say SB 535 lacks basic patient safeguards, opens door to biotech human trials with minimal oversight

Parental Rights Advocates Warn New Amendment to HB 377 Could Encourage “Medical Kidnapping”

Group says HB 377 now requires CPS reports before parents can be denied medical access — raising fears of medical overreach.