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Montana Sec of State quietly pays for controversial mailers using federal elections grant

Montana Sec of State quietly pays for controversial mailers using federal elections grant

After months of unanswered questions on the funding source for a controversial mailer campaign from the Montana Secretary of State, the office quietly paid that invoice earlier this month using federal grant money. The postcards, which feature Montana Republican Secretary of State Christi Jacobsen and President Donald Trump side by

Kurt Alme breaks silence as Senate front-runner, Montana Republicans still hesitant

Kurt Alme has been especially discreet in the three weeks since he became the presumed front-runner for the highest office on Montana’s ballot this November, a pitch that shifted Monday as his campaign released its first ad and the former federal prosecutor took questions in an interview with

Montana Supreme Court upholds development, zoning reform laws passed in 2023

The Montana Supreme Court has upheld several laws related to a raft of 2023 bills intended to spur development in the state’s bone-dry housing market. A homeowner group called Montanans Against Irresponsible Densification (MAID) challenged the constitutionality of bills that largely set out to remove zoning restrictions on

Unqualified Montana landlords to see higher property taxes after exemption deadline passes

Thousands of additional property owners applied for a tax exemption after the deadline to do so was extended by three weeks, but the final numbers still lagged behind previous estimates, leading some to worry that many landlords will see higher property taxes and, by extension, impose higher rents. After huge

Dry and windy: NWS Great Falls issues fire weather watch for central, southwest Montana

Dry, warm conditions and gusty winds expected on Wednesday prompted the National Weather Service in Great Falls to issue a red flag warning for most of central and southwest Montana. The warning is in effect from Wednesday afternoon through Wednesday evening from north of Helena down through Dillon and West

Montana consolidating all out-of-state inmates to private prison in Mississippi

Montana will no longer send inmates to a private prison in Arizona, opting instead to consolidate all 600 out-of-state inmates to a facility in Mississippi operated by the same company. Montana Department of Corrections Communications Director Carolynn Stocker said Monday the decision was made to "provide greater

Helena judge denies request from state DOJ lawyers to throw out sex ed lawsuit

The legal challenge against two laws that dictate how sexual education and gender identity can be taught in Montana public schools will proceed after a Helena judge last week denied the state justice department’s request to throw out the case. Senate Bill 99 and House Bill 471 were passed