Students at MSU-Billings say their academic careers and, in some cases, their lives, were upended when the administration abruptly put two longtime, tenured professors on indefinite leave on the first day of class. By @darrellehrlick.bsky.social: dailymontanan.com/2025/10/03/m... #montana #mtnews

State insurance commissioners, including Montana Auditor James Brown, a Republican, sent a letter to Congressional leaders last month urging them to continue the enhanced tax credits that began during the pandemic, report @dailymontanan.com and @statesnewsroom.com

Attorneys argued a Kalispell man’s constitutional free speech rights were violated when he was arrested after filming police officers during a traffic stop. By @jordyhansen.bsky.social: dailymontanan.com/2025/10/01/s... #montana #mtpol #mtnews

“This shutdown will make it harder to deliver care, to access care, to keep rural hospitals and clinics open, and to ensure patients get the treatment they deserve and need.” - Vicky Byrd, CEO of the Montana Nurses Association. #mtpol #montana #mtnews

Environmental groups are suing the Montana Department of Environmental Quality accusing the state agency of failing to follow the state Supreme Court’s order to consider a power plant's impact, report @dailymontanan.com and @statesnewsroom.com

Production of a mineral considered key to U.S. military and industrial interests is set to increase at a facility outside of Thompson Falls. #mtnews (@mddrew.bsky.social) dailymontanan.com/2025/09/29/m...

An extension to the timeline for "forever chemical" cleanup at over 100 military installations across the U.S. includes Malmstrom AFB in Great Falls. Trump Administration says costs for investigation and cleanup have skyrocketed. #mtnews  (@mddrew.bsky.social) dailymontanan.com/2025/09/26/f...

Nuclear missile workers are contracting cancer. They blame the bases. via @dailymontanan.com dailymontanan.com/2025/09/25/n...

An appeals court has overturned the conviction of Billings man who ‘patrolled’ near elementary campus with gun, saying he had a plausible defense. #mtnews (@darrellehrlick.bsky.social) dailymontanan.com/2025/09/26/a...

Intralot wins Montana’s lotto contract again, though the state may be missing out on millions, says an industry expert. (@darrellehrlick.bsky.social) #mtnews dailymontanan.com/2025/09/25/e...

A MSU-Northern professor is on leave as influencers targeted people in the wake of Charlie Kirk’s death. This included state employees, public school teachers and even a business who got threats after an employee posted a meme. (@jordyhansen.bsky.social) #mtnews dailymontanan.com/2025/09/24/m...

Montana tribal colleges have "baseline" funding after uncertainty, with an economic report showing an over $300 million impact on local areas near those schools. (@keilaszpaller.bsky.social) dailymontanan.com/2025/09/19/m...

Energy demand in western states is project to increase 20% over the next decade, Gov. Greg Gianforte said this week, asking his newly minted Energy Advisory Council to "be creative." (@keilaszpaller.bsky.social) dailymontanan.com/2025/09/23/e...

Today, @mddrew.bsky.social looked into the numbers released in a new University of Montana tourism study. That study found nonresidents spent $5.28 billion while visiting the state in 2023 and 2024. dailymontanan.com/2025/09/23/r...

Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks has a new way to test your bear spray reaction time — a robotic bear, which has four wheels and reaches speeds of over 30 miles per hour. (@jordyhansen.bsky.social) dailymontanan.com/2025/09/22/r...

A methamphetamine burn that went awry and sickened over a dozen people in Billings is under state investigation, as documents show FBI asked for disposal of drugs. (@jordyhansen.bsky.social) dailymontanan.com/2025/09/19/f...

The Public Service Commission's vice president is looking to make it easier to remove elected commissioners from the body, @keilaszpaller.bsky.social writes: dailymontanan.com/2025/09/22/p...

Montana FWP suspects a hemorrhagic disease is the culprit behind several dozen white-tailed deer deaths in northwest Montana. @mddrew.bsky.social: dailymontanan.com/2025/09/22/f... #mtnews #mtpol #montana

Do youth need their constitutional rights protected from effects of Trump's bid to "unleash" fossil fuels? Or do they need to take the fight elsewhere, as the fed'l government argues? Arguments began in Lighthiser v. Trump. By @mddrew.bsky.social: dailymontanan.com/2025/09/16/y... #mtnews #mtpol

ICYMI from @dailymontanan.com: Staff are still struggling and some animals are dealing with the effects of smoke following a methamphetamine burn mishap last week that sickened more than a dozen employees of the Yellowstone Valley Animal Shelter. www.newsfromthestates.com/article/anim...

