Victoria Traxler
Rural Policy ReporterVictoria Traxler is MTPR’s Rural Policy Reporter. She graduated from Elon University in 2020 with a degree in Journalism and International Studies. She then moved to New Mexico where she worked as a Public Safety Reporter at the Santa Fe New Mexican. Afterwards, she came to Missoula to complete a Master’s Degree in Environmental Science and Natural Resource Journalism at the University of Montana in 2024. During her time as a graduate student, Victoria interned with MTPR’s news team and fact-checked The Wide Open podcast. When she’s not reporting, she can often be found romping around mountain trails or playing with her tabby cat, Pico.
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MTPR wants to do a better job delivering news to, and telling stories from, the rural towns and tribal communities in Montana. What issues are at the forefront of your mind, and how are state or federal policies impacting your life?
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Montana homeowners have two more weeks to apply for property tax rebates. The rebate tops out at $400; Gov. Greg Gianforte is creating a task force to focus on boosting energy development in Montana. A new report focuses on how climate change is impacting our health. -
Conservation group American Prairie announced its second largest land acquisition in the history of the nonprofit. Like previous American Prairie land purchases, the move has stirred controversy. -
Federal funding for family planning clinics across Montana has been restored after the Trump administration froze the long-standing grant in April; The Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes is considering a major redesign of its flag. -
The Big Sky Passenger Rail Authority recently hosted a conference in Livingston’s retired railroad station. It focused on restoring stops like the Historic Depot through renewing Amtrak’s Big Sky North Coast Corridor. -
Montanans are feeling the loss after the Trump administration cut more than a billion dollars for food aid programs. -
Community members of western Montana’s Swan Valley are deciding what the future of the recreation destination should look like. -
A federal program launched in 2021 offered billions of dollars for states to improve internet access. The funding was supposed to bring high-speed fiber optic service to rural areas. But companies using other technology, like satellites, won most of the locations. -
A Helena-based campaign contractor this week pleaded guilty to three counts of wire fraud. According to documents filed in federal court, Abbey Lee Cook embezzled over $250,000 from six unnamed victims between 2021 and 2024. -
The state’s department of livestock confirmed a Beaverhead County bull contracted a case of brucellosis this month. -
NorthWestern Energy announces merger with a South Dakota utility company; Health officials confirm Lewis and Clark County measles case; Montanans can now use a digital driver's license*.
