Nov 13, 2024 · The Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission adopted regulations for the upcoming wolf and furbearer trapping seasons on Tuesday that keep court-ordered rules for trapping wolves in place but include a permit process for some trappers and the removal of some setbacks on certain roads in Ravalli County.. The amendments and full slate of regulations received some support and opposition on different ...

Dec 18, 2024 · The Montana Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld a district court ruling in the nation’s first constitutional climate change trial , affirming that the youth plaintiffs have a “fundamental constitutional right to a clean and healthful environment” while revoking two Montana statutes. The 70-page decision, authored by Chief Justice Mike McGrath, comes 16 months after Lewis and Clark District ...

Dec 31, 2024 · Keila Szpaller is deputy editor of the Daily Montanan and covers education. Before joining States Newsroom Montana, she served as city editor of the Missoulian, the largest news outlet in western Montana.

Oct 25, 2024 · Voters make selections at their voting booths inside an early voting site on October 17, 2024 in Hendersonville, North Carolina. Several counties effected by Hurricane Helene saw a large turnout of residents for the first day of early voting in Western North Carolina.

Sep 15, 2024 · Casey Quinlan was an economy reporter for States Newsroom, based in Washington, D.C. For the past decade, they have reported on national politics and state politics, LGBTQ rights, abortion access, labor issues, education, Supreme Court news and more for publications including The American Independent, ThinkProgress, New Republic, Rewire News, SCOTUSblog, In These Times and Vox.

Nov 12, 2024 · The Montana House Republican Caucus on Tuesday voted Rep. Brandon Ler, R-Savage, as Speaker of the House for the 69 th Legislative Session. “We have an express mandate from Montanans to roll up our sleeves and begin correcting the 16 years of Democratic administration destruction,” Ler said in a speech before the vote.

Dec 26, 2024 · A recently elected judge for district court in Lake and Sanders counties will not take the oath of office in order to focus on defending himself from criminal drug charges.

Dec 31, 2024 · In front of a standing-room only crowd, the Flathead County Commissioners voted Tuesday to turn down a $9 million investment in affordable housing provided by the state and private entities, one of just three counties to vote against the homebuyer assistance program.

Oct 22, 2024 · Glacier National Park; Government & Politics; Military veterans argue Sheehy cannot be trusted, renew calls for medical records Medical examiner with expertise in gunshot wounds raises questions about Glacier incident

Dec 6, 2024 · Following the Thanksgiving holiday weekend, Montana’s 2024 general big game hunting season came to an end on Dec. 1. Hunters across the state had mixed results, with hunters in Montana’s western regions seeing increased harvests compared to 2023, while hunters in many of the eastern regions reported mixed or decreased harvest numbers.