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Updated 1 year, 10 months ago

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…

Updated 3 hours, 29 minutes ago
One man's thoughts on tourism dollars

We do not need tourists to support our towns and cities.

Updated 3 hours, 29 minutes ago
Keeping Elections Safe Keeps Montana Safe

All Montanans, regardless of party affiliation, must have confidence in the purity of our elections.

Updated 3 hours, 29 minutes ago
Troubled Waters Start Here

Yes, the dams also provide water for municipal water systems and recreation.

Updated 3 hours, 29 minutes ago
2025 Montana Budget: Balanced, Responsible and Delivering Tax Relief

Our $3.5 billion annual General Fund budget prioritizes what I call the “Big Three”:...

Updated 2 weeks, 3 days ago
Wild Places Offer Us Something in Return

Earth Day isn’t just about remembering to recycle or plant a tree—it’s about remembering that we are part of nature, not separate from it.

Updated 2 weeks, 3 days ago
Bits n’ pieces from east, west and beyond

Trump ally Joe Rogan stated of the deportations: “It’s horrific. People who are not criminals are getting lassoed up.”

Updated 3 weeks, 3 days ago
The Oath

Just to be clear, anyone who willfully engages in any activity or that does not follow the letter of the law is ultimately engaged in treachery against our U.S. Constitution.

Updated 3 weeks, 3 days ago
One man's arrogance

Recently, Trump has damaged our economy with unnecessary tariffs and hurt relations with our closest allies.

Updated 3 weeks, 3 days ago
Only one possible reason to hate Trump

Thank God for the steadfast courage of President Trump and those who support him.

Updated 3 weeks, 3 days ago
Maybe it's time we start being patriotic again

And perhaps most devastating of all is what this disconnect has cost our veterans.

Updated 3 weeks, 3 days ago
From legislative secrecy to Constitutional sunlight

It was 1971 when, at 23, I took my seat in the Montana House of Representatives – the youngest member.

Updated 1 month ago
Bits n’ pieces from east, west and beyond

In a nutshell: destroying SS would allow the wealthy to dodge proposals to shore up SS by increasing or eliminating SS’s cap on taxable wages.

Updated 1 month ago
Keeping the Republic

Our democratic republic, though we’ve been blessed with it and devoted to it for 237 years, is nonetheless fragile. It is, after all, based upon the consent of every American. We cannot be forced to embrace it. We …

Updated 1 month ago
Incompetence meets corruption

But they couldn’t have avoided knowing that in 2021 Ellsworth confronted a Highway Patrolwoman who had pulled him over for going 88 mph in a 55-mph construction zone – at night.

Updated 1 month, 1 week ago
It’s time to balance access with conservation on public lands and waters

The joke was on the public since many of those deeded lands never saw permanent rail lines built.