Associated Press HELENA - Lawmakers have tapped 16 topics - out of a possible 18 - to study in advance of the next legislative session. The studies deal with a range of subjects from historic preservation to the state's student lo...

WASHINGTON The Obama administration is ordering a one-year moratorium on road-building and other development on about 50 million acres of remote national forests. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack issued a directive Thursday reinstating for one yea...

Roadless rule changes over time U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced Thursday that he will temporarily take over management decisions involving construction in 58 million acres of wild roadless land in national forests, including more than 6 million acres of roadless land in Montana. "This interim directive will provide consistency and clarity that will help protect our national forests until a long-term policy reflecting President Obama's commitment

HELENA - With the help of some local Republicans, a national group is trying to rally Montanans - and others - against health-care reforms backed by President Barack Obama and Democrats in Congress. Patients United Now, a group recently formed by a n...

WASHINGTON The Obama administration is ordering a one-year moratorium on road-building and other development on about 50 million acres of remote national forests. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack issued a directive Thursday reinstating for one yea...