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Newsletters ♥ Donate Sign In Open Search Search for: Search ♥ DONATE Menu Sign In NEWS Open dropdown menu 2024 Election Coverage Agriculture Arts and Culture Education Energy Environment Government Health MTFP Local Politics Projects Open dropdown menu 2023 Capitol Tracker Shared State The Long Streets Project NEWSLETTERS Open dropdown menu MT Lowdown Capitolized Helena This Week Great Falls This Week Wide Open Table EVENTS ABOUT Open dropdown menu About MTFP Awards and Honors Support MTFP Donor Transparency Publish our Stories Contact Jobs Best Practices Privacy Policy DONATE SHOP MY ACCOUNT Home State lawmakers zero in on education funding, OPI spending As the 2025 session draws near, lawmakers discuss potential changes to Montana’s school funding formula and concerns over a negative audit of federal spending. by Alex Sakariassen 09.18.202409.18.2024 Kalispell revokes permit for Flathead’s only low-barrier shelter by Justin Franz 09.18.202409.18.2024 911 calls reveal impact of heat waves on rural seniors by Aaron Bolton, KFF Health News 09.17.202409.17.2024 Latest Headlines Lee Enterprises lays off long-time Missoulian editor, reporter  Commission on Practice rejects attorney general’s motion to dismiss misconduct case Gianforte, Busse negotiate October debate The Session Live at Free Press Fest: Looking ahead the 2025 Montana Legislature NorthWestern says Colstrip pollution control upgrade could cost company hundreds of millions Gov. Gianforte’s foundation has given away $57 million since 2017. Here’s where it went. How the Republican governor and former congressman steered his family foundation’s charitable contributions while in public office.SPECIAL PROJECTS The local news you need to start your week. Sign up for the free Helena This Week newsletter and stay in the loop on Helena city government, public school meetings, business news and upcoming entertainment and events. Subscribe NEWS Wildfire The Montana Fire Report: Sept. 6 – 13 High humidity, slow winds and intermittent rainfall dampen fires across the state. by Zeke Lloyd 09.13.202409.13.2024 Great Falls Great Falls community kitchen diverts wasted food into free meals A project of St. Vincent de Paul of Northcentral Montana, the kitchen hopes to battle food insecurity and food waste. by Matt Hudson 09.13.202409.13.2024 Politics Watchdog challenges pro-Tester committee’s financial reporting Last Best Place PAC spent $12.8 million through July opposing U.S. Sen. Jon Tester challenger Tim Sheehy. by Tom Lutey 09.13.202409.17.2024 Politics Political consultant laments nationalization of Montana politics Former Obama campaign manager Jim Messina spoke at MTFP’s Free Press Fest in Missoula. by Tom Lutey 09.13.202409.18.2024 Economy Stillwater mine to cut production, lay off 700 workers as low metal prices drive losses Sibanye Stillwater says it needs government support to compete with foreign producers that pay workers less and abide by looser environmental regulations. by Eric Dietrich 09.12.202409.12.2024 Missoula Missoula City Council considering water, sewer rate increases The overall increase to the average residential monthly utility bill would be $4.18 in 2025. by Katie Fairbanks 09.12.202409.12.2024 With the state’s worst rate for suicide, a Montana county is working to turn around its grim statistics Beneath Montana’s grand aesthetic is a bleak statistic: It’s one of the deadliest states in the nation for suicide. The picture is grimmest in Anaconda-Deer Lodge County. by Erin Hansen 09.12.202409.12.2024 The ‘biggest problem the world’s ever faced’: Bill McKibben talks climate in Bozeman Nationally renowned environmentalist and climate activist Bill McKibben described the atmosphere-warming effects of fossil-fuel combustion and innovations driving a shift to cleaner technologies during a public talk in Bozeman. by Amanda Eggert 09.11.202409.11.2024 An old school building gives new life to childcare centers In Missoula, and around the country, unused public spaces are creating new childcare opportunities for young kids and offering stability to providers and families. by Leah Fabel, The Hechinger Report 09.11.202409.11.2024 Changes to state contracts with childcare service providers provoke concern, and cuts  A recent change to how Montana contracts with support services for childcare providers and families across the state is generating uncertainty, confusion and concern among the half-dozen nonprofits that have traditionally offered those services. For Tori Sproles, executive director of Bozeman-based Child Care Connections, the result may well be the loss of 15 local employees… by Alex Sakariassen 09.10.202409.11.2024 ACLU plans to spend $1.3 million to educate Montana voters about state Supreme Court candidates The American Civil Liberties Union plans to spend $1.3 million on campaign advertising to educate Montana voters about where state Supreme Court candidates stand on abortion and other civil rights issues with a measure constitutionally protecting abortion access also on the ballot. by Amy Beth Hanson, Associated Press 09.10.202409.10.2024 190,000-acre burn challenges eastern Montana ranchers Outside Jim Gilliland’s window, just 200 yards from his house near Otter, blackened ground marked the Remington Fire’s farthest advance. Eighty of Gilliland’s hay bales burned in the fire, leaving him with only 20. The blaze consumed a water tank, its lining made of six-inch-thick rubber. “I feel worse about the cows,” Gilliland said. by Zeke Lloyd 09.10.202409.10.2024 Load more posts Something went wrong. Please refresh the page and/or try again. NewslettersMT Lowdown Capitolized Helena This Week Great Falls This Week Wide Open Table AboutAbout MTFP Jobs Publish our Stories Contact Us JoinSUBSCRIBE DONATE © 2024 Montana's independent nonprofit news source Powered by Newspack Privacy Policy I don't have an account I already have an account Sign In We've recently sent you an authentication link. Please, check your inbox! Sign in with a password below, or sign in using your email. Get a code sent to your email to sign in, or sign in using a password. Enter the code you received via email to sign in, or sign in using a password. 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