Montana Free Press

The U.S. Department of Agriculture awarded about $300 million to 50 grantees in 2023. Forty-nine of those grants were terminated in late March, including at least three in Montana. Montana-based awardees called the terminations “devastating.” buff.ly/odkFxR7

Attorney General Austin Knudsen issued a cease-and-desist letter claiming the local prosecutor was noncompliant with state law. buff.ly/GQ46Uv2

How journalists, organizers and experts estimate crowd size. buff.ly/vuSqGpL

A coalition of environmental groups has sued the Trump administration after it expedited permitting for a proposed copper and silver mine near Libby. buff.ly/I80oF2X

The U.S. Forest Service will move its headquarters from Washington, D.C. to Salt Lake City as part of an agency-wide reorganization, federal officials announced Tuesday. buff.ly/tdszdx5

With five measles cases recently identified, Lewis and Clark County health experts encouraged caution to prevent further transmission. buff.ly/PB2zI8Q

Almost a year after Montana’s Legislature gaveled out, Gov. Greg Gianforte has signed a bill into law that redefines ‘male’ and ‘female.’ Here’s what it means. buff.ly/RrbQqlj

Across the state, protesters waved signs, gave speeches and chanted slogans against the administration’s approach to immigration enforcement and the war in Iran. buff.ly/EYjDUgS

After several hours of emotional public comment, Helena City Commissioners voted 4-1 to rescind a January immigration resolution that called for local police to “avoid” assisting federal authorities, citing great financial risk to the city budget. buff.ly/odeRjN0

How Montana’s capitol landed in the cross-hairs of state government, and what it means for Montana. buff.ly/DPt2CMG

With a national budget fight ongoing, the airports in Missoula, Helena and Butte are collecting food and gift cards for TSA workers. buff.ly/VJB1ArZ

After receiving public pushback, the Department of Administration will again allow for gatherings like the upcoming ‘No Kings’ rally. buff.ly/yLWVyde

Two seats on the state commission that oversees the utility rates paid by a majority of Montanans are on the ballot this year, each drawing a competitive Republican primary. buff.ly/5rTsn0o

The projected pinnacle of that migration, which typically starts in late-March, is expected to take place the weekend of March 21. buff.ly/4JIqPJH

A surge in drilling interest is colliding with higher fuel costs in an election year. buff.ly/XwbPB5R

The Montana Department of Administration is considering revising a recent policy change that restricts weekend rallies at the Capitol in Helena, according to department director Misty Ann Giles. buff.ly/A6A9csJ

With the city’s growing homeless population and high cost of living, the Street Dog Coalition is serving an increasing number of pet owners in need. buff.ly/4xE4STl

Charles Felix Jones, whose bail is set at $5 million, also told police he shot into the Helena Planned Parenthood clinic in 2023. A suspect in that case had not been previously identified. buff.ly/NuKKkLm

Fifty-seven Democratic state lawmakers — just shy of the state’s 60-member Democratic caucus — signed on to a letter Tuesday urging the governor to reconsider new guidelines banning permits for weekend rallies on the Capitol grounds. buff.ly/roBGDF9

The governor asked the Montana Supreme Court to quickly resolve questions raised by some GOP lawmakers opposed to bipartisan property tax legislation passed in 2025. buff.ly/LQ7Hg5I