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Potential tax savings available with Montana medical care savings account

From MSU News Service BOZEMAN — Montanans can open a medical care savings account or make deposits into existing MSAs before Dec. 31 to reduce their state income taxes for 2024, according to Marsha Goetting, Montana State University Extension family economics specialist. MSA account holders may...

Montana ranked eighth in nation for volunteering

News from Serve Montana, Governor’s Office of Community Service HELENA — AmeriCorps, the federal agency for national service and volunteerism, recently named Montana as the eighth ranking state for formal volunteering in the nation as highlighted in the latest Volunteering and Civic Life in ...

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Montana’s 130,563 small businesses make up 99.3% of all Montana businesses. These small businesses are the heartbeat of our communities; they drive innovation, create jobs, and provide economic stability in towns and rural areas across Montana. As we enter the holiday season, the U.S. Small Business Ad...

Hunting season picks up with two weeks remaining Hunting season picks up with two weeks remaining

News from Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks KALISPELL — Montana’s general hunting season is down to the final two weeks, and activity has picked up in northwest Montana. The general deer and elk hunting season concludes Dec 1, 2024. Hunters typically see increased chances of success w...

Governor unveils historic pro-jobs, pro-family, pro-business budget Governor unveils historic pro-jobs, pro-family, pro-business budget

News from the office of Governor Gianforte HELENA — Governor Greg Gianforte recently unveiled his “Path to Security and Prosperity,” a historic pro-job, pro-family, pro-business budget for the State of Montana for the next biennium. Governor Gianforte’s “Path to Security...

NRCS Montana success stories available NRCS Montana success stories available

News from NRCS BOZEMAN — Last summer, Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Montana went around the entire state to capture success stories between field office staff and landowners, producers, and partners. For two weeks, staff from the NRCS state office and a production crew went out ...

Multi-state, nation partnership addresses mining pollution

News from Shane A. Morigeau, CSKT Tribal Attorney, Public Affairs Officer The eleven governments of the new Governance Body—called for in the March 2024 IJC reference on the Elk-Kootenai/y Watershed—have each approved the Terms of Reference, setting the stage for meaningful action to reduce ...

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In March, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized the nation’s most stringent tailpipe emissions rules to date – a move that has been met with much pushback. To comply with these mandates from the EPA, two-thirds of all new vehicles will need to be electric by 2032. The impacts of thi...

Briefs for Nov. 13, 2024

Town Pump Match Program continues through November News from Polson Loaves and Fish Pantr y POLSON — It has been 21 years that the Town Pump Charitable Foundation has been offering their annual campaign to raise funds for our now 118 Montana Food Banks. We have partnered up with them and taken...

Montanans challenge legislature’s new policy to conceal documents

News from Rylee Sommers-Flanagan, Upper Seven Law GREAT FALLS — On Oct. 30, two Montana citizens and a public interest environmental advocate filed a legal action in Montana District Court in Great Falls against the Legislature Service Division for withholding documents that have, for decades, bee...


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