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Gallagher calls EPA's appeal ruling on $20M Butte center 'deeply disappointing'

A federal agency is standing by its decision to cancel a $20 million grant awarded to Butte-Silver Bow to build a community recreation and wellness center. The Environmental Protection Agency announced in January that the proposed facility, also dubbed a “resiliency hub,” would receive the money from the agency’

Free Press Fest hosts discussions on the state of journalism

Free Press Fest hosts discussions on the state of journalism

The second annual Montana Free Press Festival invited community members to campus for candid conversations about threats to journalism, democracy and public lands — and how local reporting offers a path forward. MSU — the primary sponsor of the festival — hosted this year’s events, which were organized by the Montana Free

Montana Democrats in disarray: Leaked memo details infighting over party unity, strategy

Montana Democrats in disarray: Leaked memo details infighting over party unity, strategy

At the Democrats’ final press conference of the 2025 Montana Legislature, House Minority Leader Katie Sullivan celebrated the session as a victory. “Every step of the way, whether it’s been on the budget, on schools, property taxes, Democrats have been here at the table representing everyday working Montanans and

Gianforte just signed a $16.5B state budget. Here’s what made the cut, and what didn’t

With only a little more than a week to spare until the start of a new fiscal year, Gov. Greg Gianforte on Friday signed off on the state’s primary $16.5 billion two-year budget bill, advancing all but $31 million worth of the spending priorities tucked into it

Gov. Gianforte vetoes subsidy for Montana child care workers

Gov. Gianforte vetoes subsidy for Montana child care workers

Following failed votes at the legislative session and a series of decisions Friday by Gov. Greg Gianforte, Montana families struggling to access child care are unlikely to see relief in the near future. Gianforte, a second-term Republican, vetoed House Bill 456 on Friday, a measure that would have extended

Robocalls, critics & pork: Montana’s budget fight still sizzling after contentious session

Robocalls are a hallmark abrasion of election season, so it seemed abnormal to Rep. Llew Jones, a longtime Republican legislator from Conrad, to hear them in an off-year. More unusual yet is that those automated voice messages target Jones for his role in engineering the state budget, a matter

How a bipartisan coalition dominated the Montana Senate and fractured the Republican Party

Temperatures were well below freezing in Helena in the early morning hours of Jan. 7, the second day of the 2025 Montana legislative session. But the feeling inside the Senate president’s office was "colder in that room than it was outside" as Republican and Democratic Senate leadership