With registration and turnout lower than anticipated in the primary election for Native Americans, Western Native Voice is aiming to increase voting enthusiasm this year. The group will have a free bingo and free meal at Silver Wolf Casino from 6 to 8 p.m. July 23. The doors will open at 5 p.m. for the free meal. Tracie Garfield, communications director of Western Native Voice, explains that

After a request from the Roosevelt County Fair Board, county commissioners are considering approving the purchase of a fence at the fairgrounds in Culbertson. The fence will be located on the east side of the fairground. Fair officials said the addition would result in the fair losing some parking, but the fence would make the area more secured. Some vandalism has been reported at the site.

The Fort Peck Tribal Executive Board held their full board meeting July 8. During Law and Justice, the board approved the Fort Peck Tribes, through the Fort Peck Tribal Court, to enter into a Tribal Professional Services Agreement and appoint Majel Russell as a special tribal prosecutor until Sept. 30. The board approved the Tribes contract proposal to IHS including the FY 2025 AFA, scope

The Montana Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on a lawsuit over whether Gov. Greg Gianforte can claim “executive privilege” to withhold from the public internal records his office uses to track legislation. Oral arguments are scheduled for Friday, Sept. 13, in the lawsuit filed in Lewis and Clark County District Court. An introduction to the case will start at 9 a.m. and arguments

This story is excerpted from Capitolized, a weekly newsletter featuring expert reporting, analysis and insight from the reporters and editors of Montana Free Press. Tribal communities have for decades been an essential part of the voter base that gives Montana Democrats the ability to make competitive bids for statewide office. A close look at turnout figures for June 4 party primaries in

Continuing his efforts to push for the delivery of a VA research site in Montana, U.S. Sen. Jon Tester, chairman of the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee, has called on the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for updates on the status of its research site in Montana. Last month, VA granted the VA Montana Health Care System approval to establish a VA research site in Montana—its first VA research

Nonresident hunters who registered to be placed on the Alternates List can now check their status on MyFWP: myfwp.mt.gov/fwpExtPortal/ myDrawResult_ input.action. Every year, Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks gets several unused nonresident combination licenses (big game, general elk and general deer combination licenses) returned by customers. FWP resells these returned licenses through the