Daily Montanan

House Bill 401, brought by Braxton Mitchell would criminalize the sale of meat grown in a lab.

Senators voted unanimously Wednesday to support a bill that takes $56 million paid by tourists and returns it to property taxpayers.

A bill to prevent foreign governments, banks and companies from buying up residential Montana land for sale at public auctions passed the state Senate on second reading, 47-to-2.

As of July 2024, the federal agency estimates that Montana has a population of 1,137,223, an increase 5,931 from July of 2023.

The problem isn’t just squeezing folks who were already struggling to pay a mortgage or rent, it has been hitting some unexpected residents.

Montana ranks fifth in the U.S. for the growth of its research enterprise and in three of the past five years, it has ranked in the top 10 for research growth.

The Montana Department of Revenue told the Legislative Revenue Interim Committee that residential property market values are expected to increase another 21% for 2025.

FWP said it believed the fifth wolf was “unknowingly wounded” when the four other wolves – two females and two males – were killed on the morning of Oct. 25.

More than 600,000 visitors passed through one of Glacier’s entrances during September, nearly 50,000 more than in 2023.

Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen’s hearing before a Commission on Practice adjudication panel regarding the 41 counts of professional misconduct he faces will proceed as scheduled.