286,311 people in Montana voted to codify abortion access, according to SOS numbers early Wednesday morning To compare: Trump had 291,534 votes Sheehy 266,057 Gianforte 295,767

Let me tell you a story – one of the more haunting I’ve seen in 20 years of journalism. It’s about greed, death and denial. It took two years to unravel one doctor’s myth, a hospital’s complicity in creating it, and a documented trail of suspicious deaths… 🧵

#mtnews #mtleg via Austin Amestoy. A list of lawmakers who did and didn't waive access to junque files included here --> mtpr.org/montana-news/2…

Arthur in the House. MT PBS is the best!

The great groundwater debate has reemerged at the Montana Legislature, a venue with a history of ‘knock-down, drag-out’ fights over a tool developers increasingly rely on to build low-density subdivisions. #mtpol #mtleg #mtnews montanafreepress.org/2025/01/30/the…

Colorado losing $250 million in federal funding for health services cpr.org/2025/03/26/fed… #copolitics #cogov #coleg

We have arrived at one of the big days at the #MTLeg: the House is debating HB 2, the $16B main state budget bill. It’ll be an all-day discussion, as lawmakers consider possible amendments. Background: ktvh.com/news/montana-h… #MTNews #MTPol

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Using language from a Border Patrol press release last month, KRTV reported the men as gang members. News stories can be used by federal prosecutors to try to prove gang affiliation. After this story published, KRTV added "alleged" to its headline. krtv.com/news/crime-and…

Evidence of a long floor session or happy coincidence?

A Venezuelan migrant with legal status was pulled over for a traffic stop in Whitefish Thursday. Less than 24 hours later he’s in ICE custody. From twitter-less (enlightened) Carly Graf: helenair.com/news/state-reg…

Vincent River, who has worked as the jail’s sole mental health clinician for 25 years, said many people imprisoned in crisis gradually get better and leave isolation. Some don’t. “They languish there, psychotic and lonely, at the mercy of what the voices are telling them.”

The most bipartisan gathering I’ve seen all session — the line for the Habana food truck

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Sen. Tim Sheehy, the Republican political newcomer who triumphed in a pivotal Montana Senate race last year, is listing his sprawling estate on Flathead Lake for $10.25 million. on.wsj.com/3G2uCPD

Here’s the story of a man who said he had to break Medicaid rules, putting him at odds with Republicans who added hurdles to qualify for the health insurance program they say is rife with waste, fraud, and abuse. Katheryn Houghton, KFF Health News + NPR. ⤵️ npr.org/sections/shots…

If you didn’t hear this story from Anas Baba on NPR today, you should take a listen. He walked 3 hours to find a working internet connection to file the story. npr.org/2025/07/25/nx-…

Sad day: 15 South Dakota Public Broadcasting employees are being laid off. That's a 25% staffing cut when you count open positions that will not be filled. Local programming cuts: The flagship radio+TV shows +educational resources. Remaining: Newscast, some TV, sports, fine arts