Opinion
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The Big (true) Beautiful (not so much) Bill
After all the concern about runaway government spending and the hand wringing about the budget deficit why on eart…
Montana’s growth depends on smart investment policy
Montanans understand that building something meaningful requires time, determination, and some risk. Whether it's a family business, a new startup, or a local infrastructure project, real growth doesn't happen over…
Solutions over politics
Montanans sounded a clear call for the Legislature to accomplish one thing this session: To provide them with real, permanent property tax relief. We are proud to say that we have answered the call, and 400,000 Mon…
Legislative accomplishments put Montana first
As the 2025 legislative session wraps up, I’m proud of what we accomplished. It was a long session — full of long nights, hard debates, and tough decisions — but in the end, we passed good, meaningful legislation f…
Waking up to the bears waking up
Living in such a seasonal place like the Northern Rockies, we learn to attune to the changing landscape — skiing and knitting in the winter, rafting and hiking in the summer. We’re a lot like our wild neighbors tha…
Justus (sic) is being served
At 1 a.m. on Saturday, April 19, the United States Supreme Court issued an extraordinary emergency order barring the federal government from removing people de…
Humanities funding enriches Flathead County
Last week, Humanities Montana became the latest casualty of DOGE when we received an email informing us that our federal grant from the National Endowment for …
Vacation rentals are destroying Montana’s housing market
The American dream of purchasing and owning a home is becoming further out of reach for too many Montana families.
Fire first, ask questions later
If I were a guy who was in charge of making government more efficient, I would want to carry out the job in an – for lack of a better word – efficient manner. Sort of like setting an example for how to run a govern…
Elk slaughter bill step to end public hunting
Montana is at a crossroads in our management of wildlife. We will either maintain our decades-long tradition in which everyone has equal opportunity to enjoy our public wildlife, or we hand control to a handful of …
Power Grab
Our Congressional representatives: Congressman Ryan Zinke, Senator Steve Daines, and Senator Tim Sheehy are not honoring the pledge that each of them took to protect and defend the Constitution of the United State…
The surreptitious invasion of the Judicial branch
Before entering upon the duties of his or her office, a legislator “shall,” according to Article III of the Montana Constitution, solemnly swear to faithfully support, protect and defend the constitutions of Montan…
Ferndale Firefighters free feline
The Ferndale Fire Department was called to our local residence today, Tuesday the 28th, because our daughter’s beloved cat had been stuck in the tree for nearly two days.
Don’t mandate a state religion
As former Chrisian missionaries, we are more than capable, along with our parish and pastor to guide our children in their religious education. Public schools should have no role nor should the State of Montana in …
Non-existent problem
It’s disheartening to learn Rep. Courtney Sprunger has spent her time crafting a bill which at best addresses less than 1% of the Montana workforce.