Gov. Greg Gianforte has announced Montana’s unemployment rate in August was below 3 percent for the 22nd consecutive month, bucking national trends as the country’s unemployment rate rose to 3.8 percent in August. Montanans have created more than 8,600 jobs in the first eight months of 2023 and nearly 40,000 jobs since Gianforte took office in January 2021. “Despite national headwinds

The Montana Department of Transportation would like to announce and invite the public to comment on a proposal to reconstruct about seven miles of Montana Highway 13, 26 miles south of Scobey. The project begins at the intersection with County Road 17-2040 near mile marker 25, and extends north, ending near mile marker 32. Proposed work includes reconstructing and widening the roadway surface,

Montana children with learning disabilities could get a boost thanks to new research at Montana State University that seeks to better understand how visual hand gestures can aid in communications in the classroom and home. The project, which started in August and is funded with $67,000 from Montana INBRE, is a collaboration between researchers in MSU’s Norm Asbjornson College of Engineering,

National Falls Prevention Week took place on Sept. 18-22, and serves as an ideal opportunity for Montanans to consider what factors increase their risk of falling and what actions they can take to mitigate those risks. Department of Public Health and Human Services officials report that nearly one in three Montanans aged 65 and older have reported falling at least once in the past 12 months.

During the past legislative session, the Montana Taxpayers Association was excited to support the Gianforte administration’s ideas that improved Montana’s tax systems and provided tax relief. We look forward to continuing that working relationship. However, unless the administration decides soon on the level of the state’s property tax collections, when tax bills go out this coming November,

Montana State Fund announced a $35M dividend declaration to more than 24,000 policyholders across Montana. MSF is the state’s not-for-profit and leading workers’ compensation insurance company. It insures approximately 24,000 employers and their workers in approximately 400 industries from every Montana county. “This is welcome news for hardworking Montanans and job creators, and is another

Average gasoline prices in Montana have fallen 1.1 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $4.17/g on Monday, Sept. 25,, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 615 stations in Montana. Prices in Montana are 19.4 cents per gallon higher than a month ago and stand 24.1 cents per gallon higher than a year ago. The national average price of diesel has risen 9.9 cents in the last week and stands at $4.53

U.S. Sen. Jon Tester stressed during a conference media call last week how he is challenging the Biden Administration’s plan to prohibit the use of federal funds for hunting education, shooting sports and school archery classes. “Montanans make memories and fill their freezers each fall,” Tester said of the state’s hunting tradition. “Part of preserving that tradition – as well as

On Sept. 15, 9-year-old Sarah Simons of Texas was sworn in as Montana’s first ever honorary game warden. The ceremony occurred at the community center in West Yellowstone during a vacation to Yellowstone National Park with her family. Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks Chief of Law Enforcement Ron Howell presided over the ceremony and administered the oath of office to Sarah in front of her