Intel Corporation delivered a quarterly report that suggests one of the most important markets in technology is tightening again: central processing units are in short supply just as demand rebounds…. Read More
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Billings Hosts Anti-Trafficking Summit
A regional anti-human trafficking conference wrapped up in Billings after bringing together law enforcement officers, prosecutors, educators and victim-service advocates from across the Rocky Mountain region for specialized training on… Read More
Gianforte Names Advisory Council for Judicial Vacancy
Gov. Greg Gianforte has appointed a seven-member advisory council to help review candidates for the vacant district court judgeship in Montana’s Sixth Judicial District, which serves Park County and Sweet… Read More
U.S. Manufacturing Roars Back
American manufacturing is showing fresh momentum, with factory activity climbing to its strongest level in four years as companies expand domestic production and investors warm to an industrial rebound. Recent… Read More
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Most voters support bans on transgender athletes in female sports
(The Center Square) – The majority of voters across the country support state bans on transgender athletes competing in girls’ and women’s sports, according to The Center Square Voters’ Voice… Read More
Trump Administration Unveils National AI Legislative Framework
The Trump administration on Friday rolled out a sweeping national legislative framework for artificial intelligence, outlining a broad federal agenda aimed at boosting U.S. competitiveness, protecting free speech, supporting families… Read More
Zinke Delivers More Than $11.1 Million for Projects in Western Montana
Congressman Ryan Zinke traveled to Bozeman and Seeley Lake to mark the delivery of more than $11.1 million in federal funding for water infrastructure and law enforcement projects in Gallatin,… Read More
Knudsen Leads 24-State Push for Probe Into Climate Chapter Used in Judicial Manual
Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen is leading a 24-state coalition urging the Trump administration to investigate the National Academy of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and the National Science Foundation, and… Read More
Treasury to Take Over Defaulted Student Loans in Major Federal Shift
The Trump administration has announced a major restructuring of the federal student loan system, transferring management of defaulted student loans from the U.S. Department of Education to the Treasury Department… Read More
Sheehy’s Bipartisan VA Home Loan Awareness Act Passes Senate
The U.S. Senate has passed Sen. Tim Sheehy’s bipartisan VA Home Loan Awareness Act as part of the broader 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, marking an early legislative win… Read More
New North Dakota Charter School Rules Take Effect April 1
New rules governing North Dakota’s public charter schools will take effect April 1, opening the door for supporters to begin advancing proposals for the state’s first charter schools. State School… Read More
Gianforte Highlights Value of Agricultural Exports During Visit to Dahlman Farms
Gov. Greg Gianforte visited Dahlman Farms during Montana Agriculture Week to highlight the importance of international trade to the state’s farmers and ranchers and to underscore the role export markets… Read More
Knudsen Blasts Jacobsen Ad as Misleading
Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen is accusing Secretary of State Christi Jacobsen of trying to mislead voters with a new ad in the increasingly heated Republican primary for Montana’s 1st… Read More
Microsoft, OpenAI Alliance Faces New Strain
The high-stakes partnership between Microsoft and OpenAI is showing fresh signs of strain after reports that Microsoft is weighing legal action over a massive cloud agreement between OpenAI and Amazon…. Read More
Micron Tops Expectations, but Shares Slip as Spending Plans Take Center Stage
Micron Technology posted strong quarterly results this week, driven by booming demand for AI-related memory chips, but the company’s stock slipped as investors focused on sharply higher capital spending plans… Read More
Stocks Fall for Fourth Straight Week as Oil, Inflation Fears Weigh on Wall Street
U.S. stocks fell again this week, extending Wall Street’s losing streak to four straight weeks as rising oil prices, stubborn inflation concerns and fading hopes for near-term Federal Reserve rate… Read More
Super Micro Shares Plunge After Co-Founder Indicted in AI Chip Smuggling Case
Super Micro Computer shares plunged 33% Friday after federal prosecutors charged company co-founder Wally Liaw and two others in a scheme to illegally divert advanced Nvidia-powered servers to China, intensifying… Read More
