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Montana Land Board discusses shooting range in Lincoln area

Recreational shooting organizations want to build a public shooting facility near Lincoln, but an attempt to secure state land for it failed on Monday on procedural grounds. Lincoln Sportsmen’s Club and Montana Shooting Sports Association jointly submitted a proposal to the land board asking it to authorize a transfer,

Land Board accepts donation of $5M mansion from Gianfortes

The Montana Land Board on Monday accepted the historic Hauser Residence in Helena as a donation to the state from Gov. Greg Gianforte and First Lady Susan Gianforte. At 720 Madison Avenue, the property is intended to be used as a residence for Montana governors. An appraisal counts more than

Work still taking place, lawsuit unfolding on residential property taxes

Did you get skunked out of a property tax reduction? If so, you’re an outlier, but the 2027 Montana Legislature will work to help outliers, said Rep. Llew Jones, a Conrad Republican and House Appropriations Committee chairman who pushed through property tax relief bills in 2025. Jones pointed to

Montana Libertarian Party cries foul in Senate primary

Kyle Austin, the winner of the Libertarian primary for U.S. Senate in Montana, says he’s not a Republican in disguise, but members of the Montana Libertarian Party are expressing concern about his candidacy. Austin beat Tom Jandron, who was endorsed by the Montana Libertarian Party at its convention

Montana Libertarian Party cries foul in Senate primary

Kyle Austin, the winner of the Libertarian primary for U.S. Senate in Montana, says he’s not a Republican in disguise, but members of the Montana Libertarian Party are expressing concern about his candidacy. Austin beat Tom Jandron, who was endorsed by the Montana Libertarian Party at its convention

More Montanans cast ballots in this election than any other midterm primary

More Montanans cast ballots in this election than any other midterm primary

More than 300,000 ballots were cast in the June primary, the highest raw vote total for a primary during a midterm election year in state history.

Gianfortes accelerate plan to donate historic Hauser Mansion to state

Gov. Greg Gianforte and First Lady Susan Gianforte are accelerating plans to donate the Samuel T. Hauser Mansion to the state of Montana. In 2024, the Gianfortes announced their “private purchase” of the historic residence in Helena for $4 million with plans to donate the property to the state at