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Kyle Austin’s comments at a candidate forum in Billings prompted a political attack and criticism from the forum’s host and tribal community members. bit.ly/3WgDpVK
In the past year alone, hospitals have closed pediatric intensive care units for critically ill kids in Montana, Oregon, and Missouri. bit.ly/4i8KjF8
Supporters of I-194 say election spending should be transparent. A nonprofit advocating donor privacy disagrees. bit.ly/4BvgciP
Next week, MTFP kicks off our year-end fundraiser to launch the next decade of independent reporting across Montana. Starting Sunday, look out for the donation link and matching challenges so your support (and MTFP’s coverage) can go further in 2027.
After nearly two hours of impassioned debate, the Crow Tribe’s Legislature on Wednesday voted down a bill that would dramatically change the definition of tribal membership. bit.ly/4iDbHeo
Heading unopposed into the fall election, Slaughter talks immigration enforcement, career aspirations and school resource officers. bit.ly/4dLkRTx
The increased costs of gas and diesel have strained Montana farmers, ranchers and truckers. One strategy state officials haven't tried to ease the pain? Repealing the state fuel tax.
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Republican House candidate Aaron Flint says Montana is under threat. After years of ‘fighting behind the microphone,’ he’s asking voters to send him to Washington swinging. bit.ly/4jq0cYS
"I'm pleased to inform you and announce that, right here in Montana, the Department of War is going to establish a new super range for testing advanced weapons and technology," Trump told the crowd. bit.ly/4s7saLf
The president, on tour to motivate voter turnout in hotly contested midterm elections, praised candidate Aaron Flint and bashed his Democratic opponent. bit.ly/4s3IoF4
County commission, sheriff and three legislative races feature timely issues like jail expansion or data center development. bit.ly/3TAHumT
John Adams, who founded Montana Free Press a decade ago working out of his pickup, announced on Tuesday that he will step down as CEO of the nonprofit organization. bit.ly/47SekD2
This year, Montana voters will determine via initiative the future of nonpartisan state courts, corporate spending in politics and the ballot measure process itself. bit.ly/4yfOrYN
Sparks fly between Flint and Forstag — two candidates competing for Montana’s Western District U.S. House seat — three weeks before the Nov. 3 general election. bit.ly/4s0u1RU
Committee members told Laurel the city broke civil rights laws by declining to provide water to the proposed building. They also pushed to withhold state funding from cities under investigation for discrimination. bit.ly/4hHGKpb
Many Montanans will have their ballots in hand this week. Many more are preparing to vote at their local polling place on Election Day, Nov. 3. However you choose to vote, you may have questions. And we have answers. bit.ly/4yHaNTX
Shannon O’Brien has resigned as chair of the Montana Democratic Party, effective immediately, and endorsed independent U.S. Senate candidate Seth Bodnar, according to a statement published in MS NOW. bit.ly/4dC6lgV
Industry groups and economists are skeptical that new imports and dyed-fuel waivers will move the needle on spiking diesel prices. bit.ly/4yMyCda*
The value of property contributing to projects supported by the downtown fund has substantially decreased over the last year, from $2.1 million in 2025 to $832,000 in 2026.
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In 2025, three Catholic schools in Great Falls united as St. Patrick's Academy. In less than 15 months, two of those schools closed. More than a dozen former parents, staff and faculty spoke with MTFP about what happened.
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