Conservative groups are working to undermine support for Montana’s Medicaid expansion in hopes the state will abandon the program. The rollback would be the first in the decade since the Affordable Care Act began allowing states to cover more people with low incomes. Montana’s expansion, which insures roughly 78,800 people, is set to expire next year unless the Legislature and governor opt

Rain turned into snow Tuesday evening, Nov. 5, making the highways treacherous most the way to Wolf Point Wednesday for those who needed to travel. How thankful we can be that people could get in to vote on this most important day in American history, to attend activities and finish fall duties of the farm work. It is windy, but a clear 56 at bus time. Dhana Olfert, daughter of Ron and Etta Olfert,

Average gasoline prices in Montana have fallen 4.4 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.04/g on Monday, Nov. 11, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 615 stations in Montana. Prices in Montana are 14.0 cents per gallon lower than a month ago and stand 39.3 cents per gallon lower than a year ago. The national average price of diesel has declined 0.4 cents in the last week and stands at $3.52

The USDA has designated two Montana counties as primary natural disaster areas. This secretarial natural disaster designation allows the United States Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency to extend much-needed emergency credit to producers recovering from natural disasters through emergency loans. Emergency loans can be used to meet various recovery needs including the replacement

The Montana Department of Commerce is sending out mailers to Montana renters this week asking them to complete an online survey the state will use to ask the federal government to update fair market rent rates and ideally benefit lower-income renters. The department said it will send the data it receives from those that respond to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and ask for

Montana State University has been ranked among the top universities in the world in the new Open Edition of the 2024 CWTS Leiden Rankings. The rankings are based on articles published in scholarly journals and the impact those publications have on the international community. According to the ranking, from 2019 to 2022, MSU has had 3,494 publications throughout all areas of science. Sixty-two