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Victoria Eavis

Email: Unions urged Montana Democrats to back off negative messaging on data centers

As the conversation over data centers heats up in Montana, the state’s largest union federation urged leadership at the Montana Democratic Party to back off negative messaging on the hot-button issue. Montana appears to be an attractive option for companies looking to build data centers, and three companies

Wyoming company's proposal shows 645-mile pipeline coming for Eastern Montana

A Wyoming-based pipeline company recently filed a proposal with Montana regulators to move over half a million barrels of oil a day across Eastern Montana in what is being called a revival of the long-controversial Keystone XL pipeline. Late last month, Bridger Pipeline of Casper filed the proposal

Missoula judge sidelines new law that ‘interferes with students’ right to vote’

A Missoula judge recently stalled a new voting reform law from going into effect while the case between the state and a University of Montana-affiliated nonprofit unfolds, writing that the new statute “interferes with students’ right to vote.” Roughly nine months after Montana Public Interest Research Group (MontPIRG) filed

Fewer Montana landlords claiming property tax exemption than expected, state says

As the deadline to apply for preferential property tax rates fast approaches, the number of applications from landlords of long-term rentals is lagging far behind previous state estimates. The second phase of new property tax reforms are going into effect in 2026, and the key part of those laws

Early candidate filings signal heated primaries coming for the Montana Legislature

The long hallway leading to the Montana Secretary of State’s Office became the stage for campaign photo opportunities Tuesday as political candidates, many flanked by family members and supporters, arrived at the Capitol to register to run for the Legislature. Nearly a dozen people joined Democratic candidate Kathleen Williams

More than 140 candidates file for political office as Montana's election season kicks off

Icy roads and sideways snow didn’t keep a slew of political hopefuls from traveling to the Montana State Capitol on Tuesday to declare their campaigns for public office this year. Registering as a candidate at the state Capitol is a ceremonious occasion that marks the official kickoff of election

Bozeman-based State Department nominee faces heat over Holocaust, race remarks

A controversial Bozeman-based public policy professional and political writer who formerly served on the state Humanities Board is the Trump Administration’s nominee for a top State Department position. Jeremy Carl, a senior fellow with the Claremont Institute, a conservative think tank, was grilled Thursday by a U.S.