Several Montana industry groups and chambers of commerce are suing the state over a ballot initiative aimed at restricting 'dark money' in campaign spending.

A first-of-its-kind statewide health insurance trust for school employees got the green light from state regulators last week. Administrators are hopeful it could help control one of education’s most expensive line items.

Montana Farmers Union is working to enhance legislative literacy in rural communities. Events demonstrate how to contact representatives and participate in the legislative session. Ag communities have been impacted by several state and federal policy changes in recent years.

School safety experts say many Montana schools lack the planning and technology needed to adequately respond to threats from natural disasters to shooters.

Zoning laws aimed at incentivizing home construction have survived a legal challenge. The Montana Supreme Court ruled they are constitutional.

The deadline to apply for the state’s new "homestead" property tax exemption is midnight on March 19. Missoula County is hosting public open houses on its new draft floodplain map over the next few weeks. A Montana judge Wednesday gave the go-ahead to plaintiffs challenging state laws that restricted how schools teach sex education.

A recent federal court ruling may increase what some Montanans pay for electricity. The order directs certain dams in the northwest to limit the amount of water used for generating electricity. The change marks the latest strain on western electricity cooperatives.

The state’s largest utility is signing agreements to power data centers. But, the details of those agreements have remained unavailable to the public. Now a coalition of climate and energy groups is demanding state regulators release that information.

When your trumpet is crumpled or your flute sounds flat, rural western Montana can be a tough place to find a fix. That’s where Music Medics comes in. It’s an instrument repair shop that started hitting the road last fall to keep school bands across the region playing in tune.

A jury ruled in favor of Ravalli County Thursday in a federal class-action lawsuit over the county’s Jail Diversion Program. A jury ruled that the fees inmates pay for that program are constitutional.