Daily Montanan
Federal probe into discrimination expands at Montana State
Montana State University faces two more investigations into federal civil rights abuses, including that it failed to respond to discrimination reports.
Immigration and pot tax: State GOP leader calls for special session
Montana House Speaker Matt Regier called for a special session to address immigration and state marijuana tax distribution in a letter sent to the Secretary of State on Tuesday.
Zinke clashes with EPA over new standards for coal plants
The EPA estimates the new standards will, by 2028, reduce emissions of fine particulate matter by 770 tons, reduce mercury emissions by 1,000 pounds, and stop thousands of other tons of greenhouse gases from being sent into the atmosphere.
Handful of UM students call protest for Gaza ceasefire
An estimated 100 people at the University of Montana demonstrated Wednesday to protest Israel’s bombing of Gaza and to show solidarity with protesters arrested this week on other campuses.
Montana PSC extends comment deadline for climate petition
Montanans have flooded the Public Service Commission with more than 500 comments on a petition that would require regulators to consider the effects of climate change in their decisions.
Montana superintendent candidate charged with obstruction
Sharyl Allen, who is running as a Republican candidate for Montana Superintendent of Public Instruction, is facing a charge that she obstructed a peace officer conducting a criminal investigation at a school in Madison County.
Man charged with harassing wildlife after kicking Yellowstone bison
An Idaho Falls man was arrested and charged with disturbing wildlife after he allegedly kicked a bison in the leg.
Gianforte favors some, snubs others in GOP legislative endorsements
Gov. Greg Gianforte’s campaign released his endorsements for Republican legislative candidates in the upcoming primaries Thursday with some surprising choices, including choosing not to endorse House leadership.
Federal judge temporarily halts new Montana voter registration requirements
A federal Montana judge on Wednesday temporarily enjoined two parts of a bill dealing with extra voter registration requirements that was passed by the legislature last year.
Below normal water forecasted for Montana after low-snow winter
Montana’s winter is shaping up to have been among the worst for snowpack in 25 years and, combined with current outlooks, has water forecasters warning that streamflow levels this summer could be well below normal across most of the state.