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Editorial

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Updated 1 year, 11 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 1 day ago
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...

Updated 1 day ago
"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…

Updated 1 week, 1 day ago
Flathead Lake level simple solutions for full pool

Fisheries will also benefit from more water being available later in the season.

Updated 1 week, 5 days ago
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.

Updated 1 week, 5 days ago
How beautiful is it in reality?

The fact is: poorer, more rural states are greatly assisted by richer states.

Updated 1 week, 5 days ago
Public lands betrayal: We will not forget or forgive

So when Sen. Steve Daines quietly collaborated with Sen. Mike Lee of Utah to slip an amendment into the so-called...

Updated 2 weeks, 1 day ago
RMEF strongly opposes sale of federal public land

“We call on our membership and all outdoorsmen and women to contact their federal lawmakers and encourage them to remove this provision and support public access,” added Weaver.

Updated 3 weeks, 1 day ago
Questioning the value of Montana’s U.S. congressional delegation

Cuts to Medicaid, Medicare and Social Security that Montanans depend on? Why not.

Updated 3 weeks, 1 day ago
Critical of county approval for rural subdivisions

And the reason subdivisions are approved with no consideration given to issues raised?

Updated 1 month ago
Republicans and Christianity

Trump's support requires a gross misunderstanding of the mission of God’s people on earth to love thy neighbor.

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

While most of President Donald Trump’s tariffs are not yet activated, Trump’s trade war has cost companies more than $35 billion in lost sales and higher costs, Reuters reported.

Updated 1 month, 1 week ago
When a state turns blue

When a state turns blue

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

A Ukraine-U.S. deal has been reached on sharing Ukraine’s...

Updated 1 month, 3 weeks ago
Keeping Elections Safe Keeps Montana Safe

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

Updated 1 month, 3 weeks 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”:...