Jonathan Karlen

Public land managers want to make it easier to develop and sell state trust lands for real estate. Lawmakers are divided on supporting it.

Scientists and Frenchtown residents Monday provided state lawmakers with a day-long crash course on a Superfund site just downstream of Missoula. The hearing focused on the former Smurfit-Stone pulp mill.

Montana’s Supreme Court has ruled in favor of mobile home park tenants, saying landlords cannot terminate their leases without cause.

The Montana Legislature is taking interest in the investigation of a former industrial site near Missoula.

A bill to establish Indigenous Peoples' Day is defeated. A debate stirs over property taxes. And Republicans say new legislative districts put them at a disadvantage.

Montana lawmakers Monday narrowly voted down a bill that would have funded suicide screening for middle and high school students.

If current vote tallies hold, Montana legislative Republicans are claiming supermajority status after the midterm election. According to unofficial results, they’ll pick up at least three seats in the state Senate and further solidify their stronghold in the House of Representatives ahead of the 2023 legislative session.