Cities, towns, businesses, allege BNSF is charging exorbitant fees, being unresponsive, and hurting critical infrastructure projects. Legislators are on alert. “Ball’s in their court to act like adults,” Sen. Zolnikov said. “Not children.” @jordyhansen.bsky.social: dailymontanan.com/2025/08/12/l...

“When the Legislature created this seat, it clearly intended for someone with demonstrated expertise in protecting civil rights within the criminal justice system to serve,” the letter reads. Groups oppose appointment, removal of ACLU to oversight council. dailymontanan.com/2025/07/30/s... #mtpol

“If I ask a question that makes somebody uncomfortable in a regulated case, that’s my job.” - PSC Prez Molnar, under investigation for "workplace interactions." He says his goal is accountability. By @keilaszpaller.bsky.social dailymontanan.com/2025/07/30/p... #mtpol #mtnews

"Montana agriculture is a generational thing, and these policies and these tariffs are pushing for corporate farms to be able to come in and take over these small family farms.” Ag producers raise concerns about tariffs. By @jordyhansen.bsky.social: dailymontanan.com/2025/07/25/m... #mtnews #mtpol

A man accused of emailing a death threat to the Queer Straight Alliance at Montana State University and sending vulgar images and slurs to a fellow student pleaded guilty to cyberstalking in U.S. District Court in Missoula. By @keilaszpaller.bsky.social: dailymontanan.com/2025/07/10/m... #mtpol

Glacier National Park notched record visitation for May, with 238,766 recreation visitors passing through the entrance stations. Yellowstone National Park is busy too. By @mddrew.bsky.social: dailymontanan.com/2025/07/10/y... #montana

“Our team worked hard to ensure the upgraded facilities not only meet the needs of today’s travelers but will accommodate future visitors for years to come.” The only rest stop along a nearly 100-mile stretch of I-90 has reopened. @jordyhansen.bsky.social: dailymontanan.com/2025/07/08/s... #mtpol

“The Republican Party is not the party of extremists. As Senators they had the right to vote and participate." Members of "The Nine" argue they should have had the right to weigh in on party leadership, ask for vote nullification. @mddrew.bsky.social: dailymontanan.com/2025/07/08/n... #mtleg #mtpol

“The cowboy myth is that if you’re a real man, if you got your sh-t together, nothing bothers you. But nobody is like that." - Russell Rowland, about his new book and the realities of being a man. Story from @darrellehrlick.bsky.social: dailymontanan.com/2025/07/05/b... #mtnews #mtpol #montana

“There were numerous instances of Sen. Usher shutting down, belittling and verbally and emotionally abusing (public, committee members)." Sen. Dunwell to Human Rights Bureau. Usher argues he's keeping committee on track. By @keilaszpaller.bsky.social: dailymontanan.com/2025/07/04/s... #mtleg #mtpol

“I miss my dad so much. I want to see him. I want him to come back.” - Aurora, 4, of a Helena man jailed by ICE with help from local authorities. By Jenna Martin: dailymontanan.com/2025/07/03/f... #mtnews #mtpol #montana

“We have repeatedly warned parties they cannot manufacture an emergency due to lack of diligence.” - MTSupCo on a lawsuit that asked the high court to take a CI-128 challenge before any district court filing. By @darrellehrlick.bsky.social: dailymontanan.com/2025/07/02/m... #mtpol #mtnews #mtleg

Extra fees for foreign visitors in national parks? Government proposes idea, backed by Bozeman group, to address $$$ maintenance backlog. By @mddrew.bsky.social: dailymontanan.com/2025/07/01/p... #montana #mtnews #mtpol

“I’ve got to figure out how we get our staff time to decompress, recharge the batteries and enjoy this beautiful state we all love.” Bills, amendments, studies, push up comp time for Legislative Services staff. By @darrellehrlick.bsky.social: dailymontanan.com/2025/07/01/l... #mtpol #mtleg #montana

