Major Successes, Major Failures Colored our 66th Montana Legislature Every two years, Montana’s 100-member House of Representatives and 50-member Senate gather in Helena for 90 days of budget negotiations, lawmaking and shenanigans. During the Legislative Session, Prairie Populist will share...
Photo provided by Cameron Abell, Billings Firefighters Finally, Firefighters Secure the Protection They Deserve After 20 Years of Fighting Gov. Steve Bullock will sign the firefighter health and safety bill into law on Thursday, April 18. Finally, the men and...
Wild Horse Island State Park. All photos by August Schield We reminisce as extra resources bolster our parks During the summer of 2018, Prairie Populist covered every corner of the state, visiting Montana’s grand state parks. We quickly realized the...
Cartoon by Bridget Creel As session winds down, watch for pet bills attached to state budget Every two years, Montana’s 100-member House of Representatives and 50-member Senate gather in Helena for 90 days of budget negotiations, lawmaking and shenanigans. During...
Makoshika State Park. Photo by August Schield State Parks Funding Bill Heads for Third Reading The blanket of snow is beginning to pull away from the hills and fields, lakes are starting to thaw and many of us are catching...
Stanford, Sheridan, Circle, Cascade, Hot Springs -- One Year Later Updated on May 13, 2019: On Friday, May 10, the governor signed HB 11 into law. This bill provides funding for the 14 rural communities that lost their state money...
MedEx, infrastructure, budget: it’s your move, legislators Bridget Creel feature cartoon. Capitol Corner: New at the Legislature Every two years, Montana’s 100-member House of Representatives and 50-member Senate gather in Helena for 90 days of budget negotiations, lawmaking and shenanigans....
How Will Our Firefighters Fare at the Legislature This Time Around? The Firefighter Health and Safety Bill passed unanimously, 19-0, in the House Business and Labor Committee on April 3 at our Montana Legislature. Now it heads to the House...
Feature Photo by Alexis Bonogofsky of a hemp farmer in Northeast Montana. Article written by Amanda Garant. Update on May 6, 2019 On May 3, 2019, Governor Steve Bullock signed all three of Senator Tom Jacobson's hemp bills. SB 176...
Incentive Grant Aims to Draw Young Pros to Rural Towns YOUNG FOLKS ARE MOVING TO OUR URBAN CORRIDORS: Montana’s young folks with postsecondary and trade educations are packing up, leaving their small towns and heading to one of our seven...
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