Significant cuts to the federal workforce have created uncertainty around staffing levels at national parks in Montana. MTPR’s John Hooks shares the latest with host Elinor Smith.

Around 66,000 Montanans rely on the federal marketplace to buy health insurance. Many get enhanced subsidies that Congress passed to help people afford premiums during the pandemic. They expire later this year. For some, premiums could be more than three times as expensive if the subsidies aren’t renewed.

Montana lawmakers are showing strong agreement that the state’s public schools need more money to help them catch up with rising costs. MTPR’s Austin Amestoy joined news director Corin Cates-Carney with more on how they plan to close the gap.

Dozens of rural communities are reaching a critical point with infrastructure at risk of crumbling. Many small towns can’t afford upgrades to things like water lines and sewers on their own. Limited funds leave some towns searching for solutions.

The Montana Department of Justice opened an investigation into a Hamilton senator Wednesday. The Division of Criminal Investigation will gather facts to determine whether Republican Sen. Jason Ellsworth is guilty of criminal misconduct.

Montana lawmakers generally agree public schools need more money to catch up with rising costs. But, they’re deeply divided on whether to extend state support to parents of private school students, and the donors who support them.

Great Falls Republican House Rep. Ed Buttrey says ambulance providers across the state are in dire need of support.

The Trump administration has terminated Montana’s U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich U.S. Attorneys are commonly asked to resign when a new president takes office.

Policymakers are determined to rebalance Montana’s property tax system after bills spiked last year. But who should pick up the slack if some Montanan’s taxes are cut? The governor is narrowly focused on two proposals. But lawmakers aren’t sold on the right approach yet.

Montana’s new chief justice of the state Supreme Court gave lawmakers a “state of the judiciary” address Monday. The Republican-backed justice cautioned GOP lawmakers against impeding the courts.