Columnist John Marshall adds up the number of bills that have been struck down as 'unconstitutional' and asks: Is the problem with the judiciary or the people writing the laws in Montana?

A coalition that wants the Public Service Commission to consider the effects of climate change in its decisions is taking its case to court.

Our top news organizations are covering up Elon Musk’s white supremacist propaganda

The decision upheld a district court ruling that found four laws passed by the 2023 Legislature were unconstitutional.

The decision is a major victory for citizen-led democracy in Montana, where the state constitution expressly reserves the powers of initiative and referendum to the people. It also delivers a signific...

The Trump administration has pushed to rescind protections on millions of acres of Forest Service lands, but an analysis may have discounted the idea the roadless rule has increased fires.

A new MSU study finds a clear connection between low snowpack and human-caused climate change.

Send your message to protect the Sheep Creek Mine and prevent exploratory activities at the headwaters of the Bitterroot River!

U.S. Critical Materials tried to argue its mine exploration project at Sheep Creek doesn’t need state agency review.

Reynolds American’s contribution to MAGA Inc. came about one week before the Trump administration announced a new policy on e-cigarettes the company had sought.

STEVENSVILLE — From the sky, the Painted Rocks Reservoir stretches long and blue, and it looks immense under the timbered mountains around it.

Every week we encounter people, young and old, who believe Social Security will be gone when they need it. This myth has been cultivated for decades by partisans determined to

Columnist and author Brenda Wahler said it's not because of the Copper Kings, rather it's the nature of corporations which have plagued the state.

Exactly 50 years ago lauded University of Montana professor and historian K. Ross Toole published “The Rape of the Great Plains — Northwest America, Cattle and Coal.” As he wrote: “A pitched battle is...

Columnist Doug James wonders who owns Montana's Junior Senator Tim Sheehy? He believes it isn't so hard if you look at who funded his campaigns.

Survey shows concerns over funding and cuts for public lands, negative impressions of data centers, desire for preserving public lands

Since 1906, Montana has been able to make laws two ways — through our elected representatives and through direct democracy (or the peoples’ vote — ballot issues). Initially, ballot issues

Attorney and columnist John Heenan said that Steve Daines, Donald Trump and Kurt Alme didn't want you to get to choose who runs for the U.S. Senate.

Columnist George Ochenski says so little is known about the benefits, locations or even purpose of data centers, that Montana should not rush into them.

Columnist Doug James said that Montana heard President Donald J. Trump's message in the State of The Union. And then did nothing.

Columnist Doug James said that Sen. Steve Daines' silence after the fiery Jeremy Carl Senate hearing was as bad as any view by the Bozeman-based think tank nominee.

Columnist George Ochenski writes that 'vampire wires' will suck the energy out of Montana, leaving us with environmental damage and little else.

Opinion: The entire premise of AFP’s latest attacks — accusing Republican legislators of “deficit spending” — is blatantly false.

This isn't just springtime weather, says columnist George Ochenski, it's proof that our climate change is catching up to us.

The president took an oath to serve the American people. Instead, he’s focused his second term on enriching himself and his family.

An analysis of footage from three camera angles show that the vehicle appears to be turning away from a federal officer as he opened fire.

Columnist George Ochenski says that for some reason Montana Sen. Steve Daines wants to disregard Lee Metcalf's legacy of protecting wilderness.

Mike Kadas writes, All four of Montana’s representatives in Congress have stated their support for this new National Sales Tax. This should not surprise us. They are all multimillionaires and so will ...

"The Declaration of Independence freed America not just from British rule but also from the tyranny of British corporations, and for a hundred years Americans remained deeply wary of corporate

HAMILTON — With overwhelming support, Ravalli County Commissioners voted unanimously Monday to oppose the placement of the Sheep Creek mining “exploration” project on a federal track designed to impro...

For standing up to tyranny. In honor of attorney Joseph Welch, who represented the U.S. Army in the Army-McCarthy Hearings of June 1954.

Columnist Bill Scheneider wonders why American Prairie is the target of politicians' ire when they're just exercising private property ownership.

We can do away with it without a new Supreme Court. Nor do we need a constitutional amendment. There’s a far simpler way.

I don’t blame any of us for being distracted by the news; every day is head-spinning and exhausting.

“DO NOT TRUST THIS AGENCY. This is a national embarrassment,” said ex-CDC vaccines chief Dr. Demetre Daskalakis.

NorthWestern's plan to supply electricity to data centers before Public Service Commission finds it won't hurt other customers is illegal.

Columnist Jim Elliott suggests that politicians want 'thinkalike' but really, that's the opposite of what we should do as Montanans.

Columnist George Ochenski says that leaders are having to face the reality of diminishing water in the West and increased demand for housing.