May 4, 2021 Gianforte pulls Montana out of COVID federal unemployment programs, touts 'return to work' bonuses Gianforte announced the move to pull his state out of federal pandemic-related unemployment assistance programs and returning to the "pre-pandemic" unemployment eligibility requirements by the end of June on Tuesday.
April 29, 2021 Zinke makes bid for new Montana seat following census data release Former Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke formed a committee with the Federal Election Commission Thursday, launching a bid for Congress six years after leaving the House to join the Trump administration.
April 27, 2021 MacCallum on trends in Census' Congress redistricting: Never seen 'people move because of politics' The 2020 Census results will shift the nation's political map ahead of the 2022 elections, with several blue states and at least one red state losing Congressional seats, while the responding gains will be felt mostly in Republican-led states.
April 27, 2021 Montana fisher breaks 12-year-old record after catching largemouth bass It may take a while, but every record gets broken.
April 27, 2021 Census data reveals what's behind US growth slump The first batch of once-every-decade data from the U.S. Census Bureau shows a United States that is growing less quickly and but still seeing its population shift to the South and the West.
April 26, 2021 Montana joins states banning abortion after 20 weeks of gestation Gov. Greg Gianforte, a Republican, is set to sign three abortion-related bills into law, including HB 136, the Montana Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act.
April 24, 2021 Montana governor signs bill to protect Second Amendment from federal gun restrictions Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte signed a bill Friday that would protect gun owners in the state from any new federal regulations or bans on firearms.
April 23, 2021 Sen. Daines & Rep. Newhouse: Obama-Biden water rule – here's why we must stop this overreach... again We have a vested interest in how the federal government’s regulations impact water, agriculture and natural resources across the country – especially when these regulations burden the rural communities we represent.
April 21, 2021 Tester quietly releases public schedule after breaking campaign promise by not updating for months Tester made the promise to publicize his official calendar back during his 2006 Senate campaign, and made good on the promise until January 29 of this year, just over a week into President Biden’s term.
April 20, 2021 Fossil site may prove tyrannosaurs lived in packs Ferocious tyrannosaur dinosaurs may not have been solitary predators as long envisioned, but more like social carnivores such as wolves, new research unveiled Monday found.