In a challenging session our Legislature was able to provide a prudent and balanced budget that recognized the needs of our communities

Because we all live downstream, the Clean Water Act must protect water at its sources

Current proposed funding cuts at both the state and federal level will end up costing our communities more in the long run

The Montana Consumer Counsel deserves the thanks of every Montana ratepayer

The U.S. Senate bill fails to address the very issue Montanans need us to tackle: the rising cost of health care

I’m going to carefully scrutinize the U.S. Senate proposal to determine if it secures the right outcomes for Montanans

What happens in the Elk River Valley flows down to Lake Koocanusa and the Kootenai River

Senator needs to stop trying to score political points by publicly opposing it while condemning it when it is to his benefit

Secretary of Interior's record has been characterized by decisions that benefit the special interests that brought him to power

The reductions to the Montana State Library budget will ripple throughout Montana like a stone thrown into a pond

President Donald Trump’s budget proposes cutting $193 billion (more than 25 percent) from SNAP over the next 10 years

Montana’s public schools are making Montana proud

Zinke has gone to Washington and forgotten not only where he came from but what he promised

Maybe the Gianforte episode is an early indicator of a new period in our political culture already described by some as “Trumpism"

When governments are empowered to give taxpayers’ revenue to special interest groups, corruption flourishes