Pete Buttigieg

Transparent Election Initiative announced this week that former U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg has endorsed the “Montana Plan” which seeks to keep corporate money out of politics through a ballot measure.

After a brief meeting with the U.S. Secretary of Transportation this week, the chair of the Big Sky Passenger Rail Authority is feeling optimistic about the realities of a restored Amtrak route across the state's southern tier.

More than $2.8 billion in federal funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal has been directed to Montana over the last few years, and Missoula has netted its share of the pie, boosting a growing list of projects.

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg credited the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law for helping make the $110 million airport project possible. It's one of 51,000 projects across the country that have received funding from the federal legislation.