Kurt Alme

Director Kurt Alme says in a news release he’s stepping down from the position to move back home to Billings where his family lives.

Child care isn’t easy to find or pay for in Montana. While research shows the lack of affordable child care options has major impacts on the state’s...

Forecasters say Montana’s state revenues are getting a major boost from federal stimulus, and the health of state coffers is easier to estimate now than...

With limited information, Montana lawmakers are beginning to sort out how to spend nearly $1 billion in state funds from the federal coronavirus relief package signed into law last week.

This week, Montana lawmakers gaveled into the second half of the legislative session. Republicans are advancing major conservative priorities, including a tax cut package. It harkens back to the last time the GOP controlled both the Legislature and governor’s office.

Greg Gianforte gave his first State of the State address Thursday night before the 67th Montana legislature. Gianforte continued to outline his campaign promises to cut taxes, reduce regulations and move the state forward amid the pandemic and on policy blocked under previous Democratic governors.

The first state budget offered by Gov. Greg Gianforte includes tax cuts and a marginal increase in general fund spending.

Republican Gov. Greg Gianforte has put his support behind a proposal to raise state employee pay by 55 cents an hour in 2023.

A press release did not mention why U.S Attorney for the District of Montana Kurt Alme is stepping down and a request for clarification didn’t receive an answer by deadline.

Republican Governor-elect Greg Gianforte has put together a task force that will help inform the state’s response to the coronavirus pandemic when he...