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Former governor sounds off on property tax debacle
How did the largest percentage of Republicans elected in Montana history grow government at the fastest rate in st…
A Breath of Fresh Air: E-Cigs Now Covered by Law
This means that vaping is no longer allowed in indoor public places—just like traditional smoking.
An existential threat to our democracy?
Sociopathy leads to an absence of guilt and capacity to inflict harm on others for pleasure or power...
Celebrating Old Glory in Yaak, America
But only one flag flies silently above all the others to remind us that there is one flag that binds us all and one flag that commands our allegiance.
Collaboration isn’t capitulation as hunters, anglers defend Montana’s roadless lands
After catastrophic fire seasons, some cross-boundary thinning is biologically defensible; some is not.
New Montana Supreme Court case a win for transparency
This ruling centers on a fundamental truth: rights that are too expensive to enforce aren’t rights at all.
To win tech race against China, restore the power of the U.S. patent
By strengthening inventors' ability to stop the proven theft of their ideas...
But for the actions of a few
Closing the bathroom makes the park less usable, less safe and less welcoming.
"Let Us NOT Go Gently into the Night”
“No right is safe in the new legal regime the Court creates. Today, the threat is birthright citizenship. Tomorrow, a different administration may try to seize firearms from law-abiding citizens or prevent people o…
In support of clean, renewable energy that creates jobs, reduces pollution
Choosing locally grown food, reducing waste and being mindful of how we...
Flathead Lake level simple solutions for full pool
Fisheries will also benefit from more water being available later in the season.
Montana's mental health crisis can't be ignored
Inadequate funding and sky-high employee turnover have left the hospital in disarray.
Permanent tax cut
Another noticeable finding was that the wealthy owners of private corporations pocketed over half their company’s tax cuts.
A letter from the publisher
Let's be clear: This isn't acceptable. This isn't normal. This isn't who we are.
Gutting the Forest Service will cause irreparable damage
I, and many Americans, welcome thoughtful strategic reform of federal agencies, but what we have seen occur over the last several months to the Forest Service is nothing like that.
How beautiful is it in reality?
The fact is: poorer, more rural states are greatly assisted by richer states.