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Poll: Montanans deeply divided on federal immigration enforcement
March 05, 2026
This piece is part of MTFP’s 2026 poll week, where we’re exploring data on how Montana voters feel about their elected officials, environmental concerns, immigration enforcement and other issues.
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Lawsuit challenges feds’ authorization of Bull Mountains Mine expansion
March 04, 2026
Environmental groups argue that the “energy emergency” Trump has declared to facilitate fossil fuel development doesn’t exist.
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Montana voters overwhelmingly view cost as a major mental health care hurdle
March 02, 2026
An MTFP-Eagleton poll of registered voters show that affordability concerns are more widespread than worry about travel distance or stigma.
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Poll week: How Montanans feel about sales tax, immigration and state officials
March 02, 2026
We polled Montana voters on an array of issues. Results will roll out the week of March 2.
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The first-in-the-nation TikTok ban that wasn’t
February 24, 2026
U.S. Federal District Court Judge Donald Molloy strikes down the Legislature’s statewide restriction, which has been stalled in legal limbo since its passage in 2023.
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Employees, locals ‘blindsided’ by looming closure of historic Izaak Walton Inn
February 19, 2026
LOGE Camps announced it will close the beloved inn on the southern edge of Glacier National Park next month.
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What does an $85M railroad merger have to do with Montana?
February 16, 2026
The proposed merger would create the country’s largest railroad; Montana politicians are weighing in about what that could mean to the state’s businesses and ag producers.
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As AI investors eye Montana for new data centers, communities brace for water impacts
February 12, 2026
Massive data centers could more than double Montana’s electricity needs. Here’s what we know about how three are expected to impact local water supplies.
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To ticket or not to ticket, that is the question in Glacier National Park
February 11, 2026
Glacier’s superintendent said last year that the park planned to eliminate its ticketed-entry system, but federal officials have so far been mum on details.
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‘A really beautiful gift’: Missoula philanthropist sought to enhance city’s affordable housing before her death
January 26, 2026
Known for living a simple, frugal life, Ethel MacDonald left behind a legacy of giving ‘to others not as lucky as me.’
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Everything you need to know about Montana’s rural health windfall
January 13, 2026
How far could the $1 billion, five-year investment go toward filling the hole left by Medicaid cuts?
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Can the Montana State Hospital regain federal standing without electronic health records?
December 22, 2025
The state psychiatric facility still doesn’t have an electronic system for tracking medical records. Health officials say they’re reapplying for federal certification anyway.
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‘It took us by surprise’: Rapidly rising floodwaters, a 1 a.m. wakeup and washed out bridges in Libby
December 15, 2025
Officials estimate that this week’s rain and snowmelt may have caused “tens of millions of dollars” of damage, and they’re not out of the woods yet.
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Did reintroducing wolves in Yellowstone somehow save the park’s aspen trees?
December 10, 2025
Claims that wolves have rescued Yellowstone National Park aspen trees through a ‘trophic cascade’ oversimplify a complex story.
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Crow Tribe looks to ‘reset the clock’ on blood quantum requirements, expand enrollment
December 05, 2025
The proposed legislation would alter things so all existing members would be considered as having 100% Crow “blood.”
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