Barrasso: Senate Dems have ‘blood on their hands’ for DHS shutdown
(The Center Square) – With the ongoing partial government shutdown now the second-longest in American history, irritated Republicans are berating Senate Democrats, who for the fifth time Friday blocked the… Read More
ALEC urges states to adopt ‘light-touch’ AI regulation
(The Center Square) – The American Legislative Exchange Council called on state legislatures to embrace limited tax regulation and greater investment in artificial intelligence to facilitate effective government processes. The… Read More
Attorney General’s Office secures first conviction and sentence under Elder Justice Unit
A Big Horn County woman has received a 10-year deferred imposition of sentence and was ordered to pay more than $101,000 in restitution after being convicted of financially exploiting her… Read More
Gianforte, Forest Service Announce First Shared Forest Management
Gov. Greg Gianforte and U.S. Forest Service Chief Tom Schultz announced two priority forest landscapes in Montana that will serve as the first major project areas under the state’s new… Read More
Veteran suicide rate remains high despite spending millions
The Center Square) – Veterans die by suicide at roughly twice the civilian rate, despite the Department of Veterans Affairs spending more than $500 million a year to address the… Read More
Parents’ rights advocates hail SCOTUS ruling against secret gender transitions
(The Center Square) – The U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in Mirabelli v. Olson deciding against California’s law that allowed for gender transitions of school children without parental knowledge has met with… Read More
Stocks Fall for the Week as Investors Weigh Economic Signals
U.S. stocks closed lower this week as investors grappled with renewed uncertainty around interest rates, economic growth, and upcoming corporate earnings. The broad market benchmark, the S&P 500, posted a… Read More
Last-Minute Withdrawal: Daines Exits Senate Race Just Before Filing Deadline
In a surprise move that stunned Montana’s political circles, U.S. Sen. Steve Daines withdrew from the 2026 Senate race just minutes before the state’s candidate filing deadline, abruptly ending his… Read More
Court’s Liberal Bloc Advances Ballot Measure
A liberal majority of the Montana Supreme Court has cleared the way for a sweeping ballot initiative backed by a coalition of liberal advocacy organizations, reversing Attorney General Austin Knudsen… Read More
Judge says Greenpeace will have to pay $345 million over pipeline protest
(The Center Square) – Nearly a year after a nine-person jury found Greenpeace liable for $667 million in damages in a case related to the Dakota Access Pipeline, a North… Read More
Paramount Skydance Seals $110B Deal for Warner Bros. Discovery After Netflix Bows Out
Paramount Skydance has agreed to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery in a blockbuster $110 billion deal, bringing an end to a high-profile bidding war after Netflix withdrew from negotiations with the… Read More
Daines Visits Stillwater Mine
U.S. Sen. Steve Daines visited the Sibanye-Stillwater Columbus metallurgical complex this week, meeting with miners and touring operations as he praised recent federal trade action aimed at protecting Montana’s palladium… Read More
Denver Mayor Signs Order Blocking ICE From City Property
Denver Mayor Mike Johnston on Thursday signed an executive order barring U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement from operating on city-owned property and directing local police to protect peaceful protesters during… Read More
Knudsen Secures $29.5M Settlement with Vanguard in Coal Market Lawsuit
Attorney General Austin Knudsen announced a landmark settlement agreement with The Vanguard Group, Inc. this week, resolving allegations that the asset manager conspired to artificially constrict the coal market through… Read More
Gianforte Discusses Tax Cut Priorities
Gov. Greg Gianforte joined the Mountain States Policy Center (MSPC) this week to outline his tax cut priorities ahead of the 2027 legislative session, emphasizing a renewed push to move… Read More
Montana State art historians connect acclaimed sculptor Edmonia Lewis to Bozeman
Many mysteries surround the personal life of acclaimed sculptor Edmonia Lewis. But her actions tell a story — one that Montana State University art historians are piecing together with researchers… Read More
U.S. Supreme Court to revisit birthright citizenship in April
(The Center Square) – The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments on April 1 over whether to uphold birthright citizenship in the United States. Trump v. Barbara challenges President Donald… Read More
Dalio backs bipartisan proposal to cap yearly U.S. budget deficits
