Helena politicians seem in it for themselves, giving themselves big raises, good retirements and free health insurance

I’m glad income tax season is over. Now we can focus on the growing season.

Half the people America elected to work for us in Washington, D.C. seem blinded by anger, the other half distracted by shiny ideology

Washington may be out of touch with rural Montana but Senator Tester clearly gets it, delivers on what matters, and values an honest day’s work

Save enough in the state budget to give the kids, seniors and locals their best chance at a better future. You promised. We remember.

It’s unclear why state lawmakers are intent on shortchanging nursing homes and allowed a dozen rural facilities to close in just one year

Lawmakers' political lode star is guiding the state to give our surplus federal money back to local people. And we’ll take it. 

During my time in Helena, the chamber was twice split 50/50 between the parties. There was no policy without compromise.

Proposed changes to the state Constitution include everything from making voting more complicated to outlawing abortion

It’s Christmastime, readers; donate to help alleviate valley wide homelessness amongst fellow humans

I remain hopeful the youth of today and elected policymakers embrace the politics of kindness and compromise

Property tax surges are directly related to the unwillingness of Montana lawmakers to mitigate the cyclical effects of property reappraisal during the western land grab

Buckle up for the upcoming state Legislature. It’ll be a bumpy ride for reproductive freedom, basic rights, and local control.

The 2021 Legislature spent significantly more time debating how to discriminate against transgender kids than it did mitigating rapidly escalating property taxes for homeowners due to the pandemic-era land grab that consumed Montana

If voters throughout Montana don’t turn out to cast ballots, particularly in swing state House districts like Columbia Falls, Whitefish, and Kalispell, the upcoming Legislature will intensify their work to dismantle our constitutional rights and freedoms