Steve Daines

While politicians continue to call for changes in federal policy to spark growth in the oil and gas industry, some analysts say the federal government has less of a role in ramping up oil production than political rhetoric would suggest.

Democrat Jon Tester and Republican Steve Daines have joined 18 senators and 2 congressmen in supporting the Ban Russian Energy Imports Act.

Montana’s top political leaders issued statements Thursday as the United States announced new sanctions on Russia following its invasion of Ukraine.

Montana’s U.S. senators and representative introduced legislation this week to approve the development of hydropower at Sun River’s Gibson dam.

A year after the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, Montana’s congressional delegation agrees that acts of violence should be condemned. But they disagree on how to characterize what happened and how to move forward.

Montana is expected to receive billions of dollars to repair its highways, expand internet connectivity and improve drinking water lines as part of an infrastructure bill President Joe Biden signed Monday.

Montana’s Republican congressional delegation and governor are calling on the Biden administration to stop resettling Afghans in the state after an Afghan man was charged with rape in Missoula.

The U.S. Senate late Thursday narrowly confirmed Montanan Tracy Stone-Manning as the next director of the Bureau of Land Management.

The Biden administration announced Monday the land border with Canada will remain restricted to all nonessential travel through Oct. 21. That’s in contrast with Canada’s side of the border, which since Aug. 9 has been open for U.S. citizens who are fully vaccinated and have tested negative for the coronavirus.

Montana is slated to welcome 75 Afghan refugees, and reactions from the state’s elected officials are varying about the news.