
Montana Childcare Support Shifts Lead to Layoffs, Nonprofit Struggles
A recent change to Montana’s childcare services contracts has caused significant uncertainty among nonprofits, potentially leading to job losses.

A recent change to Montana’s childcare services contracts has caused significant uncertainty among nonprofits, potentially leading to job losses.

Congress is nearing another shutdown with no bipartisan plan, while Trump urges Republicans to demand election security.

The Bureau of Land Management’s revised plan identifies 572,000 acres in Montana for solar, more than doubling earlier estimates from this year.

Montana’s Medicaid expansion program, which provides coverage for low-income individuals aged 19 to 64, is set to expire in 2025 unless renewed by the state legislature.

Over the last week, firefighters centered their efforts on large timber fires in western Montana’s backcountry. The Remington Fire nears containment across Big Horn, Rosebud, and Powder River counties.

Editor’s note: This article was produced with support from the Education Writers Association Reporting Fellowship program.
Lincoln County is forging a future with a local community college, offering new career paths and hope for residents.

Montana State University set a new annual record for research expenditures at $257 million, a 12% increase over the previous year.

Travis John Branson pleads guilty to wildlife trafficking, killing 118 eagles, and faces up to 4 years in prison.

Republican Gov. Greg Gianforte and Democratic challenger Ryan Busse agree to debate after Gianforte called Busse unhinged.

Vice President Kamala Harris is set to announce economic policies to aid small businesses in New Hampshire on Wednesday.

Over $44 million has been spent on political advertising in Montana’s U.S. Senate race through August, primarily by political action committees operating independently of the candidates and without spending limits.

Evictions reveal the U.S. rental crisis. In 2022, over half of renters spent more than a third of their income on housing.

