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Florida sues OpenAI

Florida became the first state this week to sue OpenAI. The civil complaint against OpenAI and Chief Executive Officer Sam Altman accuses the company of deceptive practices and harms to… Read More

June 8, 2026

Sheehy Calls for Accountability After DOJ Charges Rocky Mountain Lab Scientists With Smuggling Monkeypox

HAMILTON, Mont. — The Department of Justice charged two researchers from the Rocky Mountain Laboratory in Hamilton with conspiracy to smuggle monkeypox into the United States and making false statements… Read More

June 8, 2026

Analysis Confirms Tax Cuts Flowed Mostly to Working Class Americans

WASHINGTON — A new analysis from the U.S. Treasury Department found that American families and workers claimed $82 billion in individual relief from the Working Families Tax Cuts, with the… Read More

June 8, 2026

Trump Expands At-Will Employment to 8,000 Federal Positions

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump signed an Executive Order reclassifying approximately 8,000 policy-influencing federal positions into a new category called Schedule Policy/Career, making it significantly easier for agencies to remove… Read More

June 8, 2026

U.S. Navy Christens USNS Thurgood Marshall in San Diego Ceremony

SAN DIEGO — The U.S. Navy christened its newest John Lewis-class fleet replenishment oiler, USNS Thurgood Marshall, during a ceremony Saturday morning at the General Dynamics National Steel and Shipbuilding… Read More

June 8, 2026

Boilermakers Union Leaders Convicted of Racketeering and Embezzling Millions

KANSAS CITY, Kan. — A federal jury convicted four current and former leaders of the International Brotherhood of Boilermakers on racketeering, embezzlement, and fraud charges, finding that they stole millions… Read More

June 8, 2026

Hundreds of women learn interpersonal, financial skills at Montana State Women’s Leadership Conference

BOZEMAN — Scores of business professionals with an interest in women’s leadership congregated in Montana State University’s Strand Union Building for the annual women’s leadership conference on Tuesday. Hosted by the Jake Jabs College… Read More

June 7, 2026

Cattle Markets Swing Wildly as Screwworm Fears Rattle Traders

CHICAGO — Cattle futures posted a turbulent week, surging to strong resistance levels Thursday before retreating sharply Friday as renewed fears about New World Screwworm cases in Texas sent traders… Read More

June 7, 2026

Three New Mexico Men Charged With Human Smuggling and Witness Murder Conspiracy

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A federal grand jury returned a superseding indictment charging three New Mexico men with conspiracy to transport illegal aliens, with two of the defendants also facing charges… Read More

June 7, 2026

Zinke Secures $22 Million for Montana in House Appropriations Bills

WASHINGTON — Retiring Western Montana Congressman Ryan Zinke secured more than $22 million in community project funding and a broad range of Montana agriculture and policy priorities across three fiscal… Read More

June 7, 2026

Montana Leads Multi-State Challenge to California Physician DEI Requirement

HELENA, Mont. — Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen led a 14-state coalition of attorneys general in filing an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court Tuesday, asking the justices to… Read More

June 7, 2026

Ninth Circuit Upholds Dismissal of Climate Case

HELENA, Mont. — The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a federal district court’s dismissal of Lighthiser v. Trump, a climate-related lawsuit that Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen had intervened… Read More

June 7, 2026

Eight Senate Republicans broke ranks this week. John Cornyn, spurned by Trump in his primary, didn’t.

WASHINGTON — A handful of Senate Republicans this week joined Democrats to oppose a controversial Trump nominee and vote against the president’s “anti-weaponization fund” and East Wing ballroom — the… Read More

June 6, 2026

Senate Confirms Katie Lane as Montana’s Newest Federal District Judge

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate confirmed Katie Lane to a lifetime appointment as a federal district court judge for the District of Montana on Tuesday in a 52-46 party-line vote,… Read More

June 6, 2026

Speaker Johnson Calls Out Democrats on Fraud While Touting Tax Cut Results

WASHINGTON — House Speaker Mike Johnson used the weekly House Republican Leadership press conference Tuesday to highlight new Treasury Department data showing the Working Families Tax Cuts delivered the largest… Read More

