Varied Group Of Backers Urge Stone-Manning's Approval To Head BLM

HELENA, Mont. - A diverse group of supporters is speaking up for Tracy Stone-Manning as the process to nominate her for director of the

Cyberattack Offers Chance For Reform In Meat Industry

HELENA, Mont. -- Ranchers see opportunities for reform in the wake of a cyberattack on the world's largest meatpacking company.

Discouraging Trends For MT Children Leading Into Pandemic, Data Shows

HELENA, Mont. -- Troubling trends in Montana may have made the pandemic harder for children, a new report shows.

Juneteenth Declared National Holiday, Amidst Progress, Upheaval

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Study: MT Women Better Represented At Local Level Than In Most States

HELENA, Mont. -- A

Students Targeted By MT Legislation This Session

HELENA, Mont. - Montana students were the subject of multiple pieces of legislation during this year's session.

Name Change Refocuses MT Org On Wild Places Of All Kinds

HELENA, Mont. -- One of the country's oldest grassroots conservation groups is changing its name, and also broadening its mission.

MT Legislative Session's Emotional Toll On Trans Community

HELENA, Mont. -- The transgender community faced an unprecedented number of attacks from the Montana Legislature this session, advocates ...

MT Sets Off Wave Of States Ending Fed Unemployment Benefits

HELENA, Mont. - Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte's

Report Grades MT Lawmakers On Conservation, Energy Votes

HELENA, Mont. - Conservation and clean-energy advocates found themselves playing defense on many occasions during Montana's 2021 legisla ...

MT Program Makes Building Efficiency Upgrades Affordable

HELENA, Mont. -- Montana lawmakers passed a measure this year which will make it easier for commercial building owners to upgrade aging ...

Conservation Groups Applaud Montanan Picked To Head BLM

HELENA, Mont. -- Conservationists are praising President Joe Biden's selection to head the U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM).

Program Brings Civil Legal Help To Rural Montanans

HELENA, Mont. -- Legal documents can be hard to parse, and for rural Montanans, and it also can be hard to find help filling out those d ...

Don't Eat The Yellowstone Snow

Elite ski resort aims to turn sewage into powder.

MT University System Holds Hearing On Concealed Carry On Campuses

HELENA, Mont. -- Montanans have a chance to weigh in on firearms on college campuses at a listening session today.

Petition Proposes Change For MT Sites Named After Confederate Leader

HELENA, Mont. -- Groups in Montana are

Critics: MT Lawmakers Inserting Themselves In Redistricting

HELENA, Mont. -- After hearing Montana would be regaining a congressional seat, Republican lawmakers added language to a voting bill out ...

Electric Vehicle Fees Jump Under MT Measure

HELENA, Mont. -- Legislation in Montana that will create some of the highest registration fees for electric vehicles in the nation await ...

Conservation Advocates: Water-Quality Bill Could Sink MT Waterways

HELENA, Mont. -- Montana lawmakers have passed a measure to change how water quality is measured in the state.

MT Organization Amplifies Voices Of Disability Communities

HELENA, Mont. -- A project in Montana is raising up the experiences of people with disabilities and their families.

MT Voting-Access Bills Create Barriers For People With Disabilities

HELENA, Mont. -- Advocates said some bills in Montana will make it harder for people with disabilities to vote.

MT Lawmakers Focus On Restricting Trans, Reproductive Rights

HELENA, Mont. -- Conservative social issues are a top priority in Montana's legislative session this year, but opponents are pushing back.

Unproven Election Fraud Claims Propel MT Voting-Restriction Bills

HELENA, Mont. -- Critics are pushing back on measures in Montana they say would restrict voting access.

For Public-Lands Funding, Draft Marijuana Bill Is 'Starting Point'

HELENA, Mont. - A draft bill for Montana's recreational cannabis program is out. Conservation and outdoors advocates are hoping to secur ...

Vision Of Trail Across MT Coming Closer To Reality

HELENA, Mont. -- A path linking trails across Montana is gaining momentum this year.

Rural, Farming Communities To Gain From COVID-19 Relief

HELENA, Mont. -- Rural communities are big beneficiaries from the

MT Public Employees: Pensions Help State's Economy

HELENA, Mont. -- Montana's public employees are touting the roles they play in communities, even after they retire.

Public-Health Experts Concerned About MT Food Bill

HELENA, Mont. -- A measure in Helena would give Montanans more freedom to buy food from neighboring farmers and ranchers, supporters say ...

Critics: MT Lawmakers Take Top-Down Approach On Wilderness Study Areas

HELENA, Mont. - A measure in the state Legislature could remove protections from a Wilderness Study Area in southwestern Montana. Oppone ...

MT Public Employees Highlight Critical Role Of Unions

HELENA, Mont. -- Public employees are letting Montana lawmakers know the importance of their jobs and unions.

Montana’s Health Policy MVP Takes Her Playbook On The Road

Marilyn Bartlett might be the closest thing health policy has to a folk hero.

Hunters: Wolf-Snaring Bill Could Harm Other Species

HELENA, Mont. - Some hunters are raising objections to a bill in the Montana Legislature that would allow the snaring of wolves in the s ...

Ranchers Want To Restore 'Truth In Labeling' For Meat Origins

HELENA, Mont. -- Ranchers want to bring truth-in-labeling back for beef and pork in Montana.

Marketplace For Affordable Health Plans Reopens Soon

HELENA, Mont. -- Montanans will have another chance to find low-cost health insurance starting Monday.

Advocates Urge MT Lawmakers To Put Out Smoking Rollbacks

HELENA, Mont. -- Montana advocates fighting cancer are urging state lawmakers not to roll back anti-smoking policies this session.

In Divided Times, Supporters Say Haaland Can Unite At Interior

HELENA, Mont. - New Mexico Rep. Deb Haaland's nomination to lead the U.S. Interior Department is historic for Native Americans.

Families Of People With Disabilities Get Support In MT

HELENA, Mont. -- Families with people who have disabilities can sometimes feel isolated because of their experiences.

MT Business Liability Bill: Necessary, Or A Shield For 'Bad Actors?'

HELENA, Mont. -- Lawmakers in Montana and other states are considering legislation to give businesses liability protection in lawsuits r ...

Unions Brace For Attacks From MT Legislature

HELENA, Mont. -- Montana lawmakers are mounting attacks on unions in this session.

MT Measure Would Halt Same-Day Voter Registration

HELENA, Mont. -- A bill in the Montana Legislature could build barriers to voting, opponents of the measure contended.

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