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Editorial

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Updated 8 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 days, 21 hours ago
Laws, compassion and common sense

Solomon listens to the women, each of them claiming that she is the child’s mother. Solomon then has a sword brought to him. His decision is that the child will be cut in half and one half given to each woman.

Updated 1 week, 3 days ago
Bits n’ pieces from east, west and beyond

This week millionaires no longer pay into Social Security for the remainder of the year. That would change with passage of the Social Security Expansion Act and the Social Security 2100 Act.

Updated 1 week, 6 days ago
Judge Lynch for Chief Justice of the Montana Supreme Court: No substitute for experience

Montana stands at a pivotal juncture, where the integrity and impartiality of its judiciary are paramount.

Updated 1 week, 6 days ago
State misses the mark on grizzly delisting

There must be trustworthy and credible state assurances that adequate laws and policies to manage grizzly mortalities will remain in place after delisting.

Updated 2 weeks, 3 days ago
NorthWestern Energy plans protect Montana customers

Anyone who takes more than a cursory look at the steps NorthWestern has made over the last several years to diversify their portfolio and ensure supply reliability can easily see...

Updated 2 weeks, 3 days ago
More than one way to interfere with an election

Therein lies the McConnell-Daines strategy; find a handpicked puppet that they can buy a Senate seat for and then completely control.

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

Between 2019 and 2021, 97 members of Congress, or their family members, invested in weapons contractor stocks; 25 of them sat on committees responsible for shaping national security while also trading and profiting…

Updated 3 weeks, 3 days ago
Let’s keep our communities stable, safe and healthy

In 2023, Congress ended that protection and required states to redetermine eligibility for Medicaid recipients, increasing red tape and government hurdles for programs that keep our kids safe and healthy.

Updated 3 weeks, 6 days ago
Concern over Gianforte’s property tax increases

Recently, a young friend reached out, concerned about his $100 monthly mortgage increase and he didn’t know why. That’s a lot of money - $1,200 a year.

Updated 1 month, 2 weeks ago
Time for accountability

The all-Republican Commission approved a 28% rate hike, the majority of which falls on small businesses and residential users – renters and homeowners.

Updated 2 months, 2 weeks ago
Montana Supreme Court protects taxpayers and students equally

The reduction in uniform mills would have reduced taxes for out-of-state corporations by millions per year. By comparison, this change would have reduced an average homeowner’s property taxes by only $45 per year.

Updated 3 months ago
A 2023 Political Recap: The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly

When we look back on the last year, all these changes and more were brought you by one party and its supermajority: Montana Republicans.

Updated 3 months ago
Pride of a craft

America was built by a lot of people with dirty hands. They are still building it.

Updated 3 months ago
Southern border is a national security risk

Montana is a northern border state with a southern border crisis.

Updated 3 months, 3 weeks ago
The truth about your home’s property tax increase

As we prepare to write an actual check for our home property taxes, we are livid.