June 6, 2026

Montana Department of Labor Launches Online Wage Claim Portal

HELENA, Mont. — The Montana Department of Labor and Industry unveiled a new online Wage and Hour Portal designed to give workers a faster way to report wage concerns and… Read More

June 5, 2026

Almost 25,000 immigration arrests made in Florida

(The Center Square) – Since Florida launched its immigration enforcement effort, Operation Tidal Wave, in February, nearly 25,000 arrests have been made statewide. “Florida will continue to use every available… Read More

June 4, 2026

Montana Wins Federal Funding to Expand Behavioral Health Care

HELENA, Mont. — The Trump administration selected Montana as one of ten states to receive federal funding to expand access to mental health and substance use disorder treatment, the Montana… Read More

June 3, 2026

Montana Senate Race Takes Shape With Alme, Bankhead, and Bodnar Headed to November

HELENA, Mont. — Former U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme and Air Force veteran Alani Bankhead emerged Tuesday as the Republican and Democratic nominees for Montana’s open U.S. Senate seat, setting up… Read More

June 3, 2026

Flint, Forstag advance in CD1

Retired combat veteran and conservative broadcaster Aaron Flint won the Republican primary for Montana’s Western Congressional District Tuesday, defeating Secretary of State Christi Jacobsen and former state senator Al Olszewski… Read More

June 3, 2026

Proposed $250 bill could be a boon for drug cartels, experts warn

(The Center Square) – A proposal to create the largest U.S. currency denomination in more than 50 years could unintentionally benefit drug cartels, money launderers and tax cheats, according to… Read More

June 3, 2026

Warsh Takes the Wheel at the Fed

WASHINGTON — Kevin Warsh begins his first full week as chairman of the Federal Reserve today with markets watching closely for early signals on monetary policy direction as stubbornly high… Read More

June 2, 2026

MGM, Caesars Takeover Bids Signal New Era for Las Vegas

The Las Vegas Strip is facing a wave of consolidation unlike anything seen in a generation, with two major casino takeover deals announced in the span of days that could… Read More

June 2, 2026

TD Bank Employee Pleads Guilty to $3.4 Million Fraud

NEW YORK — A former TD Bank employee pleaded guilty to exploiting his insider access to steal confidential customer information and bribe an employee at a second financial institution to… Read More

June 2, 2026

Pentagon Awards $9.7 Billion Microsoft Software Agreement to Dell Federal Systems

WASHINGTON — The Department of Defense announced the award of a five-year, $9.7 billion enterprise software agreement to Dell Federal Systems of Round Rock, Texas, covering Microsoft productivity, cloud, and… Read More

June 2, 2026

Trump Orders Review of Childhood Vaccine Schedule

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump signed an Executive Order directing federal health officials to review and potentially update the United States’ childhood vaccine schedule to better align with practices in… Read More

June 2, 2026

Federal judge strikes down New Hampshire ‘proof of citizenship’ law

(The Center Square) — A federal judge has overturned a New Hampshire law that required unregistered voters to provide proof of citizenship to cast ballots in state elections. The ruling… Read More

June 2, 2026

All Eyes on Montana CD1 as Primary Day Arrives

Montana voters will cast ballots Tuesday in primary elections that will shape the state’s most competitive federal races of the 2026 cycle, with talk radio host Aaron Flint entering primary… Read More

June 1, 2026

Billings Votes to Create Independent Airport Authority After Nearly a Century of City Control

BILLINGS, Mont. — The Billings City Council voted to establish an independent governmental authority to oversee Billings Logan International Airport, ending nearly a century of direct municipal control over one… Read More

June 1, 2026

Speakers object to transgender athletes in girls sports

(The Center Square) – As state track and field championships commenced Friday at Buchanan High School in Clovis, Calif., protesters set up across the street to take aim at transgender… Read More

June 1, 2026

Gianforte Highlights Rural Business, Energy, and Agriculture on 56 County Tour

HELENA, Mont. — Gov. Greg Gianforte continued his annual 56 County Tour this week, visiting small businesses, energy facilities, agricultural operations, and infrastructure projects across six counties along Montana’s Hi-Line… Read More

June 1, 2026

South Dakota Arts Council Awards America 250 Community Arts Grants

PIERRE, S.D. — The South Dakota Arts Council awarded six grants of $5,000 each to support community-based arts and cultural initiatives celebrating the 250th anniversary of the United States, the… Read More

