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

Thousands of local donors gave to dozens of nonprofit organizations during the Great Fish Community Challenge, a fundraising effort pushed forward by the Whitefish Community Foundation

Tester has become the only Montana guy in Washington, D.C. who actually gets things done

It’s unfair what state lawmakers are doing, hastily shifting such large amounts of property tax responsibility onto local homeowners

The politicians in charge are simply ignoring the heated reality on the ground

Ignoring the revenue departments warnings on a historic reappraisal permanently cost homeowners

This year’s Legislature suddenly increased the residential share of local taxes while every other class of property decreases

The more we grow, the more we seem to pay

Montanans enjoy a state Constitution that guarantees every state citizen a right to a “clean and healthful environment”

It’s little wonder people across America want to live in the Flathead

Kids need access to plentiful food, good healthcare, and not worry about getting shot by an unstable gunman for simply getting an education