Editorial
To find our opinion based editorials, see below. We'll share opinion based editorial articles regularly for interested viewers.
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…
Working with Trump, delivering results for Montana
Montana is special. That’s why my wife, Susan, and I raised our four kids here. It’s why we started a business here in our home — one that created hundreds of high-paying, Montana jobs. And it’s why I ran for Congr…
Stay united in the fight against I-186
Since its founding in 1942, the United Steelworkers has worked together to ensure safer workplaces, better wages and brighter futures for our children. We fight every day for good jobs and a clean environment becau…
Montana legislature considering housing solutions
Montana, in both large and small communities, has a shortage of safe homes that people across a spectrum of incomes can afford. That impacts everything from a local business’s ability to recruit workers to having o…
Rural communities deserve broadband access
The people lucky enough to live in Montana’s rural communities know that a few sacrifices come with the territory. But that’s not to say that rural Montanans should be expected to miss out on certain opportunities …
Attacking Gianforte's faith is a smear campaign
I was shocked recently when I viewed a campaign ad from Kathleen Williams attacking Greg Gianforte for his Christian faith. The video was purportedly taken when Gianforte was sharing his faith with a group of young…
I-185 is a bad deal for Montanans
Initiative 185 is a bad deal for Montana that voters should reject. The winners of this bad deal would be the hospitals and their wealthy executives. The losers would be the rest of us: veterans, the middle-class, …
Lesser-known broadband policy leaves rural areas out
Connectivity is the defining aspect of our 21st century economy. Access to broadband internet offers the best in education, health care, and economic development. Unfortunately for many, the best isn’t available.
I-185 supports health care access for 100K Montanans
As a physician who specializes in pediatric psychiatry, it became clear to me in my medical training that barriers to mental health care needed to be reduced to ensure access to care and treatment for all patients.…
60 Montana faith leaders support I-186
(Editor’s note: Trout Unlimited paid the Montana Newspaper Association to distribute this opinion letter.)
An open letter to the citizens of northwest Montana
In July of 2017, a group of citizens from Lincoln and Sanders counties traveled to Washington, D.C. to meet with federal agencies and elected leaders and discuss the Montanore and Rock Creek mining projects.
I serve Montanans with the work ethic you deserve
Montana is the greatest state in the greatest nation in the world.
I-186 would harm Montana's economy
Montana’s mining industry is a bright spot in our state economy. While our state has been facing growing concerns about declining tax revenue and budget shortfalls, mining continues to be one of the largest employe…
I-185 won't fund Medicare or traditional Medicaid
Montana voters are being asked to make a major policy decision this year that will have long-term effects on the state budget and the tax burden of all Montanans. I’m referring to I-185, the ballot initiative that …
I-185 is just another tax increase
It’s important to know where Montana tax dollars are going, especially when you’re asked to vote to raise taxes. Ballot Initiative 185 would raise tax revenues in Montana by $74 million per year. How that money is …
Initiative 186 would kill the 'golden goose'
The best social program is a good job and a thriving economy. I-186 hurts both.