Kurt Alme

The U.S. Attorney for Montana says the Lincoln County District Court overstepped its jurisdiction by allowing BNSF Railway to seize an asbestos clinic’s property in Libby. It's the latest development in a long-standing legal battle.

General Electric is spending $2 million to modernize a manufacturing facility in Butte. BLM’s Butte Field Office has opened a 14 day public comment period for the Big Hole West Forest Management Project. A former Montana U.S. Attorney will temporarily return to lead the post until a permanent replacement can be confirmed.

State Budget Director Kurt Alme says in a news release he’s stepping down from the position to move back home to Billings where his family lives.

Child care isn’t easy to find or pay for in Montana. While research shows the lack of affordable child care options has major impacts on the state’s…

Forecasters say Montana’s state revenues are getting a major boost from federal stimulus, and the health of state coffers is easier to estimate now than…

With limited information, Montana lawmakers are beginning to sort out how to spend nearly $1 billion in state funds from the federal coronavirus relief package signed into law last week.

Montana’s governor is calling this "Tax Reform Week." Gov. Greg Gianforte’s proposals to change a slew of tax policies for residents and businesses got…

The first state budget offered by Gov. Greg Gianforte includes tax cuts and a marginal increase in general fund spending.Gianforte campaigned on the…

Republican Gov. Greg Gianforte has put his support behind a proposal to raise state employee pay by 55 cents an hour in 2023.Rep. Julie Dooling, a…

Republican Governor-elect Greg Gianforte has put together a task force that will help inform the state’s response to the coronavirus pandemic when he…