(The Center Square) – Bridgewater founder Ray Dalio on Thursday backed a bipartisan proposal to cap annual deficits at 3% of gross domestic product, a resolution that would allow Congress… Read More
Trump announces new tariffs with ‘certainty’ after Supreme Court ruling
(The Center Square) – President Donald Trump announced a new round of tariffs on Friday after the U.S. Supreme Court invalidated most of the tariffs underpinning his economic agenda. Hours… Read More
UM’s Spring Enrollment Increases for Fifth Consecutive Year
Spring 2026 enrollment numbers are in, and for the fifth consecutive year, the University of Montana reported more students than the previous year. “The consecutive years of growth at UM… Read More
Montana State announces record spring enrollment of 16,373 students
When Cedar Stellon O’Donnell was in high school in Fairbanks, Alaska, she visited Montana State University as part of a tour of colleges she was considering. She wasn’t expecting to… Read More
Medal of Honor Monday: Navy Lt. Carlton Hutchins
Navy Lt. Carlton Barmore Hutchins was a skilled aviator who did his best to save his crew during one of the worst naval air disasters before World War II. He… Read More
Western senators propose wastewater program renewal
(The Center Square) – U.S. Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, has co-introduced bipartisan legislation to extend a federal $450 million water recycling grant for Western states until 2032. The federal… Read More
Fed Officials Signal Patience on Rate Cuts
Officials at the Federal Reserve this week reinforced a cautious, data-dependent stance on interest rates, tempering investor expectations for rapid easing despite cooling inflation. In public remarks following the latest… Read More
Treasury Sanctions Hizballah Finance Network, Gold Exchange and Shipping Firms
The U.S. Department of the Treasury moved Thursday to disrupt what officials described as two key financial pipelines sustaining Hezbollah, targeting a Lebanon-based gold exchange and an international procurement and… Read More
White House Touts Cooling Inflation, Rising Real Wages in New CPI Report
The Trump administration on Wednesday pointed to a stronger-than-expected consumer inflation report as evidence that price pressures are easing and real wages are rising, arguing that the economy has rebounded… Read More
Daines Names Danielle Bradley Campaign Manager for 2026 Re-Election Bid
The campaign of Steve Daines that Danielle Bradley will serve as campaign manager for his 2026 re-election effort, formalizing leadership for what is expected to be a closely watched Senate… Read More
Daines Says Tariff on Russian Palladium Safeguards Montana Mining
Steve Daines praised the Trump administration’s decision to impose a 132.83% anti-dumping duty on Russian palladium imports, calling the move a critical step to protect Montana mining jobs and counter… Read More
Knudsen Leads 19-State Coalition Urging DOJ Probe of Foreign Funding to Climate Groups
Austin Knudsen is leading a coalition of 19 state attorneys general urging the U.S. Department of Justice to investigate whether more than 150 U.S.-based climate organizations have violated federal law… Read More
Knudsen Leads Multi-State Coalition Urging Federal Review of Rail Merger
Austin Knudsen is calling on the U.S. Department of Justice to review a proposed merger between Union Pacific Railroad and Norfolk Southern Railway, citing concerns the deal could reduce competition… Read More
Gianforte, Knudsen Open Investigation Into Helena Immigration Resolution
Greg Gianforte and Austin Knudsen announced Thursday that the state will investigate whether recent actions by the Helena City Commission violate Montana’s ban on sanctuary city policies. The announcement follows… Read More
Banks Navigate Slower Loan Growth as Rate Outlook Shifts
U.S. regional banks are entering the new quarter facing a more complicated interest-rate environment, as moderating inflation and growing expectations for Federal Reserve rate cuts reshape lending dynamics and profitability… Read More
Stocks Edge Higher as Inflation Data Lifts Rate-Cut Hopes
U.S. stocks closed the week modestly higher, buoyed by a softer-than-expected inflation report that reinforced investor bets the Federal Reserve could begin cutting interest rates later this year. The S&P… Read More
Trump Nominates Katie Lane to Federal Bench in Montana
Donald Trump has nominated Montana attorney Katie Lane to serve as a judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Montana, filling a vacancy created by the departure… Read More
DEQ, Montana Resources finalize consent order on August water incident in Butte
The Montana Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) announced Friday, Feb. 6, that it has signed an administrative consent order with Montana Resources (MR) to resolve a water backflow incident that… Read More