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News from the office of Governor Gianforte HELENA — Governor Gianforte recently announced the unemployment rate in December marked a year of historically low unemployment, with a record 42 consecutive months of unemployment at or below 3.4 percent. “In Montana, our economy is strong, resilient, and full of good-paying jobs,” Gov. Gianforte said. “With our historic stretch of unemployment and with wage growth outpacing inflation in Montana over the past four years, our state continues to be a model for the nation.” Montana’s unemployment rate fell to 3.1 percent in December, down from 3.2 percent in the previous month, and a full point low...
The right to private property is one of the fundamental aspects of life in America, and the Constitution makes sure to establish this. Following that example, the drafters of Montana’s State Constitution included safeguards for private property as well, with ownership and protection of property appeari...
News from the Montana Judicial Branch HELENA — Montana Supreme Court Chief Justice Cory Swanson today announced the appointments of the Chief and Associate Water Judges for the Montana Water Court. Chief Water Judge Russ McElyea retired in 2024 after a long and distinguished career as a water j...
News from the office of Governor Gianforte HELENA - Governor Greg Gianforte today applauded President Donald J. Trump and the U.S. Department of Education for protecting women and girls in schools and on college campuses. Today’s action by the Trump administration returns to t...
By Reagan Cotton, MSU News Service BOZEMAN — The project began as an effort to re-engineer ancestral dinosaur traits in modern birds. Dana Rashid, an assistant research professor in Montana State University’s Department of Microbiology and Cell Biology, had collaborated with the Mu...
News from the Governor’s Office of Community Service HELENA — The Governor’s Office of Community Service (GOCS) has announced it is accepting nominations for the annual ServeMontana Awards. In partnership with Montana’s Credit Unions, these awards recognize Montana citizens wh...
News from the Governor’s Office of Community Service HELENA — The Governor’s Office of Community Service (GOCS) has announced it is accepting nominations for the annual ServeMontana Awards. In partnership with Montana’s Credit Unions, these awards recognize Montana citizens wh...
News from FVCC KALISPELL — The Wachholz College Center is thrilled to host speaker Dr. Abraham Verghese on May 5, 2025. Verghese was Vice Chair for the Theory and Practice of Medicine at Stanford University for 15 years as well as a NY Times Bestselling author. He is a prominent voice in medicine ...
News from MVCC RONAN — The Mission Valley Children’s Choir will resume on Tuesday, Feb. 11. Rehearsals will be held at the Faith Lutheran Church, 406 5th Ave. SW, every Tuesday from 4 to 5:15 p.m. There will be treats for the children before each rehearsal. The choir is directed by ...
Lawmakers in both chambers considered contrasting measures for the future of the low-income health care program, set to expire if they don’t take action. by Mara Silvers and Zeke Lloyd Two Montana lawmakers, one Republican and one Democratic, advocated Wednesday for their strategies to ...
