Greg Gianforte

Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte held a roundtable in Billings last week to talk about public safety challenges and solutions.

Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte is requesting the U.S. Supreme Court intervene in a dispute between Republican lawmakers and Montana’s highest court.

Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon filed a petition this week to remove federal protections on grizzlies in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem.

State officials hope the roughly 12% immediate raise, which brings minimum base pay to $15.50, will help recruit and retain more wildland firefighters.

Gov. Greg Gianforte said Tuesday the state can continue to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic without government mandates, but acknowledged the omicron variant is likely to drive up cases in Montana.

The story of Montana's labor force is more complicated than the unemployment number. The state is simultaneously seeing all-time low labor force participation.

Montana is petitioning the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to delist grizzlies in the Northern Continental Divide Ecosystem, an area in and around Glacier National Park that extends southward almost to Missoula.

A federal judge ruled Tuesday the Biden administration does not have the authority to implement a vaccine mandate for health care workers.

Gov. Greg Gianforte on Tuesday applauded a federal court decision pausing the Biden administration’s rule mandating COVID-19 vaccines or testing for employers with 100 or more employees.

Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte declared Monday the beginning of Apprenticeship Week in Montana as the administration continues looking for ways to address the state’s labor shortage.