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Missoula, Montana led population gains in the state between 2024-25

In Montana, Missoula marked the largest population growth up 718 new residents to 79,000. Billings led the population decline down 206 people to 121,000.

The Montana Budget and Policy Center’s Housing Affordability Map Shows Affordability in All 56 Counties

Affordability is a major obstacle to housing security and quality of life, and a growing number of Montanans are paying levels of rent that severely strain the household budget.

LoLA Presents a Conversation with Rylee Sommers-Flanagan Executive Director of Upper Seven Law – 6/30 – Missoula Food Bank and Community Center

Upper Seven Law is a 501(c)(3) Montana-based nonprofit law firm dedicated to holding the powerful accountable. Based on the belief that creativity and innovation in law are essential to advancing social justice and public interest objectives, this firm takes smart risks and invests the time necessary to build foundations for long-term accountability work.

GFDA Top 10 for 5/17/26

NeighborWorks Great Falls and Great Falls Public Schools celebrated the completion of their 48th High School House. NWGF and GFPS have partnered since 1997 to bring the High School House program to our community; see KRTV. Students from Great Falls High and C.M. Russell built the home from the ground up and gained real-world construction experience. The finished house will soon be home to a first-time homebuyer. Great work!

Montana Faces Critical Shortages in Education and Childcare Workforce

Below-average wages and a lack of qualified candidates threaten Montana’s education and childcare sectors. The Department of Labor plans to launch an apprenticeship program to help address these persistent workforce challenges.

Missoula’s Downtown SAM Project Transforms Streets with Citizen Input

The Downtown Safety, Access, and Mobility project incorporates feedback from 18 citizens to redesign key streets, adding bike lanes and adjusting traffic flow. This collaborative effort aims to enhance urban mobility while preserving the community’s character and trees.

Montana Launches Paid Teacher Apprenticeships to Fill Staffing Gaps

The new program combines on-the-job training with college courses to recruit and retain educators. Apprentices earn a paycheck while working toward licensure, targeting high-need areas including special education.

Montana Festival – 6/11-12 – Bozeman

Montana Festival is an annual celebration bringing together the top entrepreneurs, architects, business leaders, startup operators, innovators, artists, investors, culture creators, designers, community builders, movers, shakers and policymakers from across Montana and around the world to forge new friendships and catalyze Made in Montana ideas, projects, companies, and policy solutions to positively shape our shared future.

BLM to Rescind Conservation Rule on Public Land – Conservation No Longer a Co-equal Goal.

The BLM’s decision reverses the Conservation and Landscape Health Rule, which treated conservation as a co-equal use of public lands alongside mining, grazing, and energy development. This marks a structural shift toward prioritizing energy extraction on federally managed lands.

How Interior helped pushed bison off Montana’s federal lands

In an uncommon move, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum intervened in a case that involved the former legal clients of Karen Budd-Falen, one of his top deputies.