State Population Density 7.4 people / square mile Area Codes 406 Top 5 Cities (2020 population) Billings (109,736) Missoula (76,848) Great Falls (58,353) Bozeman (50,970) Butte-Silver Bow (35,180) Government & Legislature Statehood November 8, 1889 Electoral Votes 4 State Flag Governo...
Proceeds from ticket sales in Montana go toward a variety of state programs and initiatives. The state legislature decides how to allocate these funds. Can I buy lottery tickets in advance? Yes. You can purchase tickets in advance for multiple consecutive draws. Check our Advanced Draws section...
This piece was originally published April 14, 2023 when the ban had been passed by the state legislature, but not yet signed.The Montana House of Representatives just passed a ban on TikTok, meaning the app will become illegal if Montana Governor Greg Gianforte signs the bill, which had ...
He also said it’s an“open secret”that people discharged from Montana State Hospital in Warm Springs are sent to shelters, which mostly are not equipped to address untreated behavioral health disorders. The 2023 Montana Legislature set aside $300 million for behavioral health with support from G...
“It says what probably shouldn’t need to be said and puts into rules what probably shouldn’t need to be put into rules,” Schillinger said of the proposal. While several Republicans in the state’s GOP-dominated Legislature said they agreed with Schillinger, the measure ultimately failed, ...
Republicans still hold majorities in both chambers of the Legislature and maintain control of the governorship and attorney general’s office. Montana House Republicans voted unanimously last session to bar Zephyr, one of the state’s first transgender lawmakers, from the House floor, anteroom and ...
The 69th Montana State Legislature is now underway in Helena, from MTPR:https://www.mtpr.org/montana-news/2025-01-07/new-lawmakers-are-sworn-in-as-legislative-session-begins Great Falls tattoo shop, Level Up Tattoo, is accused of ripping off clients, from ABC/FOX NonStop Local:https://...
Jackson Crawford writes, Gov. Gianforte is hiding massive property tax increases behind one-time rebates and, possibly illegally, blocking our state’s largest conservation funding bill.
Montana has officially become the first state in the country to ban TikTok after Republican Gov. Greg Gianfortesigned the bill into lawon Wednesday, May 17.The law is set to take effect in January 2024and is already facing legal challenges. ...
Gordy Vance was definitely one of the good guys in the Montana Legislature. There's good people on both sides of the aisle, don't get me wrong- but Gordy was one of those guys that just made you feel at home during the legislative session. Aaron FlintAaron Flint8 months ago Load Mor...