Republican Gov. Greg Gianforte announced Wednesday, Sept. 10, he is launching a task force to provide recommendations and strategies for Montana to unleash American-made energy. A press release from the Governor’s Office said Department of Environmental Quality director Sonja Nowakowski will chair the task force and Gianforte will appoint members of the task force “in the coming days,”

The Montana Motor Vehicle Division is accepting Chrome for Kids Wish Fund applications from Montana-based nonprofits that grant wishes to chronically or seriously ill children. When a Montana resident pays to register their motorcycle or quadricycle, a $20 donation fee is put into the Chrome for Kids Wish Fund, a special revenue fund created by the Montana Legislature to provide financial

ditor At the Montana Transparency Project, we often write about the legal side of public information: new court cases, changes in statute, or debates about accessing public records. But today, we’re taking a different approach. We recently spoke with Denise Rivette, an independent reporter from Carbon County, who shared her experiences as someone on the front lines of submitting information

Tribal colleges in Montana will receive more federal dollars for the 2025 fiscal year after initial “confusion” and “uncertainty” around funding. “We were freaking out,” said Stone Child College President Cory Sangrey-Billy. Montana has seven tribal colleges out of the 35 in the country — the most of any state. The schools together are estimated to receive $108 million, or

During National Farmers Union’s Legislative Fly-In this September, 14 Montana Farmers Union members raised concerns about the impact of tariffs, the lack of a full Farm Bill, trade wars and disruptions, as well as advocated for Mandatory Country of Origin Labeling for beef and fully staffed and funded FSA and NRCS offices — putting family farm agriculture in the spotlight for Montana’s Congressional

limited to, advertising and promotion, travel, equipment, consulting services, and communication. All project applications will be reviewed by the Director of the Montana Department of Agriculture at a public meeting to be scheduled within 30 days of the submission deadline. For all public meeting information, visit agr.mt.gov/Home/ News. The Montana Department of Agriculture is serving

The Montana Pulse Crop Committee invites proposals to fund market development and educational projects designed to promote and enhance Montana’s pulse industry. The Montana Pulse Crop Research & Marketing Program aims to stimulate and expand Montana’s pulse crop industry through research, promotion, and market development of pulse crops grown in Montana. For the complete Request for

On Sunday, Sept. 14, at approximately 4 a.m., the Fort Peck Tribal police officers received information from the Yellowstone County Sheriff’s Office that a male had confessed to shooting and killing his wife, his stepson and the stepson’s girlfriend at a residence in Poplar. The male said that all three victims were still inside the house. The male was identified as 73-yearold Michael Littlebull,