Montana News

Apr 08 2025 20 ep. 2 mins 121
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Blackfeet Nation members sue feds over tariffs on Canada

Apr 08 2025 1 mins  
Members of Blackfeet Nation filed a lawsuit against the federal government over recent tariffs imposed on Canadian products. They claim the move impedes tribal sovereignty.

Bill to track violence against health care workers is tabled

Apr 08 2025 1 mins  
Health care workers across Montana regularly experience violence and threats. That’s according to state data. However, the collection of that data may stop after lawmakers tabled a bill to continue that work.

Federal funding for family planning clinics is frozen

Apr 08 2025 2 mins  
Family planning clinics across the state are facing a funding freeze handed down by the Trump Administration. Montana’s $2 million grant is one of a few targeted.

Lawmakers reject partisan judicial election bills 

Apr 08 2025 1 mins  
A fourth attempt to make judicial elections partisan has failed in the Montana Legislature. GOP lawmakers and Gov. Greg Gianforte put partisan judicial elections at the top of their priority list in an effort to further regulate the third branch.

Public comment reopens for Holland Lake Lodge operating permit

Apr 08 2025 1 mins  
The public can once again weigh in on plans for a historic lakeside lodge in the Swan Valley

Federal budget cuts leave Missoula Food Bank lacking funds

Apr 08 2025 1 mins  
Food pantries across the country are reeling from the recent announcement that the federal government has canceled $500 million in emergency food assistance. The move comes as demand for these services is rising.

Video: 'Hands off!' protests draw thousands across Montana

Apr 07 2025 2 mins  
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.

Censure in the Senate; Pain in your pocketbook; Public lands in whose hands?

Apr 04 2025 14 mins  
Sen. Ellsworth gets his punishment. Montana's congressional delegation stands behind the Trump tariffs. Humanities Montana becomes a victim of the DOGE cuts. And, the old fight over who should own public lands resurfaces.

Humanities Montana is hit by Trump cuts

Apr 04 2025 1 mins  
The National Endowment for the Humanities is reportedly next up in a series of DOGE cuts to federal spending. The money funds programs across the state providing Montanans with access to education on history, literature, philosophy and more.

Funding bill for wildlife crossings advances with bipartisan support

Apr 04 2025 1 mins  
Montana has one of the highest rates of wildlife-vehicle collisions in the country. House Bill 855, carried by Billings Republican Representative Katie Zolnikov, creates a way to fund wildlife crossings to fix the problem.