Gov. Greg Gianforte announced Montana will end the “orphan tax” — the longstanding practice of diverting Social Security survivor benefits from children in foster care to cover the cost of… Read More
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Daines Taxpayer Privacy Provision Clears Senate Finance Committee
A bipartisan provision championed by Sen. Steve Daines to sharply increase penalties for unauthorized disclosure of taxpayer information cleared the Senate Finance Committee as part of a broader tax administration… Read More
Knudsen Extends MVD Fee Waivers for Citizenship Marker Through September
Attorney General Austin Knudsen announced the Montana Motor Vehicle Division is extending its fee waiver for driver license and identification card renewals and replacements through September 30, following a strong… Read More
Sheehy Introduces Two Bipartisan Bills
Montana Sen. Tim Sheehy introduced two pieces of legislation in recent weeks — one bipartisan bill to strengthen Buy American requirements for school meals and one to extend nationwide concealed… Read More
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Montana Charges Two in Medicaid Fraud Cases
The Montana Department of Justice’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit recently uncovered more than $1 million in fraudulent Medicaid claims and filed charges in two cases, Attorney General Austin Knudsen announced…. Read More
Bodnar’s “Independent” Bid Built on Democratic Money, Operatives
Seth Bodnar has spent his Senate campaign positioning himself as a red-state outsider unbeholden to party machinery, but the financial picture behind his candidacy tells a more complicated story than… Read More
Federal Judge Denies Molnar’s Bid to Return to PSC Office
Montana Public Service Commissioner Brad Molnar will remain unable to work from the PSC’s offices in Helena for now, after a federal judge denied his request for an order allowing… Read More
Montana State Awards 2026 Presidential Scholarships to 22 Students
Montana State University’s most prestigious scholarship was awarded to 22 high school graduates from across the nation and the world, including 13 students from Montana. The MSU Presidential Scholarship is… Read More
Zinke Celebrates $53.8 Million in PILT Funding for Montana Counties
Western Montana Congressman Ryan Zinke celebrated the release of $53,889,068 in Payments in Lieu of Taxes funding for Montana counties, an increase of more than $7.3 million over 2025 disbursements…. Read More
Knudsen Leads 23-State Effort Urging Senate to Confirm Blanche
Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen led a coalition of 23 state attorneys general in urging the U.S. Senate to confirm Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche as the next attorney general… Read More
Federal panel proposes new definition for sports betting
(The Center Square) – Betting on a football score isn’t gambling. At least not according to the federal Commodities Futures Trading Commission. The commission recently proposed rule changes to strengthen… Read More
Ken Paxton and James Talarico are neck and neck in U.S. Senate race, new poll finds
Republican Ken Paxton and Democrat James Talarico are neck and neck in the race for U.S. Senate, according to a new poll released Tuesday by the Texas Politics Project at… Read More
California’s billionaire tax officially heads to Nov. 3 ballot
(The Center Square) – The controversial union-backed billionaire tax in California is officially heading to the Nov. 3 ballot. Secretary of State Shirley Weber announced the California Billionaire Tax Act… Read More
Poll: Data center opposition more important than competition with China
(The Center Square) – American voters believe building more data centers in the United States are not worth the potential strain on local electricity, water and infrastructure and that the… Read More
Barry Diller Bids $18 Billion to Take MGM Resorts Private
Barry Diller’s People Inc. submitted a non-binding proposal to MGM Resorts International’s board on June 1 to acquire the roughly 74% of the company it doesn’t already own, in a… Read More
Talarico goes all-in with attack on Paxton plea deal in child sex abuse case
Democratic U.S. Senate candidate James Talarico on Thursday slammed Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, his Republican opponent, for a plea deal his office offered a Waco man who was charged… Read More
Montana History Festival to Mark Heritage Center’s Full Opening
Five-day celebration in Helena will run June 24-28 with free tours, workshops and a Capitol Lawn finale The Montana Historical Society will host the Montana History Festival from Wednesday, June… Read More
DOE Names Travis Kavulla as Bonneville Power Administration Chief
Former Montana utility regulator will lead the $4 billion federal power-marketing agency serving the Pacific Northwest U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright announced Travis Kavulla as administrator and CEO of… Read More
Medal of Honor Monday: Army Pvt. Joe Gandara
Army Pvt. Joe Gandara was a paratrooper who fought in France during World War II. Little is known about him other than that he was the son of Mexican immigrants…. Read More
Knudsen Waives MVD Fees for Citizenship Marker This July
Attorney general says MVD will waive renewal and replacement fees in July for Montanans adding the state’s new eagle-in-flight citizenship marker Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen announced that the state’s… Read More
Poll: Alme Holds Commanding Lead in Senate Race
Survey shows Republican Kurt Alme up 19 points as Bankhead and Bodnar split the opposition vote A new poll shows Democrats and independents divided between two candidates running against Republican… Read More
Nobel Laureate John Jumper to Leave Google DeepMind for Anthropic
Senior research scientist John Jumper said Friday he would leave Google DeepMind to join Anthropic, the latest high-profile departure from the tech giant’s AI research division. Jumper, who shared the… Read More
Gianforte Honors Veterans in Billings, Miles City
Governor recognized two veterans with Montana’s top commendation and addressed the state VFW’s annual convention Gov. Greg Gianforte recently continued his 56 County Tour and honored veterans in Yellowstone and… Read More
Department of War’s Office of Strategic Capital Signs $725 Million Conditional Loan Commitment
Financing aims to scale domestic rare-earth processing as Washington pushes to secure a mine-to-magnet supply chain The U.S. Department of War’s Office of Strategic Capital said Thursday it has signed… Read More
