A bill revising the Montana Indian Child Welfare Act — a priority bill this session for the Montana American Indian Caucus — was signed into law in May, though in a much weaker form than initially proposed. Montana’s Indian Child Welfare Act is an extension of the federal Indian Child Welfare Act, which aims to protect Native children by giving their tribe and family opportunities to participate

While many across the state are planting or branding, some Farmers Union members traveled to Washington, D.C., May 5-7 to advocate for the family farm and ranch during Farmers Union’s Week of Action. This year’s theme was “For Farmers Sake,” with one of the goals being to encourage Congress to pass a farm bill, but not just any farm bill. America’s farm bill expired two years ago,

After Health and Human Services Secretary Robert Kennedy recently announced a report from the Make America Healthy Again Commission, a few leading agriculture groups in Montana expressed their concern. The report suggests that environmental chemical have a potential impact to children’s chronic disease. The chemicals include pesticides used in the ag industry. “Farmers are identified

The Montana Department of Transportation is announcing and inviting the public to comment on a proposal that will rehabilitate or replace culverts in three locations on US Highway 2 and one location on Montana Highway 24: • US 2 in Phillips County, 1 mile west of Dodson. • US 2 in Roosevelt County, 12 miles east of Wolf Point. • US 2 in Roosevelt County, 2 miles east of Poplar.

Honors at Fort Peck Community College include the following: President’s list: Daniel Berry, TeeJay Brown, Samantha Brunelle, Tashina Buckles, Cameron Bunk, Hunter Burshia, Laykin Cantrell, Hailen Crawford, Donna Failing, Jose Figueroa, Joseph Herzog, Carlin Iron Moccasin, Jennifer Kirchoff, Melesa Kling, Teila Lezard, Shawna Malnaa, Summer Manning, Anthony Martinez, Shelly Melbourne, Waycen

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins has announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s intent to purchase up to $67 million in fresh seafood, fruits, and vegetables from domestic producers to distribute to food banks and nutrition assistance programs across the country. These purchases are being made through Section 32 of the Agriculture Act of 1935 and will assist producers and communities

The Montana Board of Regents this month approved a series of increases to tuition rates for resident and non-resident students across the state’s university system, driven by the rising costs associated with higher education and recent adjustments to an employee pay plan adopted by the 2025 Legislature. Over the next two academic years, tuition for in-state and out-of-state students alike

With university faculty members grappling with how to responsibly integrate generative artificial intelligence tools into their teaching, two Montana State University librarians led a group of faculty to put together resources to help teachers explore using generative AI in the classroom in an ethical, intentional way. The result is a collection of assignment templates for those who would