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Pat Williams, Montana’s longest-serving U.S. House member, dies at 87
Pat Williams, Montanas longest-serving member of the U.S. House, died in a Missoula hospital. The Butte native, who was Montanas last Democrat elected to the House, served nine terms from 1979 to 1997, including two as the states at-large representative. Williams was 87.
Helena health officials preparing for potential rash of measles cases
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Montana cowboy poet Wally McRae dead at 89
Wallace Wally McRae, a Colstrip cattle rancher who died on June 22, 2025, made his mark in cowboy, poetry and environmental circles.
Tribes move to join lawsuit challenging Montana election laws
A group of Montana tribes and a Native voting organization moved to join a lawsuit that challenges new election laws. The tribal plaintiffs argue that changes to Election Day voter registration disproportionately harm Native Americans in rural and tribal communities who already face significant barriers to voting.
Trump to rescind Roadless Rule, ending protections for 58 million acres nationwide
The proposal could open road construction and logging to about 30 percent of Forest Service land, including about 37% of Montanas U.S. Forest Service acreage, 45% of Idahos and 35% of Wyomings. But it could also leave the Forest Service in a quagmire of interlocking policies and plans that have shaped everything from local economies
State budget includes new investments in tribal colleges, repatriation
The states budget includes a historic increase in funding for tribal colleges and appropriates more than $367,000 to a team at the University of Montana dedicated to repatriating cultural items to tribes.
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