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OPI AnnounceS Partnership to Promote Youth Outdoor Recreation

The Montana Office of Public Instruction (OPI) is proud to announce a new partnership with Montana-based company onX aimed at encouraging students to safely explore the outdoors and embrace healthy, active lifestyles rooted in Montana’s outdoor heritage.
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Despite March Storms, Warm Weather Causes Early Snowmelt and Reduces Streamflow Forecasts

Winter of 2026 has been a winter of contradictions, and March was no exception. The first half of the month brought a return to winter weather, while the second half ushered in an early spring.
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Measles Exposure at St. Peter's Emergency Room March 29 and 30

After a recent measles exposure at St. Peter’s Health emergency department in Helena, public health officials are urging the public to avoid unannounced medical visits if they suspect they might have the highly contagious disease.
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April 6 Fishing Report for Helena Area Reservoirs

Canyon Ferry: Rainbow fishing has been very good from shore and boat throughout the reservoir. The hot spots are on the north end around the Outhouse and Shannon while using leech pattern or egg pattern flies.
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Wildfire forecast, part 2: fractured federal wildland fire service complicates efforts

Wildfire forecast, part 2: As fire season bears down, fractured federal wildland fire service complicates efforts. With Trump administration changes to federal wildland fire service still in limbo, what does this mean for fire season?
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New Online Resource for Medicaid

DPHHS Launches New Online Resource for Medicaid Community Engagement Requirements
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Wildfire forecast, part 1: The heat is on

Calls to consolidate Forest Service, Interior firefighters stalled in 2025, but may revive as 2026 weather forecasts heat up.
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OPI Secures Federal Ed-Flex Waivers for Montana

Superintendent of Public Instruction Susie Hedalen announced that the U.S. Department of Education has approved Montana's request for federal Ed-Flex waivers for local school districts.
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Spring Turkey Hunting Season Opens April 15

Montana’s spring male turkey season opens April 15. Turkey hunters can purchase a turkey license for a general area at FWP offices, a License Ambassador location or online.
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New Requirement for Voters

Broadwater County Elections Office reminds voters to include their birth year on the return envelope when submitting absentee ballots, as required by MT House Bill 719.
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Wylie Galt Rolls Out New Property Tax Cap Initiative

State Sen. Wylie Galt’s constitutional initiative would cap most property tax increases by local governments at 2%. It’s the third property tax cap initiative attempting to qualify for the 2026 ballot.
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Sandfire Resources America Inc. & The Meagher County Stewardship Council Achieves Framework for a Community Benefits Agreement

Since 2019, Sandfire America and the MCSC have worked collaboratively to develop a CBA to ensure that the Meagher County community realizes longlasting benefits from the operation of the proposed underground copper mine.
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MDOT Issues Scam Alert

Residents in Montana are being targeted by a text scam pretending to be from the Department of Transportation, claiming you owe toll fines. The scam has resulted in over 200 calls to the DOT and includes a link that could compromise personal info.
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Reach Higher Scholarship - Design A Sticker

Every year Reach Higher Montana holds a competition to allow students to use their creative side to win scholarship dollars.


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Majority of Montanans favor legalized corner-crossing

A series of Wyoming court rulings have put a national spotlight on the public access created by checkerboard land ownership.
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Most Montanans support GOP-backed work requirements for Medicaid beneficiaries

An MTFP-Eagleton Poll found that 59% of survey respondents supported mandatory work and community engagement hours for Medicaid recipients.
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Montanans want more solar, natural gas development, are less interested in new coal plants

The survey results come as elected officials and Montana’s largest utility company contemplate the future of Colstrip, the coal plant that is Montana’s largest power generator.
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Most Montana Voters Don’t Want a Statewide Sales Tax

Only 33% of registered voters in the state support a sales tax for property tax relief, according to an MTFP-Eagleton poll.
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Gianforte Extends Deadline for Landlords to Avoid Second-Home Tax

State officials cited ‘intermittent technical issues’ with an online portal ahead of March 1 deadline for landlords, homeowners.
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CWD is spreading in Montana. Will deer and elk populations decline as a result?

In some Montana hunting districts, up to one-third of animals have contracted chronic wasting disease, the fatal, neurodegenerative disorder that’s driving down deer and elk populations in other western states.
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