Government & Policy
State government, agencies, courts, budgets, and policy.
Montana School Districts Move to Formalize Rules on AI Use in the Classroom
School boards in three Montana communities are working through policy proposals that would set boundaries on how teachers and students…
Janicki Industries’ $800 Million Great Falls Campus Puts Montana’s Business Climate in the Spotlight
Janicki Industries, a Washington-based aerospace and defense manufacturer, has chosen Great Falls as the site of a major new manufacturing…
Montana Attorney General and Gallatin County Attorney Clash Before Supreme Court Over ICE Access to Criminal Records
A legal standoff between Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen and Gallatin County Attorney Audrey Cromwell escalated this week when Cromwell…
Federal Charges Filed Against Two NIH Researchers at Montana Lab Over Monkeypox Vials
Two scientists employed at a federal biosafety laboratory in Hamilton, Montana, have been charged with smuggling monkeypox virus samples into…
Montana GOP Senator Wylie Galt Pulls Property Tax Cap Initiative Weeks Before Signature Deadline
State Sen. Wylie Galt (R-Martinsdale) announced Monday that he is suspending his effort to place a property tax cap initiative…
Montana Utility Critics Argue State Leaders Are Leaving Ratepayers Exposed as Data Centers Expand
Critics of Montana’s rapidly growing data center industry are raising alarms that state regulators and elected officials have not done…
Montana High Court Splits 4-3, Compelling State Agency to Review American Prairie Bison Grazing Bid
The Montana Supreme Court ruled June 4 that the state Department of Natural Resources and Conservation must conduct an environmental…
Daines Takes to Senate Floor to Advocate for Montana Native Katie Lane’s Federal Judgeship
Sen. Steve Daines went before his Senate colleagues on Thursday to make the case for confirming Katie Lane to a…
Gianforte Courts Washington State Businesses as Janicki Industries Plans $800M Montana Expansion
Montana Governor Greg Gianforte is actively recruiting businesses from Washington state, pointing to a landmark expansion by Sedro-Woolley-based Janicki Industries…
Gianforte Signs Montana onto Trump Administration’s Foster Care Partnership Initiative
Governor Greg Gianforte announced Monday that Montana has joined a Trump administration initiative aimed at improving outcomes for children in…