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Without federal action, states like Montana wrestle with kratom regulation
Trump administration seeks to unravel NEPA, reducing power to regulate federal action
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Ethics committee starts investigation into former state Senate president
Montana’s 2025 Legislature is halfway over. Here’s some of what lawmakers have done.
Missoula to close Johnson Street homeless shelter by August
The city of Missoula will close the Johnson Street temporary homeless shelter in August, a decision driven by the end of pandemic-era federal funding that paid for its operations.
Senate forwards ‘waste, fraud and abuse’ complaint against its president to legislative auditor
Senate President Matt Regier, R-Kalispell, will be investigated by the legislative auditor for spending public funds on a private attorney currently contracted as his special counsel. Senators voted 34-16 for the investigation into Regier’s use of Abby Moscatel, a Lakeside attorney first hired by Regier in 2023 to serve as his partisan attorney when he…
Labor board temporarily reinstates laid-off Forest Service workers’ employment
The Merit Systems Protection Board on March 4, 2025, ordered a stay on the mass layoffs that the U.S. Department of Agriculture conducted at the behest of the Department of Governmental Efficiency and the Office of Personnel Management.
Tariff worries further fraying northwest Montana’s Canadian connection
For decades, the Flathead Valley was a popular destination for Canadians looking to stretch their dollar. Many even bought second homes in the area. But the pandemic and economic challenges on both sides of the border changed all that. And now, a trade war between the two countries threatens to fray northwest Montana’s Canadian connection…
Montana ag producers expect challenges with Trump’s new tariffsÂ
In the beef business, a cow can be born in Montana and cross the Canadian border twice before it’s processed. Tariffs both ways could make that an expensive cow.
³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ publishes first of three public opinion polls
Montanans have lacked a reliable, Montana-based measure of public opinion on the issues shaping our state. National polls often fail to capture Montanans’ nuanced perspectives, and election-season horse race surveys tend to prioritize forecasting political outcomes over deeper questions about public concerns. To address this gap in understanding public attitudes, ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ, in partnership…
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