October 7, 2026 9:12 am
Montanans have long benefited from an abundance of affordable, reliable electricity. That advantage has powered homes, supported manufacturers and agricultural producers, and helped make Montana an attractive place to live, work, and invest. Yet affordable electricity is not inevitable; it is the product of sound public policy, long-term infrastructure investment, and regulatory systems that encourage reliable energy development. As electricity ...
(The Center Square) – A watchdog group wants the Department of the Interior to investigate whether the National Wildlife Federation misused federal grant money tied to political spending in Montana’s 2024 U.S. Senate race. The Center to Advance Security in America (CASA) filed the complaint Thursday with the department’s inspector general. The complaint says the Bureau of Land Management gave ...
Montana has become one of the clearest examples of how housing affordability is reshaping who can live in the Mountain West. Population growth, in-migration, and strong housing demand have driven up prices across the state, particularly in Bozeman, Missoula, and the Flathead Valley. A series of nationally recognized housing reforms will take time to address the decades-long barriers to homeownership ...
(The Center Square) – The Governor of Montana tells The Center Square he hopes to lure more out of state business expansion into his state, following this week’s announcement that Sedro-Woolley based Janicki Industries chose Great Falls as the site of its next manufacturing campus. “We want entrepreneurs, they’re like golden geese,” said Montana Governor Greg Gianforte in a Thursday ...
