While Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen has called the state’s top court “ludicrous,” and the incoming Montana Speaker of the House Brandon Ler, R-Savage, was elected, in part, by vowing to strike back against the “radical overreach” of the Montana judiciary, most of the people who use the courts have a decidedly different opinion. Judges and attorneys who work everyday in the state

Time is running out for thousands of farmers who may face steep fines and possible jail time for failing to file their businesses with the federal government. Jan. 1, 2025, is the deadline to file Beneficial Ownership Information with the U.S. Department of Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network. New analysis in a Market Intel by American Farm Bureau Federation economists shows more

Montana State University has been ranked a Top Veteran- Friendly School by U.S. Veterans Magazine and is the only Montana institution included in the magazine’s 2024 list. The Military Friendly Schools rankings are based on a university’s academic policies, military student support, graduation and career outcomes, admissions and orientation, culture and commitment, and financial aid and loan

Senator-elect Matt Regier, the Kalispell Republican who served as Speaker of the Montana House for the past two years, will serve as the Senate President for the 2025 session after winning his caucus election Tuesday, Nov. 12,, beating out current Senate President Jason Ellsworth and Sen. Greg Hertz for the chamber’s top position. All three senators made their cases to their caucus in speeches

The Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission adopted regulations for the upcoming wolf and furbearer trapping seasons on Tuesday, Nov. 12, that keep court-ordered rules for trapping wolves in place but include a permit process for some trappers and the removal of some setbacks on certain roads in Ravalli County. The amendments and full slate of regulations received some support and opposition on different

Applications for Recreational Trails Program grants will be accepted from Nov. 15 to Jan. 15. RTP is a federally funded grant program administered through Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks that awards approximately $1.5 million annually. Applicants may request up to $100,000 with a required match of 20 percent. Eligible activities include construction or maintenance of motorized and nonmotorized

BOZEMAN – Scores of farmers, ranchers and agricultural policymakers flocked to Bozeman recently for an annual agricultural economics conference hosted by Montana State University. The conference, part of MSU’s Celebrate Agriculture Week, has been held for 18 years and provides an opportunity to discuss agricultural trends and policy ideas relevant to Montana. Twelve presenters, most of