Montana Today

Montana (9-4, 5-3 BSC) returns to the second round of the playoffs for the seventh time in the last decade on Saturday, extending the program’s record of 28 postseason appearances by another week.

Those shopping for a home in Missoula County could receive a boost from a new state program that provides down-payment assistance based in part on the value of the home and the buyer's income.

Rachel Greenberg and Danny Benjamin write, "Research shows that families often participate in advancing research to improve the care of other children with similar conditions or needs. Together, we can help ensure that children receive safe and effective treatments."

Tracy Stone-Manning, a 1992 graduate from the University of Montana Environmental Studies Master’s program, will leave her post heading the BLM as former President Donald Trump settles in for his second term.

Stimulus money from the federal government has helped fill the state piggy bank, and income tax also rose steeply after the pandemic, according to recent budget reports.

Citing public safety and the need for accountability, the Missoula City Council on Monday night banned camping in public parks and opened the door for violators to be cited by law enforcement.

Apprenticeship graduates earned an average annual salary of $69,000 one year after graduating, according to the report. That figure is higher than the statewide average wage.

Jim Elliott writes, "In its passion to put together a coalition of virtually every ethnic and social minority in America, the Democratic Party had ignored the very people who had made it great—working people."

Under a scenario with a broad 10% tariff and a 60% China tariff, the effect on households, even if there is no tariff retaliation, would be an additional $2,421 per household in 2023 dollars according to the Budget Lab at Yale University, a nonpartisan research center.

f Montana’s affordable housing has vanished, it has many different reasons, but there’s still one thing that most local and state leaders can say for certain: Whatsoever a city zones, the city gets.