In North Dakota and its neighbors to the west, grassroots groups are recruiting rural residents and other underrepresented people to seek elected office, including on the local level. Organizers say ...

A report published by the Prison Policy Initiative, a nonprofit research group dedicated to reforming the country’s prison systems, says Wyoming’s inmates aren’t being properly counted when legislativ ...

A memorial will be held on July 31 at the Montana Museum of Art and Culture at UM, where Todd taught for decades.

Leah Sottile didn’t set out to write a book about political extremism. The longtime Pacific Northwest reporter has logged years exploring the Northwest’s long history of right-wing militant movements.

Columnist Joan Barron writes, "Although the inmates are convicted felons and cannot vote, they are counted as part of the overall population. They ...

The return of Nebraska Senate candidate Dan Osborn is the best news Democrats have received in a while. The irony, of course, ...

When John Muir founded the Sierra Club in 1892, he couldn’t have imagined the world we live in now — one where millions of ...

FEMA flood maps are essential tools for identifying flood risks, but they have significant coverage gaps, and politics can ...

The outcome of Pennsylvania’s retention elections in November could change the balance of power in Harrisburg.

A group of Montana political leaders on Wednesday launched what’s being called a “first-in-the-nation” ballot initiative campaign to keep corporate and secret donor money out of the state's ...

Montana’s new Commissioner of Political Practices, appointed by Republican Gov. Greg Gianforte, took a bipartisan leap toward confirmation Friday afternoon. Longtime lobbyist Chris Gallus ...

After a judge barred a private attorney from acting as a legal advisor to Pierce County Sheriff Keith Swank, the sheriff said ...