Nov 18, 2024 · Montana lawmakers will head into the 2025 legislative session in a similar position they were in two years ago and will have to decide whether, and how, to reduce property tax assessment rates to keep property taxes from rising for many Montana homeowners – something they failed to do during the 2023 session.

Dec 25, 2024 · Here are the top 10 most read stories on the Daily Montanan website for 2024. The top topics are politics, bears and national parks.

Jul 16, 2024 · Three fires totaling more than 46,000 acres are actively burning in Montana, with temperatures remaining in the high 90s and even low 100s.

Nov 12, 2024 · Rep. Brandon Ler will serve as Speaker of the House, with Rep. Steve Fitzpatrick as majority leader; Democrats select Rep. Katie Sullivan as minority leader

Sep 15, 2024 · A new study shows that undocumented immigrants paid nearly $100 billion in federal, state and local tax revenue in 2022 while many are shut out of the programs their taxes fund. The findings run counter to anti-immigrant rhetoric that undocumented immigrants are “destroying” social programs. In 40 states, undocumented immigrants paid higher tax rates than the top 1% of the income scale in ...

Dec 9, 2024 · A coalition of gun-rights groups is arguing that a federal appeals court should overturn a conviction of a Billings man who appeared to be menacing an elementary school from across the street as he walked around his property, often with gun in hand. Gabriel Cowan Metcalf previously pleaded guilty that he was in violation of a gun-free zone around a grade school and gave up several weapons ...

Jan 3, 2025 · Even though the Montana Supreme Court unanimously found that the state had failed to consider any greenhouse gas pollution from a new power plant near Laurel, it nonetheless allowed the operation to continue.

Nov 14, 2024 · Fourteen women who said they were assaulted by Dr. Tyler Hurst said that Community Medical Center also tried to ignore problems with the physician.

Dec 6, 2024 · Montanan’s 2024 general big game hunting season came to an end on Dec. 1. Hunters across the state had mixed results, with hunters in Montana’s western regions seeing increased harvests compared to 2023, while hunters in many of the eastern regions reported mixed or decreased harvest numbers.

Jan 2, 2025 · The Montana Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that Gov. Greg Gianforte may have legitimate legal reasons to withhold documents that could shed light about which legislation he supports or opposes, but that he can’t refuse to turn those over without having a district court judge review them. Furthermore, the court said that state law doesn’t confer any special privileges to withhold documents ...