All Montanans who love our public lands breathed a sigh of relief when sell-off of public lands was removed from President Donald Trump’s budget reconciliation bill. We mobilized and resisted that direct attack but make no mistake – the next attempted raid is underway, and this one will prove more challenging to defeat.

Since anti-public land Republicans failed in their direct efforts to sell off public lands, their next approach is to destroy the agencies that manage those lands and then suggest selling them to the highest bidder.

More than 3 million adults in nine states would be at immediate risk of losing their health coverage should the GOP reduce the extra federal Medicaid funding that’s enabled states to widen eligibility

Conservative policy groups say the program costs too much and covers too many people. Democrats say the Medicaid expansion has saved lives and helped communities by widening coverage to people who could not afford private insurance.

Montana abortion providers will not be subject to new, stringent regulations adopted by the state health department. A judge blocked the rules while a lawsuit plays out.

District Court Judge Chris Abbott said the plaintiffs in the case, including All Families Healthcare in Kalispell, are likely to succeed in their constitutional challenge of the rules, which stem from a 2023 state law. Abbott emphasized the case isn't over, and the state will have more time to make it's case.