Posting losses in Kalispell's 2025 municipal elections wasn't just humiliating for Flathead County Republicans — it was dumbfounding. This month they did something about it.
A Missoula jury Thursday found Ravalli County did not violate the rights of impoverished people in its pretrial supervision program.
The lawsuit argued that the program requires pretrial arrestees who are not convicted to pay “exorbitant” fees to get out of jail and stay out.
Regardless of political party, an overwhelming majority of Montana voters, 85%, expressed strong feelings one way or the other about the issue.
Nearly 60% of respondents to the MTFP-Eagleton poll agreed with the statement that corner-crossing “should be legal,” as compared to 7% who said it “should be illegal.”
Montana U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme is the only remaining Republican on the ballot. Tester lambasted exclusionary timing.
An MTFP-Eagleton Poll found that 59% of survey respondents supported mandatory work and community engagement hours for Medicaid recipients.
A federal appeals court on Tuesday sided with railroad giant BNSF Railway in a case filed by the estates of two Libby asbestos victims who died from cancer after living near the company’s contaminated rail yard decades ago.
Some Montana cities use special tax districts to fund buses and a dedicated system for people with disabilities. Helena officials are unsure if voters would get on board with such a measure.
In an interview with Montana Public Radio, St. Peter’s Health CEO Wade Johnson said his staff has changed protocols for how it addresses sexual abuse reports.
Massive data centers could more than double Montana’s electricity needs. Here’s what we know about how three are expected to impact local water supplies.
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Protesting businesses are concentrated in Missoula, Helena, Livingston and Bozeman, according to social media posts reviewed by Montana Free Press, with fewer participants in Billings, Great Falls, Kalispell and smaller Montana communities.
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"Dreamcast", a haiku
Each day he rises.
Asks me, "Is it still launch day?"
"Yes," I lie. "Always."
The domestic violence shelter in Missoula is one of many statewide that have seen more people staying longer as Montana’s housing market boomed following the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Interior Department announced on Nov. 25, that international visitors to 11 of the National Park System’s most-visited parks, including Yellowstone and Glacier, will face an additional $100 charge effective Jan. 1, 2026.
Fort Peck Community College on Tuesday announced it received an $11 million donation from the MacKenzie Scott Foundation — the largest gift in the tribal college’s history.
Revenue department data indicates many homeowners are seeing lower taxes this year. More shifts will come with next year’s second-home tax.
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The proposed details come as the department works to implement the second-home tax in the second phase of major property tax legislation passed by lawmakers and Gov. Greg Gianforte earlier this year.
The federal shutdown and ongoing lawsuits have scrambled plans for food aid in November.
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As the federal government shutdown and ongoing litigation put the nation’s main federal food support program in limbo, local governments, groups and individuals across Montana are hustling to prevent hunger from gripping thousands of households in November.
The most expensive race on a Montana ballot this fall isn’t about candidates; it’s about water and rent.
Missoula leaders praise its TIF program for helping to revitalize the city; others maintain taxpayers are paying more than their fair share.
As the federal shutdown drags on, the Fort Belknap Head Start program is scrambling to secure the funding necessary to keep its doors open.
The Montana Public Service Commission voted 3-2 to demote Brad Molnar, who had been the commission’s president. He’ll continue to serve as commissioner. He and his four colleagues vote on a replacement Tuesday, Oct. 28.
More than 77,000 Montanans — and potentially 41 million Americans — could lose access to a food assistance program beginning in November if the federal government shutdown continues.
Interior Secretary Doug Burgum wants to cancel a public land management rule that sought to put conservation on equal footing with industry.
