Montana Department of Commerce

Montana officials recently laid out a plan to address housing affordability in the state. Despite rising costs, federal funding for housing aid could remain flat.

Advocates for senior centers say these gathering places for seniors play an increasingly vital role for Montana’s aging population. But many centers around the state struggle to fund basic maintenance and upkeep of their facilities.

Montana wildlife officials this week announced that surveys of fish populations in the Upper Missouri Basin showed minimal signs of infection; Director Paul Green is leaving his role at the head of the Commerce Department, effective immediately.

Federal housing assistance is not keeping pace with rising rents in Montana, leaving low income residents with few available options.

Montana FWP is considering a new state park. Rural communities throughout Montana are set to receive tourism assistance grants for emergency services. A former superintendent pleads no contest to obstruction charges. The State Health Department receives a waste and fraud reduction grant.

Montana will spend up to a million dollars to study rental rates around the state.

Mining and coal interests signal opposition to landmark climate ruling. A handful of Montana non-profits will share millions of dollars of state money in support of homeless and emergency shelters.

The director of the Montana Department of Commerce has resigned after an audit found he misused state dollars.

The governor’s Housing Task Force met at the Capitol Tuesday to start ‘chapter two’ in its efforts to make homes more affordable and attainable.

A bill that would prohibit local governments from putting a cap on the cost of rent passed the House of Representatives on a vote of 66-27 Thursday.