Montana Politics

Gov. Greg Gianforte was in Deer Lodge Tuesday to celebrate construction of new housing units at the Montana State Prison.

The Best Beginnings Scholarship Program offers Montana families financial support for child care costs. But, cultural differences make it difficult for some tribal communities to qualify for the program.

Vermont U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders brought his Fighting Oligarchy tour to Missoula on Wednesday. Around 9,000 people filled the University of Montana Adams Center and overflowed outside. Montana Public Radio’s Edward O'Brien spoke with the Senator after his speech.

U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez brought their "Fighting Oligarchy" tour to Missoula Wednesday. The event drew an estimated 9,000 people to the University of Montana campus.

Some Montanans experienced sticker shock when they filed their taxes this year. That’s due to changes to state tax law.

Thousands of demonstrators filled the Missoula courthouse lawn Saturday in protest of Trump administration moves to downsize the federal government, cut funding and roll back DEI policies, among other actions. Similar protests played out across Montana and the nation as part of the 'hands off' movement.

A plaque honoring a late-Montana journalism giant was unveiled at the state Capitol on Friday. Johnson was known affectionately among the press as the “dean” of Montana political journalism for his dogged investigations and generous mentorship of young reporters.

Millions of dollars in grants to help rural business and agricultural producers in Montana remain tied up in federal funding freezes. The grant recipients are asking the state’s congressional delegation to ensure their contracts get paid.

On Friday, roughly 100 veterans gathered outside the state Capitol in part to protest any job cuts at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), which serves nearly 50,000 Montana veterans.

More than a quarter of Montana’s public school districts are set to participate in what could be the final year of a state program incentivizing pay raises for new teachers.