Blair Miller

4 days ago | bozemandailychronicle.com | Blair Miller

A report from the former director of the Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation released Tuesday found that transferring federal lands to the state of Montana would cost taxpayers at least $8 billion over the next 20 years. "The state simply cannot afford the responsibility of managing such vast swaths of land without significant financial strain," Tubbs wrote in the report’s conclusion.

1 week ago | helenair.com | Blair Miller

A report from the former director of the Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation released Tuesday found that transferring federal lands to the state of Montana would cost taxpayers at least $8 billion over the next 20 years. The report, authored by John Tubbs, the DNRC director under Democratic Gov.

1 week ago | bozemandailychronicle.com | Blair Miller

HELENA — A bill to outlaw local governments in Montana from implementing their own extreme risk protection order laws — commonly known as “red flag” laws, which are used by other judicial systems to prevent certain people from owning or buying guns — is headed to the governor’s desk. The Senate voted Monday to pass House Bill 809, sponsored by Rep.

1 week ago | helenair.com | Blair Miller

A bill to outlaw local governments in Montana from implementing their own extreme risk protection order laws — commonly known as “red flag” laws, which are used by other judicial systems to prevent certain people from owning or buying guns — is headed to the governor’s desk. The Senate voted Monday to pass , sponsored by Rep.

1 week ago | helenair.com | Blair Miller

The Montana House of Representatives voted down a bill Friday that sought to extend the state’s wolf hunting season into May or June, which would have allowed hunters to kill wolves in the middle of their denning and nursing period. , sponsored by Rep. Paul Fielder, R-Thompson Falls, went down44-54, with 13 Republicans joining all voting Democrats to sink it. Montana’s wolf hunting season currently ends on March 15.