PERC Report: Prescribed Burns, Thinning Save Costs Long-Term in Wildfire Management
May 12, 2026
A new report highlights economic benefits from prescribed burns and thinning projects, showing $1 investment saves $3.73.
A new report highlights economic benefits from prescribed burns and thinning projects, showing $1 investment saves $3.73.
Prosecutors charged Michael Paul Brown for killing four in Anaconda with video evidence and a confession unsealed.
“I am just an everyday Montanan, like all of you,” says Michael Black Wolf, a Democratic U.S. Senate candidate.
Former Montana legislator Jen Gross revealed her 2018 sexual misconduct complaint against Sen. Windy Boy.
Frenchtown residents debated citizen-proposed zoning to block a travel plaza near I-90. A public hearing continues May 12.
David Sanders accuses PSC incumbent Annie Bukacek of not residing in her district, sparking controversy in Montana’s 2026 utility commission race.
Montana state Sen. Jonathan Windy Boy has “unsuspended” his Democratic primary campaign for the U.S. House in Montana’s Eastern Congressional District, reversing his earlier decision amid sexual abuse allegations. This announcement came three weeks after he initially halted his congressional bid. The news was shared via a Wednesday afternoon text
Former Montana Gov. Brian Schweitzer has thrown his support behind Ryan Busse in the Democratic primary for Montana’s western congressional district, publishing a letter to the editor in the Daily Inter Lake this week. Schweitzer, a two-term governor who served from 2005 to 2013, argued that Busse has the independence,
Yellowstone County Treasurer Peters noticed 2026 property tax bills for mobile homes are much higher than last year.
Maine’s new millionaire tax aims at fairness, targeting those benefiting most from state resources, says Rep. Golek.
Dozens rallied Monday near the Montana state Capitol in Helena to celebrate a longstanding federal disability rights policy at the center of a national lawsuit supported by Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen. Known as Section 504, this policy has been a cornerstone of disability rights protections for decades. Enacted under
Tenants at two Bozeman mobile home parks are striking against $97 rent hikes, risking eviction to fight back.
