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Micah Drew

New court venue law draws constitutional challenge from youth climate lawsuit

In a first for a new court venue law, Speaker of the Montana House Brandon Ler is trying to move a controversial youth climate lawsuit from district court in Helena to a court in Sidney — seven and a half hours away, by interstate. When the Montana Supreme Court declined to

Montana Secretary of State says feds confirmed 23 non-citizen voter records

Twenty-three voter records in Montana have been confirmed as potential instances of non-citizens registering to vote and casting ballots in the state, according to the Secretary of State’s office. In a Tuesday press release, Secretary of State Christi Jacobsen said her office had utilized the SAVE tool

Yellowstone National Park notches second-highest visitation year on record

Yellowstone National Park welcomed its second-highest number of visitors on record during 2025, according to a National Park Service press release Tuesday. The park saw 4,762,988 visitors pass through its entrance stations, up nearly a half percent over 2024, and less than 100,000 visitors shy of

Montana’s outdoor recreation sector made up 5% of GDP in 2024

Montana’s outdoor recreation industry remains one of the largest in the country as a percentage of gross domestic product, according to a U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis report released earlier this month detailing the economic impact of the industry in 2024. The latest report, which was delayed from

‘Montana Plan’ to prohibit corporate spending in politics green lit for signature gathering

A plan to prohibit corporations from spending money on political candidates or ballot issues, aptly named “The Montana Plan,” is moving forward with the signature-gathering process, though in a different form than initially proposed. The Transparent Election Initiative originally put forward a ballot issue to make a change to

Montana Attorney General issues cease and desist over Helena immigration resolution

Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen has found a resolution the Helena City Commission passed last month in response to aggressive federal immigration enforcement around the nation “appears to be a blatant violation” of a statewide ban on sanctuary cities and demanded the city change its policy. In a cease-and-

Western House district Democrats begin making case to voters

It’s a packed week for Democrat-aligned candidates and potential voters in Western Montana as campaign events have begun to ramp up. While all of Montana’s Democratic candidates for statewide and federal office took to the stage at the annual Mansfield Metcalf Dinner in Helena on Saturday to