Montana Free Press

Editor’s note: This story has been updated to reflect that Lee Newspaper’s State Government Bureau Chief, Holly Michels, has provided comprehensive coverage of government and politics since 2015. We regret the original omission.

The 2020 election is over in Montana. Who won, what do the results say about Montana, and where are we headed? In this final episode of Shared State ,...

What can we learn from the ways political corruption shaped Montana's past? And how can we keep up with all the special interests trying to influence...

Montana’s mask mandate was put into effect for the health of everybody in the state, collectively. But those mask protests are all about the rights of...

For the first time, almost every county in Montana is using all-mail in ballots this election season. Voters can still drop off their ballots in person...

National parks, jagged peaks, sprawling forests; Montana is home to more than 30 million acres of public land. Our shared lands are beloved by many...

Delegates included a nod to religion when they wrote Montana’s constitutional preamble. Decades later, ideas about God, faith and morality continue to...

When we say "We the people of Montana," who do we really mean? Who’s included, who’s left out, and what’s that mean this November? Listen now on Shared...

When Tamarack Dispensary opened in the northwestern Montana city of Kalispell in 2009, medical marijuana was legal but still operating on the fringes of the conservative community.

In case you haven't been turning on the TV or opening the paper, we're in the thick of campaign season and there are big, competitive races up and down...