The Montana Department of Revenue confirmed some homestead-exempt property owners were wrongly billed higher property taxes this fall.
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Do you think recent property tax changes in your area have made things better or worse?
Montana news covers government, elections, ranching, mining, outdoor recreation and Big Sky Country community affairs. Reporting reaches Billings, Missoula, Great Falls and Bozeman.
Montana wildlife counters recorded fewer swans than average at a north-central wildlife area as fall migration continues.
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Should data centers pay higher electricity rates than ordinary households in your area?
Republican Jeff Pattison and Democrat Angeline Cheek compete for the seat as a Broadview data center plans to draw 1,100 megawatts.
Republican Kurt Alme takes the open Montana U.S. Senate seat with 48% of the vote, ahead of independent Seth Bodnar at 38%.
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Do you think marijuana legalization has made your community's roads less safe?
The Montana State Crime Lab recorded more than twice as many THC-positive DUI toxicology cases in 2025 as it did in 2019.
Eighth-ranked Glacier faces Bozeman Friday at Legends Stadium after using its first-round bye for rest and recovery.
The page follows the legislature and the governor's office, statewide elections, the courts and the ranching, mining and outdoor recreation sectors that define the Montana economy. Coverage extends through Billings, Missoula, Great Falls and Bozeman and the rural communities spread across the country's fourth-largest state by land area. Federal land and its management—covering roughly a third of the state—makes Washington's public lands policy a consistent subject in Montana news. Population growth in university towns and resort communities is straining housing markets and changing the political composition of counties that were stable for decades.
