Politics

In the 2025 fiscal year, about 80,000 Montanans participated in SNAP. They received a total of $164.4 million in benefits.

City officials on Monday praised the Missoula Fire Department for keeping an Independence Day house fire in the South Hills contained to a single structure and expressed condolences to the property owner.

Justices sided with Republican campaign committees in a decision that allows political parties to spend unlimited amounts while coordinating directly with candidates.

Bienvenidos estimated that 25 to 30 people were detained between Monday and Tuesday, followed by more than 80 detentions on Wednesday, with additional arrests continuing through Thursday.

By shifting more political decisions to the states, they envision a nation less subject to blue-red swings that change the entire course of federal law enforcement, environmental policy and business regulation.

The Montana Republican Party Executive Board on Tuesday passed a resolution formally opposing Initiative 194, “The Montana Plan,” which seeks to limit spending by corporations, nonprofits and other organizations in elections.

Most people on Medicaid expansion will need to show they’re working, in school or doing other qualifying activities in order to remain eligible.

Wildland firefighters already get hazard pay while working on active fires, but they do not currently for prescribed burns or while training for aerial insertion into an incident.

Montana residents are seeking oversight of data center construction by putting voter initiatives on the ballot this year.

HUD is currently finalizing a rule that would allow public housing authorities and property owners who participate in federal housing voucher programs to impose work requirements and time limits on work-ready adults.