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Rowdy Alexander watches from atop his horse as a hillside burns on the Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation, Wednesday, Aug 11, 2021, near Lame Deer, Mont. The Richard Spring fire was threatening hundreds of homes as it burned across the reservation. (AP Photo/Matthew Brown)

Court case to decide if environmental permit law violates Montana residents’ rights

Planned Parenthood Advocates of Montana CEO Martha Fuller, Representative Laura Smith (HD-79), and former State Senator Diane Sands outlined Sheehy’s determination to strip away the freedoms of Montana women. June 24, 2024. (Montana Democrats)

Abortion on the ballot in Montana may boost Democrats

Montana Republican Gov. Greg Gianforte, right, Republican Sen. Steve Daines, center, and NorthWestern Energy President Brian Bird on Tuesday, May 28, 2024, in Colstrip, Mont. (AP Photo/Matthew Brown)

Breaking with precedent, Gov. Gianforte refuses to live in Helena

Greg Gianforte speaks during the 2017 Capitol Christmas Tree lighting ceremony on the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

Gianforte fires operations chief of Montana’s Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks

Greg Gianforte attends the Crow Fair in Crow Agency, Mont., on August 18, 2018. (Photo By Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Greg Gianforte’s disregard for hunting norms and public goods

Voters cast ballots at the MetraPark events center, Tuesday, June 4, 2024, in Billings, Mont. The primary election included candidates for president, U.S. Senate, governor and other offices. (AP Photo/Matthew Brown)

Montana’s June primary election results produced no major surprises

Monica Tranel, left, speaks to community members at the Memorial Day parade in Corvallis, Montana on May 27, 2024. (Credit: Richard Manning)

Democratic challenger is blunt about abortion and housing issues in Montana

U.S. Senate candidate Tim Sheehy talks about his campaign, Friday, Feb. 9, 2024, in Helena, Mont. Sheehy is seeking the Republican nomination to challenge U.S. Sen. Jon Tester in the November election. (AP Photo/Matthew Brown, File)

Tim Sheehy hit with lawsuit for allegedly defrauding former employees of millions

Photo by Isai Ramos on Unsplash.

Native leaders call governor’s handling of foster care ‘shameful’

Greg Gianforte speaks during the 2017 Capitol Christmas Tree lighting ceremony on the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

Gov. Gianforte supports religious incursion into state’s child welfare programs

Senator Steve Daines (R-MT) speaks to media during the weekly Senate Republican Leadership press conference, at the U.S. Capitol, in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, March 6, 2024. (Graeme Sloan/Sipa USA)(Sipa via AP Images)

Montana Democrats slam the ‘three rich guys from Bozeman’

Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen arrives to testify during the House Homeland Security Committee hearing on Wednesday, January 10, 2024. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call via AP Images)

Montana’s Republican officials out of step with public on abortion and other issues