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@montanafreepress.orgCounty commission, sheriff and three legislative races feature timely issues like jail expansion or data center development.
@montanafreepress.orgJohn Adams, who founded Montana Free Press a decade ago working out of his pickup, announced on Tuesday that he will step down as CEO of the nonprofit organization.
@montanafreepress.orgThis year, Montana voters will determine via initiative the future of nonpartisan state courts, corporate spending in politics and the ballot measure process itself.
@montanafreepress.orgSparks fly between Flint and Forstag — two candidates competing for Montana’s Western District U.S. House seat — three weeks before the Nov. 3 general election.
@montanafreepress.orgCommittee members told Laurel the city broke civil rights laws by declining to provide water to the proposed building. They also pushed to withhold state funding from cities under investigation for discrimination.
@montanafreepress.orgMany Montanans will have their ballots in hand this week. Many more are preparing to vote at their local polling place on Election Day, Nov. 3. However you choose to vote, you may have questions. And we have answers. https://bit.ly/4yHaNTX
@montanafreepress.orgShannon O’Brien has resigned as chair of the Montana Democratic Party, effective immediately, and endorsed independent U.S. Senate candidate Seth Bodnar, according to a statement published in MS NOW. https://bit.ly/4dC6lgV
@montanafreepress.orgIndustry groups and economists are skeptical that new imports and dyed-fuel waivers will move the needle on spiking diesel prices. https://bit.ly/4yMyCda*
@montanafreepress.orgThe value of property contributing to projects supported by the downtown fund has substantially decreased over the last year, from $2.1 million in 2025 to $832,000 in 2026.
@montanafreepress.orgIn 2025, three Catholic schools in Great Falls united as St. Patrick's Academy. In less than 15 months, two of those schools closed. More than a dozen former parents, staff and faculty spoke with MTFP about what happened.
https://montanafreepress.org/2026/10/12/great-falls-catholic-school-closures/
@montanafreepress.orgMontana Senate candidates traded jabs at the first debate with all four candidates. Alme, the frontrunner, was the target of most of the debate’s attack lines.
https://montanafreepress.org/2026/10/11/montana-senate-hopefuls-trade-jabs-first-debate/
@montanafreepress.orgBallots are in the mail, and Missoula County voters will have a variety of races to consider. Although only one county official has a challenger, multiple legislative races are contested. https://bit.ly/3VEBcmJ
@montanafreepress.orgA majority of Montana voters say healthcare will help decide their vote this November. We asked the candidates what they’d do about it.
@montanafreepress.orgA union representing employees at Columbus Metallurgical Complex and Stillwater Mine in south-central Montana, both owned by South African mining conglomerate Sibanye-Stillwater, has ended a month-long labor strike.
@montanafreepress.orgChanges to state law helped transform absentee voting from a minority practice into Montana’s most common way to cast a ballot.
@montanafreepress.orgYellowstone County commissioners voted this week to once again seek judicial review of a ballot initiative that organizers hope will rein in data center development north of Billings.
@montanafreepress.orgThe police chief said the man ignored commands before pointing a handgun at officers.
@montanafreepress.orgTracking absentee ballots. Reassuring voters. Getting it right. Here’s what it takes to run elections in Montana.
@montanafreepress.orgThe production, backed by the Daily Wire, sparked local backlash over potentially dangerous set operations and the film’s positive narrative about immigration enforcement.
@montanafreepress.orgAn absentee ballot requirement that has resulted in thousands of Montana votes being thrown out since 2025 was ruled unconstitutional Monday by a state judge.
