Montana Department of Commerce

Delays in assistance are already leaving some low-income renters in a bind.

The state of Montana has returned roughly $53 million from its emergency rental assistance program to the U.S. Department of the Treasury.

Gov. Greg Gianforte and representatives from the state department of commerce today marked the opening of the Montana Asia Trade Office in Taipei.

Congress earlier this year allocated $200 million to help Montana renters behind on rent, but only a fraction of that money has made its way to landlords in the state.

Twenty-three Montana communities this year will receive just over $5 million in state funding to preserve historic sites.

A special Montana legislative commission Wednesday approved the state spending of federal coronavirus relief dollars for mortgage assistance and unemployment insurance.

The Montana Department of Commerce announced the names of over a dozen grant recipients. The grantees will use funds to boost website and content development in hopes to bring in more revenue to Native businesses associated with tourism.

State officials are laying the foundation to spend $275 million in federal funds to increase internet connectivity across Montana. It’s the state’s first widespread government-sponsored broadband program.

As film and TV-show production become more common in Montana, lawmakers are already seeking to expand a new tax incentive and encourage the industry to...

Montana lawmakers Friday arrived at a starting point to decide how to spend roughly $3 billion in federal coronavirus relief.