May 31, 2026

Ocasio-Cortez Rallies for Forstag in Missoula

MISSOULA, Mont. — U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez traveled to Missoula Thursday to headline a campaign rally for Democratic congressional candidate Sam Forstag, bringing national progressive star power to Montana’s competitive… Read More

May 31, 2026

Bodnar Clears First Hurdle in Montana Senate Independent Bid

HELENA, Mont. — Independent U.S. Senate candidate Seth Bodnar appears on track to qualify for Montana’s November general election ballot after county election officials certified more than 18,000 signatures and… Read More

May 30, 2026

Treasury Targets Hizballah-Aligned Officials Obstructing Peace and Disarmament

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control designated nine individuals in Lebanon this week for obstructing the peace process and impeding the disarmament of Hizballah, targeting… Read More

May 30, 2026

Knudsen Joins Vice President Vance at White House Anti-Fraud Roundtable

WASHINGTON — Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen joined Vice President JD Vance, the White House Task Force to Eliminate Fraud, and attorneys general from 15 other states at an anti-fraud… Read More

May 30, 2026

Ken Paxton defeats John Cornyn for U.S. Senate GOP nomination

Attorney General Ken Paxton won the Republican primary runoff for U.S. Senate Tuesday, ending over three decades of Sen. John Cornyn’s electoral dominance in what amounts to a watershed moment… Read More

May 30, 2026

Armstrong Appointed Chairman of Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission

OKLAHOMA CITY — North Dakota Gov. Kelly Armstrong was appointed as the 2027 chairman of the Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission during the organization’s annual business meeting in Oklahoma… Read More

May 29, 2026

Commerce Department Initiates Formal Review of California Coastal Management Program

WASHINGTON — The Commerce Department announced this week that it has directed federal regulators to conduct a full review of California’s coastal management program, citing repeated concerns about the state’s… Read More

May 29, 2026

Texas sues Discord, arguing online messaging platform endangered children, misled users

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is suing online messaging platform Discord, accusing the tech company of exposing children to predators using the service and deceiving users about the safety of… Read More

May 28, 2026

Two Chinese Nationals Charged with Laundering Funds for Sinaloa Cartel

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Federal prosecutors have unsealed an indictment charging two Chinese nationals with conspiracy to commit money laundering on behalf of two of the world’s most powerful drug cartels,… Read More

May 28, 2026

Wyoming Wins  Approval for Rural Health Transformation Program

CHEYENNE, Wyo. — Wyoming received final federal approval of its Year 1 application for $205 million in funding through the Rural Health Transformation Program, a five-year initiative designed to expand… Read More

May 28, 2026

NASA reorganizes to accelerate Moon Base, lunar programs

(The Center Square) – NASA announced a reorganization of the agency Friday, restructuring key mission directorates to accelerate its lunar exploration program even as Congress and the White House remain… Read More

May 28, 2026

Bill to let felons vote from prison draws criticism from Republicans

(The Center Square) – Some Democrats and electoral rights groups want progress on legislation in Springfield that would give people in prison across the state the ability to vote just… Read More

May 27, 2026

Regions Bank to Pay $4.9 Million to Resolve Civil Liability Over Ineligible PPP Loan Forgiveness

WASHINGTON — Regions Bank has agreed to pay the federal government nearly $4.9 million to settle allegations that it improperly approved forgiveness of a Paycheck Protection Program loan that was… Read More

May 27, 2026

Army Corps Clears Dakota Access Pipeline

BISMARCK, N.D. — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has signed the Record of Decision for the Dakota Access Pipeline Final Environmental Impact Statement, reinstating the easement that allows the… Read More

May 26, 2026

Knudsen Joins Multi-State Push to Block Railroad Merger Review

HELENA, Mont. — Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen joined attorneys general from five other states this week in urging a federal regulatory board to reject the merger application between Union… Read More

May 26, 2026

Montana State students take honors at Model UN competitions

BOZEMAN – Nineteen students from Montana State University participated in the 75th Model United Nations of the Far West competition in San Francisco April 17-21. Model UN is a simulation… Read More

May 26, 2026

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