The henchmen running Helena are making life much more expensive for working locals

A lot has changed over the decades and many grow increasingly concerned that too many working people, the elderly, and children are getting left behind

Basic accountability and decency would be welcome additions to democracy

Not since the transformational days of Brian Schweitzer have we seen locals this excited about state politics

Newcomers are flocking to Montana as the state Legislature is doing everything it can to cater to migrating Americans seeking shelter in our state

Book-banners and self-anointed obscenity police are now local candidates to the state Legislature

Campaign season has arrived and newcomer candidates offer locals plenty of choice, for anyone willing to take notice

Some snow is welcome while we wait for a long, wet spring and cooler summer

The fringe waited years for an ideological revolution to remake Montana in their own image, a promise of salvation to a select few

Here in the Flathead, we’ve got good strong people willing to help make it better

From numerous school boards to hundreds of non-profit organizations to countless local governing boards, people who volunteer time make lives better

Tester remains focused on rural, on people, on helping Montanans

The few places left where people still matter in policymaking and where politicians listen to locals are city councils

The $200 million property tax increase would have been avoided if the Legislature simply adjusted three numbers

Every day newcomers arrive with fresh ideas on how the Flathead should best progress and who governs the way we grow