Politics & Elections
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Montana Drought Dries Up Wells Across Fairfield, Communities Search for Solutions
A deepening drought across Montana is straining rural water supplies, with wells running dry in and around Fairfield and drillers…
Pondera County, Environmental Groups Take EPA’s Montana Renewables Wastewater Permit to Federal Court
A coalition of local officials and environmental organizations has filed a federal legal challenge against an Environmental Protection Agency decision…
Politics & ElectionsStillwater Mine Expansion Review Opens 30-Day Public Comment Period in Montana
Federal and state regulators have launched a joint environmental review of a proposed expansion at Stillwater Mine in Montana, with…
Politics & ElectionsMontana Rescinds 3% Medicaid Rate Hike, Leaving Nursing Homes to Absorb Rising Costs
Montana nursing home operators are warning of financial strain after state health officials pulled back a Medicaid reimbursement rate increase…
EPA Reaches Milestone in Billings PCE Superfund Cleanup, Plans to Test 750 Buildings
Federal environmental officials have finalized a plan to test and install vapor mitigation systems in roughly 750 Billings buildings affected…
PacifiCorp Seeks Buyer for Bigfork Hydroelectric Dam, Warns of Decommissioning if None Found
PacifiCorp has formally notified federal regulators of its intent to sell or decommission the Bigfork Hydroelectric Project on Montana’s Swan…
Sen. Daines Makes Case for Deeper U.S. Ties with Central Asia and the Caspian
Montana Senator Steve Daines stepped before a Washington foreign policy audience on Wednesday to argue that the United States has…
Montana’s June 2026 Primary Breaks Midterm Participation Record as Voter Rolls Expand
Montana’s June 2 primary election produced the highest raw vote total ever recorded in a midterm primary, with more than…
Politics & ElectionsCruz and Cantwell Push Bipartisan College Sports Bill, Acknowledge Steep Path to 60 Votes
Senators Ted Cruz (R-TX) and Maria Cantwell (D-WA) made a joint appeal Wednesday for a bipartisan college athletics bill they…
Trump Administration Pulls Back on Effort to Share Mail-Voter Data With Homeland Security
The Trump administration is retreating from a sweeping plan to funnel mail-in voter data to the Department of Homeland Security,…