Politics

A national housing program seeking to break the link between homelessness and incarceration selected Missoula County and Homeword to participate in a new program, which includes $246,000 in funding with the potential for more.

A new report has raised additional questions about the origins of a gunshot wound that Montana Republican U.S. Senate candidate and former Navy SEAL Tim Sheehy said he received during a 2012 firefight in Afghanistan.

More than 250 Montana medical professionals signed on to a letter released Thursday in support of Constitutional Initiative 128, the proposed amendment to enshrine abortion protections in the state Constitution.

In the race for the governor of Montana, the Democratic challenger, Ryan Busse, wants a return to greater government transparency and less property tax.

Montanans have higher incomes and they’re more prosperous since Republican Gov. Greg Gianforte took office, he said — but Democratic challenger Ryan Busse said they’re struggling with high property taxes, housing and an out-of-touch governor.

Democrats in the Montana Legislature say Republicans squandered a $2 billion surplus last session, and Democrats plan to spend the 2025 session focusing on making life more affordable for Montanans.

Political observers say there’s been a trend toward more interest – and more spending – in races for seats on the Montana Supreme Court, and that’s continuing this year.

As Montana’s population ages, providers serving low-income seniors say more people aren’t getting the care they need as they wait to get on Medicaid. Montana lawmakers are considering creating a shortcut to that care.

Republican U.S. Senate Candidate Tim Sheehy said at multiple campaign stops this year that he wants to do away with the U.S. Department of Education to save money — by “throwing it in the trash can” — and that education is one of his top three priorities.

Democrats aren’t leading in any races, according to recent polls of statewide candidates.