Only around a million people live in Montana, but the state will likely determine the balance of power in the U.S. Senate.

This story is a collaboration between Grist and High Country News and is reprinted with permission. On a wet spring day in ...

How to reverse a population decline in place like the Adirondacks? Housing that full-time residents can afford is one place ...

Montana’s high court has unwound GOP priorities, including striking down voting restrictions this spring, but conservatives ...

From troubling election denialism to rampant misinformation about voter fraud, there are already multiple respects in which ...

Last year, the GOP-led state Legislature passed a ban on ranked-choice voting in any state elections. There are two measures ...

Montana lawmakers this month have trained a critical eye on funding for public schools, proposing new enhancements to the ...

Speeches largely focused on the positives, but addressed continued challenges and hot-button issues like allowing concealed carry on campus.

Being confused by government is an American birthright. That’s where journalism comes in — to explain the process and the ...

The 224-page document outlines how Montana plans to keep populations of grizzlies in the Northern Continental Divide ...

A candidate for the Montana House of Representatives and a post-doctoral fellow at Montana Technical University in Butte has ...

With an end of summertime quickly approaching, it’s been a busy farm week of harvesting crops like potatoes and onions. It’s heavy work, the kind that signals an end to our northern growing season.