“The St. Mary Siphon provides vital water to Montana communities along the Hi-Line, and the failures last summer were catastrophic. I’m beyond thrilled to hear that Reclamation has completed repairs on the siphons and is resuming operations on the Milk River Project." - U.S. Sen. Daines. #mtpol

“He told me the story of staying at the bedside of a woman all night watching her die as the police hounded her to get her to tell them the name of the doctor that performed her abortion." Stories before Roe, after Dobbs. By @keilaszpaller.bsky.social: dailymontanan.com/2025/06/25/e... #mtpol

“We have an exhausted majority. The public is sick of it, and that’s why people are fleeing from both parties.” A Red gov from a Blue state, and Blue gov from Red state, Bullock, talk governing in the age of polarized politics. @darrellehrlick.bsky.social: dailymontanan.com/2025/06/24/r... #mtpol

"Abortion bans are torture, and we have a long way to go to achieve true reproductive freedom in this state and in this country.” Providers, advocates, share how landscape has changed in Montana three years after Dobbs. @keilaszpaller.bsky.social: dailymontanan.com/2025/06/24/a... #mtpol #mtleg

Also shout out to @darrellehrlick.bsky.social‬ of @dailymontanan.com and Danielle Brown of @marylandmatters.org‬ for their coverage of our featured guests, former Montana and Maryland Govs Bullock and Hogan. Read article here: www.newsfromthestates.com/article/form...

“For too long, layers of senseless bureaucracy and red tape have splintered our wildfire management system, failed our brave firefighters on the ground, and let entire communities be wiped off the map by wildfire.” - Sheehy. @jordyhansen.bsky.social: dailymontanan.com/2025/06/24/t... #mtpol #mtnews

“Many of our rural counties rely on the SRS Program to support schools, road maintenance, and more. ... I’ll always fight to support education programs and critical infrastructure projects in our rural communities.” - Sen Daines. @mddrew.bsky.social: dailymontanan.com/briefs/u-s-s... #mtnews #mtpol

“As a Marine who fought in Iraq, I’ve seen firsthand the cost of war in the Middle East, both in lives, in taxpayer dollars, and long-term consequences. I don’t know why we need to get involved in this." - Sen. Bogner. By @keilaszpaller.bsky.social: dailymontanan.com/briefs/monta... #mtpol #mtleg

“I’m disappointed in the governor’s decision to veto this bipartisan, fiscally responsible bill — and frustrated on behalf of my constituents who are struggling to afford childcare." - Karlen on veto of Best Beginnings bill. @keilaszpaller.bsky.social: dailymontanan.com/2025/06/20/b... #mtpol #mtleg

“The governor failed Montana students today, in particular the most vulnerable.” — House Minority leader Katie Sullivan, D-Missoula. Governor vetoes free school lunch bill. By @jordyhansen.bsky.social: dailymontanan.com/2025/06/20/f... #mtnews #montana #mtpol #mtleg

No state stands to lose more in Medicaid cuts being discussed in the "Big Beautiful Bill" than Montana, according to several new reports. Story from @darrellehrlick.bsky.social: dailymontanan.com/2025/06/20/r... #montana #mtpol #mtleg

“The budget and other bills with hefty price tags that the Legislature passed...are not fiscally responsible." - Gov. Gianforte. Story by @jordyhansen.bsky.social: #montana #mtpol #mtleg

“There’s a sense in which they’re paying too much — even acquiring it at zero cost — because they are buying a plant with substantial liability.” — Analyst Ronald Binz on NorthWestern Energy's acquisition of more shares at the Colstrip facility. Story by @keilaszpaller.bsky.social #montana #mtpol

"As far as the continuing resolution that was just passed out of the house, where they cut nearly $300 billion from these food nutrition programs, that’s going to have a huge impact for the consumers that need this." SNAP on the ropes. By @jordyhansen.bsky.social: dailymontanan.com/2025/06/10/a...

“The role of regulation is not to protect utility companies from the consequences of bad decisions.” - MT Consumer Counsel. Controversial NorthWestern Energy case kicks off. By @keilaszpaller.bsky.social: dailymontanan.com/2025/06/09/n... #mtpol

"Our schools are community gathering centers, and having the AED present at athletic events can not only save a child’s life, but it can save the life of anyone.” Bill requires cardiac plans at schools. By @jordyhansen.bsky.social: dailymontanan.com/2025/06/09/s... #mtpol