You’ve likely heard that instead of real property tax relief, the legislature passed a property tax shift this legislative session. Some of that shift is starting to go into effect now, but the biggest changes, including massive tax hikes on thousands of Montanans’ properties, will come next year. A lot has been said about the huge hit coming to family cabins and similar properties, but many agricultural

July runoff in the Missouri River Basin above Sioux City, Iowa was 2.0 million acrefeet, 62 percent of average. Runoff was below-average runoff in the Fort Peck and Garrison reaches with average to above-average runoff in the lower four reaches. The annual runoff forecast above Sioux City, Iowa is 19.2 MAF, 75 percent of average. “Above-normal precipitation occurred in much of the basin, though

A version of this story was originally published in the MT Lowdown, a weekly newsletter digest containing original reporting and analysis published every Friday. The Montana Land Board on Monday, July 21, voted 4-1 to authorize Montana’s water right regulator to file protests on 18 privately held water rights that are used to irrigate State Trust Land. The vote follows last year’s heated

The Montana Stockgrowers Association (MSGA) is encouraging students to apply for its 2025 Annual Convention and Trade Show internship program. Applications are due Sept. 15, and the internship will take place Dec. 8-Dec. 13 in Billings. The MSGA Annual Convention Internship program allows students to gain practical experience in association event planning, policy development and social media