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Congress overturns collaborative plan for eastern Montana BLM lands

Ellis Juhlin

Congress has voted to overturn part of the federal management plans for millions of acres of BLM lands in eastern Montana. The development of the Miles City plan involved mineral owners, industry groups, landowners, ranchers, farmers, hunters and 17 tribal nations.

Watch: The Session 2025 legislative recap

Learn about the key bills, big debates, party politics and what’s next for Montana’s laws from the journalists who were there. Watch the recording of our live legislative recap.

Montana News

Glacier and Yellowstone are still open during the government shutdown

Austin Amestoy

Glacier and Yellowstone national parks will remain open during the government shutdown, according to a federal memo. A major drop in staffing will impact park services and gateway communities.
Montana News

Turning Point USA tour comes to Bozeman on October 7

Edward F. O'Brien

Turning Point USA will resume its college tour two weeks after its founder, Charlie Kirk, was murdered on a Utah university campus. The tour stops in Montana in October.
Montana News

U.S. House votes to scrap Montana land use plan, testing congressional power

Austin Amestoy

The future of a land-use plan for tens of millions of acres of public land in eastern Montana is in doubt. The U.S. House of Representatives voted this month to throw the plan out. The plan came together over years with input from producers, tribes and energy companies.
Montana News

Newly elected Democratic Party vice chair resigns after 'disruptive' comments

Shaylee Ragar

The new vice chair of the Montana Democratic Party has resigned three days after his election following his criticism of former Sen. Jon Tester, and the party's messaging.
Montana News

Court removes block on Medicaid funding restrictions for Planned Parenthood

Aaron Bolton

Planned Parenthood clinics in Montana are no longer able to bill Medicaid for any services. Federal appeals court last week overturned a previous ruling that blocked the policy from taking effect.
Montana News

Montana Democrats elect new party leaders

Shaylee Ragar

Montana Democrats elected new leaders over the weekend. Newer voices prevailed over stalwart members of the party.
Montana News

How much does a quality education cost? Commission to examine school funding formula

Austin Amestoy

How much does it cost to teach a child in Montana, and what’s the right way to pay the bill? That’s the question a group of lawmakers and education advocates will attempt to answer over the next year and a half. MTPR’s Austin Amestoy sat down with host Elinor Smith to explain why finding the answer could be easier said than done.
Montana News

House backs resolution in favor of new coal lease sales

Ellis Juhlin

The Bureau of Land Management under President Biden decided to end the sale of new coal leases in an area spanning across southeastern Montana, northeastern Wyoming and parts of South Dakota. Montana Rep. Troy Downing carried a joint resolution to reverse that decision. That resolution passed in the House late last week.
Montana News

Montana politicians react to Charlie Kirk's death

Jackie Coffin

Montana's top leaders are mourning the death of 31-year-old Charlie Kirk, a conservative activist gunned down Wednesday at a political rally in Utah.
Montana News

Sen. Sheehy voices support for passenger train service in Montana

Victoria Traxler

The Big Sky Passenger Rail Authority recently hosted a conference in Livingston’s retired railroad station. It focused on restoring stops like the Historic Depot through renewing Amtrak’s Big Sky North Coast Corridor.

Capitol Talk is MTPR's weekly legislative news and analysis program. MTPR's Sally Mauk is joined by Lee Newspapers State Bureau Chief Holly Michels and UM Political Science Professor and Mansfield Center Fellow Rob Saldin.

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News and analysis from the Montana Legislature.

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A breakdown of the latest action we’re watching in the statehouse.

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