Eric Dietrich

Montana school districts are struggling to win voter approval for local levy requests that help pay for basic operations, according to the Montana School Boards Association

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For Montanan industries, uncertainty remains as the nation's high court invalidates a swath of Trump's trade agenda.

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Unless tens of thousands of landlords successfully apply in the coming days, long-term rental properties across the state could be hit with a double-digit increase on tax bills Adobe Stock/Montana Free Press

Gov. Greg Gianforte said Thursday that a “technical glitch” has spurred the state to extend an application deadline that thousands of Montana landlords need to meet in order to avoid the state's new second-home tax

Only 33% of registered voters in the state support a sales tax for property tax relief, according to an MTFP-Eagleton poll.

Montana is in many ways a land of two halves: a western Montana of snow-capped mountains and national forests joined in political unity with an eastern Montana of wide-open plains and flatland agriculture.

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.

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.