Snap Spins Off Gen-AI Video Team to Form Dotmo, a New Independent Firm
Social-media company sheds in-house AI video unit as it looks to rein in the rising costs of developing generative-AI models and immersive gaming products Snap Inc. is carving out its… Read More
Texas Supreme Court rejects attempt to block beach closures for SpaceX launches
Siding with SpaceX and the attorney general’s office, the Texas Supreme Court on Friday ruled that environmental groups did not have a right to sue to preserve public access to… Read More
Montana State named best school for military spouses and veterans in the country
Abutting the first-floor hallway of Montana State University’s Romney Hall, the Travis W. Atkins Veteran Support Center resembles a typical campus study space. But through the center doors is much more. Equipped with rows of tables, printers and grab-and-go… Read More
California sues over construction of alleged ICE facility
(The Center Square) – California is suing U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement and other federal agencies to stop construction of what plaintiffs say is an ICE holding facility near an agricultural… Read More
North Dakota Secures DAPL Protest Settlement
The Justice Department announced a final settlement with the state of North Dakota in the case of North Dakota v. United States, resolving litigation stemming from the violent and disruptive… Read More
Daines Pushes Bipartisan Bill to Shield Taxpayer Privacy
U.S. Sen. Steve Daines (R-Mont.) is taking aim at unauthorized disclosures of taxpayer information, introducing bipartisan legislation that would dramatically increase criminal and civil penalties for those who mishandle or… Read More
Education Department admits it violated court order in Title IX cases
(The Center Square) – The U.S. Department of Education confirmed a whistleblower’s allegations that the agency violated a federal court order while handling Title IX cases tied to gender identity and… Read More
Dark Money Funds Montana’s Anti-Dark Money Campaign
A Montana ballot initiative promising to strip dark money from elections is itself being bankrolled almost entirely by a so-called dark money organization — a glaring contradiction that even its… Read More
Judge Rejects Ellsworth’s Immunity Claims in Corruption Case
A Montana district court judge has dealt a significant blow to embattled state Sen. Jason Ellsworth, rejecting all five motions filed by his attorneys seeking to dismiss a criminal corruption… Read More
Montana Joins Initiative to Open Trump Accounts for Foster Youth
Governor Greg Gianforte announced Montana joined First Lady Melania Trump’s initiative to expand access to Trump Accounts for children in the foster care system, providing a financial foundation for young… Read More
Knudsen Leads 22-State Coalition Urging Congress to Fund Border Agencies
Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen led a coalition of 22 state attorneys general in urging Congress to pass the Secure America Act, legislation that would provide long-term, stable funding for… Read More
SpaceX Makes History With Record-Breaking $75 Billion IPO
Elon Musk’s SpaceX priced its initial public offering Thursday, raising $75 billion and cementing the rocket maker’s place among the world’s most valuable companies in what stands as the largest… Read More
Montana State chemistry student wins prestigious Astronaut Scholarship
Montana State University student Peyton Summerhill has wanted to be a scientist for as long as she can remember. “For so many years as a kid, I was looking around… Read More
Talarico lands endorsement from lawyer who defended Paxton in impeachment, securities fraud cases
WASHINGTON — One of the lawyers who defended Attorney General Ken Paxton during his three-year-old impeachment trial endorsed Democrat James Talarico Monday in Texas’ U.S. Senate race. Dan Cogdell, a… Read More
Cuban Calls for Radical Simplification of U.S. Health Care System
NEW YORK — Billionaire entrepreneur and Cost Plus Drugs co-founder Mark Cuban argued that the American health care system has become so unnecessarily complicated that the most effective reform would… Read More
Researchers put a number on how much debt U.S. can carry
(The Center Square) – The United States has about 20 years to change course on its national debt before it reaches the estimated limits of its debt capacity, according to… Read More
National Democrats aim to flip 12 Texas House seats under newly expanded target list
National Democrats on Wednesday unveiled their most ambitious list of targets in the Texas House in years, adding a dozen districts, on top of three previously announced seats, to their… Read More
National Security Memorandum Puts AI at Center of U.S. Military Strategy
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump signed a National Security Presidential Memorandum establishing a new framework to accelerate the adoption of artificial intelligence across the U.S. military and intelligence community, directing… Read More
Montana governor to Washington companies: We want your business
(The Center Square) – The Governor of Montana tells The Center Square he hopes to lure more out of state business expansion into his state, following this week’s announcement that… Read More
Three Americans Arrested for Allegedly Plotting to Support ISIS
KANSAS CITY, Kan. — The FBI arrested three men Friday morning in Kansas and California on charges that they conspired to provide material support to ISIS, allegedly discussing violent attacks… Read More
Texas tops California, New York, with the most Fortune 500 headquarters
(The Center Square) – Under Gov. Greg Abbott, the most Fortune 500 headquarters are now located in Texas. According to Fortune Media’s 2026 Fortune 500 list, its top companies are headquartered… Read More
Janicki Industries Selects Great Falls for $800 Million Manufacturing Campus
GREAT FALLS, Mont. — Gov. Greg Gianforte announced that Janicki Industries selected Great Falls as the site of an $800 million manufacturing campus expected to create more than 1,000 jobs… Read More
Internet Crimes Against Children Prevention Month Spotlights Surge in Online Exploitation
HELENA, Mont. — Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen and the Department of Justice’s Division of Criminal Investigation called on Montanans to take steps to protect children from online predators during… Read More
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
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
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
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
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