Absentee ballots are on the way to Montana’s active, registered absentee voters, said Montana Secretary of State Christi Jacobsen in a news release Friday, Oct. 11. “Montana’s 56 county election offices are mailing absentee ballot packets to registered absentee voters today as the 2024 General Election is well underway,” said Jacobsen in a statement. Montanans can track their absentee

Average gasoline prices in Montana have fallen 2.7 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.18/g on Monday, Oct, 14, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 615 stations in Montana. Prices in Montana are 17.1 cents per gallon lower than a month ago and stand 72.7 cents per gallon lower than a year ago. The national average price of diesel has declined 3.4 cents in the last week and stands at $3.57

Today (Oct. 4) marks the expiration of the one-year extension of the 2018 farm bill, leaving farmers and ranchers anxious about whether Congress can secure a new, fiveyear reauthorization. Despite Congress giving themselves a full extra year to craft and pass a new farm bill, inaction remains the status quo in the halls of Congress. “We are running out of time,” said American Farm Bureau

The Vaughn man who earlier this year pleaded guilty to violating the Lacey Act by cloning and trafficking a large species of an Asian sheep and selling hybrid offspring DNA was sentenced Monday to six months in prison. The prison sentence for Arthur “Jack” Schubarth, 81, was about one-quarter of what he could have been sentenced to under federal sentencing guidelines, according to a sentencing

HELENA – Montana’s twoday, youth-only deer hunt is coming up Oct. 17 and 18, and general deer season opens Oct. 26. Now is a good time to consider signing up for the Apprentice Hunter Program and the application is available on Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks’ website at fwp.mt.gov/hunt/education/ apprentice-hunter. The apprentice hunter program allows people ages 10 and older to hunt

Joining Montana Department of Labor & Industry Commissioner Sarah Swanson, Gov. Greg Gianforte highlighted last week new data showing the strength of Montana’s economy. “When you couple our strong Montana worth ethic with our pro-business, pro-jobs policies, it comes as no surprise to know that Montana’s economy is on the move,” Gianforte said. “As evidenced in the pages of this

As part of his continued efforts to lower housing costs, U.S. Senator Jon Tester is leading legislation that would provide a tax credit for Montanans buying their first home. Tester’s First-Time Homebuyer Tax Credit Act would put homeownership in reach for more Montana families by establishing a refundable tax credit worth up to 10 percent of a home’s purchase price – up to a maximum of $15,000

A new international partnership between Montana’s Missouri River Country and Canada’s South Saskatchewan Ready labeled “Beyond the 49th Parallel” is encouraging travelers to cross the U.S.-Canada border — the 49th parallel — for an international journey to explore the neighboring small towns, historic sites and opportunities for outdoor recreation. “Pairing Canada’s South Saskatchewan