Every ten years, Montana voters get the chance to reexamine how their local governments operate. The question was on the ballot in 2024, and about a third of the counties and cities said, “Yes, let’s take a look at what […]

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A $38 trillion national debt, government borrowing over $6 billion a day, federal health insurance subsidies for almost everyone, and a Social Security Trust Fund that no one really trusts anymore … government spending is out of control. What can […]

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China has doubled down on its tariff threat to starve America of critical minerals. It’s not a boast. The communist country mines between 30-40 percent of all critical minerals in the world, and refines from 60-90 percent of the critical […]

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What’s up with the price of silver and gold?  While we’re at it – what’s up with our $37 Trillion National Debt?  They are both breaking into record high territory. Click on the podcast as Rick Green, Chairman of Patriot […]

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A tentative cease-fire and path to peace between Israel and Hamas is on the table — with signatures.  What’s in the plan? Will it have any lasting impact? University of Montana Professor Mehrdad Kia is one of our region’s leading […]

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What are the issues our state’s cities and towns are wrangling with? All much the same, but also uniquely different. Typical Montana. Click on the podcast for community check-ins from Mayors in Dillon, Bozeman, Drummond and Richey, and to hear […]

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We’ve been talking over the past few weeks about A.I. and education. The technology can be a great benefit, but it also poses its own set of problems that can hamper education. Montana Superintendent of Public Instruction Susie Hedalen joins us […]

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Fall is here, and the hunt is on! Click on the podcast as we go behind the scenes with Greg Lemon and Ron Howell from Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks and Dale Moore, host of Shadow of the Rockies.  From […]

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You would be surprised at what animal activists have been sneaking into legislation. Mindy Patterson is President and Co-Founder of The Cavalry Group, a member-funded advocacy firm defending the rights of agricultural producers and other to use animals in their […]

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As part of a national awareness effort, homeless shelter leaders in Great Falls, Kalispell, and Missoula took to the streets Oct. 9 – Oct. 10 to bring the plight of Montana’s homeless to light. In Kalispell and Great Falls, the […]

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