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'We're in trouble': Legislative panels sound alarm over southwest Montana rivers

The chairman asked for succinct and Jim Keane of Butte delivered. “We’re in trouble,” he said. Keane, a former legislator, is a citizen member of the Environmental Quality Council. It met Wednesday morning in Helena to discuss Montana’s rivers and hear from the members of three panels — one

After 11 months, Montana officials break stalemate on bill defining sex as binary

Montana officials last week signed into law a bill defining sex as binary in what would be a routine order of business for the Republican state Legislature and GOP governor’s office, except that lawmakers passed the legislation nearly a year ago. Senate Bill 437 hung in abeyance for 11

'Celebrate our life': Montana State powwow celebrates and preserves Indigenous heritage

Colorful regalia filled the stands of the Brick Breeden Fieldhouse on Friday night. Aunties adjusted jewelry and pinned feathers into the hair of younger girls. Men made sure their headdresses were on tight. The call for all dancers to make their way to the floor for the Grand Entry saw

Auditors to review Montana Secretary of State's use of federal grant money for mailers

The Secretary of State's use of a federal elections grant to pay for controversial mailers will be audited, the legislative auditor said in a memo dated Wednesday. Earlier this month Republican Secretary of State Christi Jacobsen used grant money from the Help American Vote Act (HAVA) to pay

Montana GOP state senator begins effort to get 2% property tax cap on Nov. ballot

A longtime Republican state senator and member of a prominent Montana family unveiled a campaign this week to cap property taxes through a constitutional amendment he's working to get on the ballot this November. After eye-popping residential property tax spikes in 2023, reforming the system has dominated

Helena Commission rescinds immigration resolution to ‘pause’ AG threat, write new draft

Mayor Dean, commissioners vote 4-1 to rescind resolution, make changes citing financial risks

Trump's federal judge pick for Montana takes tough questions on experience, 2020 election

President Donald Trump's pick for the federal bench in Montana fielded some tough questions from Senate Democrats on Wednesday about her relatively short career and how she would publicly characterize the events following the 2020 election. Katie Lane, a former state justice department attorney now working as senior