2025 Montana Legislature and Politics

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EU Proposal Could Help Cities Restrict Short-Term Rentals

The European Commission is proposing a framework to help tourist cities restrict short-term rentals where they can show a sustained impact on housing affordability, potentially easing overtourism.

Public schools see ‘money on the table’ in education tax credit designed for private school choice

A small but growing set of organizations — school districts, charter schools, public school foundations, start-up nonprofits, and after-school providers — is working to turn a tax credit primarily designed to cover private school tuition into a benefit for public school students. The extent of their success could determine how many children are ultimately helped by the tax credit, and influence whether more Democratic governors in particular opt their states into the program.

Big Sky 55+ – You’re Invited to our Fall Conference! “Gathering Wisdom, Building Power: United We Stand” – 11/17 – Missoula, Montana

A one-day conference in Missoula, Montana to celebrate intergenerational power, hone our truth-seeking skills, and level up on the issues that will be decided in Montana’s 2027 Legislative session.

City Club Missoula – Meet the Candidates for U.S. Senate – 10/19 – NEW VENUE – UM University Center Ballroom

UC Ballroom, University of Montana Doors Open at 5:30pm & Debate Starts – 6:15pm

The Forest Service is poised to hand off one of the West’s most visited landscapes Critics say this is a test case for privatizing public lands.

“This is the camel’s nose under the tent. Cut employees so the excuse is not enough support.  The Trump administration wants to sell off lands wherever it can and privatize lands wherever it can’t. So this is the test case for privatization,” said Aaron Weiss, executive director of the Center for Western Priorities.

Billionaires in the wilderness

Private-sector wealth wants to save Greater Yellowstone. But for whom?

Montana Ambassadors Host Montana State’s President Tessman and University of Montana’s President Shinn as they speak publicly together for the first time

The new faces of Montana’s flagship universities sat for a panel discussion moderated by the Chronicle at the Montana Ambassadors’ annual summit at The Wilson in Big Sky on Wednesday, Sept. 16. The Montana Ambassadors is a statewide cohort of business leaders and entrepreneurs.

More than 20 cryptomines have popped up in Montana along Bakken’s edges

“We’re going to be doing that with noise-canceling headphones now.”

Trump Is Considering More Data Centers on Public Lands Than Previously Known

The data center proposals cover at least 17,600 acres of public lands across six Western states.

Institutional Investors Control Billions in U.S. Farmland Sparking Widespread Protests – Farmland for Farmers Act

Farmers and rural communities are pushing back against corporate encroachment on agricultural land, highlighting threats to family farms and rural economies. The Farmland for Farmers Act seeks to curb speculation and preserve working farms amid rising absentee ownership and land values.