Community members fill the Livingston City Commission meeting and spill out into the hallway Oct. 5, 2026, in Livingston. Credit: Lauren Miller / Montana Free Press, CatchLight Local/Report for ...

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Tracking absentee ballots. Reassuring voters. Getting it right. Here’s what it takes to run elections in Montana.

An absentee ballot requirement that has resulted in thousands of Montana votes being thrown out since 2025 was ruled ...

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Giuseppe “GMan” Caltabiano was elected to succeed Al Olszewski as Central Committee chair. Of the county’s 86 precinct ...

Trump officials tout “harm” change to unleash energy agenda, as critics warn it could unravel 50 years of ecological recovery ...

Across Greater Yellowstone, landowners and conservation groups are working together to install fences that allow wildlife to ...

A NonStop Local News poll conducted Sept. 19-24 by American Pulse Research and Polling showed 46% of 314 likely voters supporting Flint and 45% supporting Forstag. Political analy ...

Healthcare insurance costs for state employees will go up in January, though an agreement between the Montana Federation of Public Employees and the office of Gov. Greg Gianforte has mitigated some of ...