Our political system, federal and state, worked better when it was less political

The northern end of the Whitefish Range opposite Glacier National Park contains a number of spectacular wildlands

There were many success stories from the 2017 Legislative Session

The conservation organization American Rivers labeled the Middle Fork Flathead River as one of the nation’s most endangered

Montanans have a chance to elect a new congressman on May 25

The Whitefish City Council loves to weep, wail and gnash its collective teeth over Whitefish’s scarcity of low-cost housing

We don’t need another billionaire in Congress; we need Rob Quist

In his Viewpoints letter to the Beacon on March 29 Mr. Roger Sherman made some misguided statements about some legislation that I am sponsoring. I am grateful to him for giving me this teachable moment. He made some vague statement that my bills “oppose solar and other alternative energy” without giving any evidence. I wonder […]

Gorsuch is a brilliant legal mind who understands the role a judge plays in our justice system

As human population growth continues to explode, wildlands are increasingly impacted by adjacent human activities

The Montana Legislature and Congress must focus their efforts on the root drivers of cost

The biggest untold story this election cycle was the rise of public lands and the outdoors as key issues

We urge the tribes to take a hard look at the shadow that negative portrayals of buffalo hunting cast over all tribal hunters in Montana

A serious threat to these valuable assets has arrived on our doorstep, and we should all be concerned

My role as Commissioner of Securities and Insurance is to advocate for the interests of average Montana insurance customers