Government & Policy
State government, agencies, courts, budgets, and policy.
Montana PSC Votes 3-1 to Send NorthWestern Energy’s 20-Year Resource Plan Back for Revisions
The Montana Public Service Commission voted 3-1 on Tuesday to return NorthWestern Energy’s 20-year resource plan to the utility, citing…
Montana AG Knudsen’s Term Limits Opinion Restores What Voters Intended in 1992
Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen’s recent sixteen-page opinion on legislative term limits has reignited a long-simmering debate over how the…
More Than 258,000 Montanans Draw Social Security as Program Turns 91
Social Security marks its 91st anniversary this August with more than 258,600 Montanans receiving benefits from a program that, for…
Missoula Judge Weighs Constitutional Challenge to Montana’s Bathroom Law
A Missoula District Court judge heard oral arguments Thursday in a legal challenge to House Bill 121, a Montana law…
Butte-Silver Bow judge blocks enforcement of data center ballot deadline, allowing initiative to proceed
A Montana district court has sided with a citizen group fighting to place a data center limitation measure on the…
Two Lawsuits Fight BLM’s Cancellation of American Prairie Bison Permits in Montana
Two conservation organizations have filed separate federal lawsuits challenging a Bureau of Land Management decision to cancel six grazing permits…
Montana Logs Second-Highest Hourly Wage Growth Nationally, Governor Reports
Montana ranks second in the nation for hourly wage growth, with average wages climbing 4.7 percent between 2024 and 2025,…
Missoula Man Faces 15-Year Minimum After Guilty Plea on Fentanyl, Gun Charges
A 35-year-old Missoula man has pleaded guilty to federal drug trafficking and firearm charges after investigators say he was running…
Senate Stopgap Leaves $38.6 Billion in Annual Transportation Funding on the Chopping Block
The U.S. Senate passed a stopgap spending measure this week by an 89-4 vote, but the bill does not renew…
Montana FWP Invites Public Input on Fish Pond License, Wolf and Furbearer Hunting Rules
Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks has opened several public comment periods covering a private fish pond license renewal, the selection…