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 […]
Voices of Montana
Ideas for a Responsible Federal Budget
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 […]
Critical Minerals – It’s Time to Shore-Up the U.S. Supply
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 […]
National Debt & Precious Metals – The Skinny and the Fallout on Historic Highs
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 […]
Can Israel-Hamas Ceasefire Turn into Lasting Peace?
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 […]
94th Annual Convention of the Montana League of Cities and Towns
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 […]
Montana Releases K-12 Guidelines for Artificial Intelligence
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 […]
The Hunt is Onnnn!
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 […]
A Critical Time for Property Rights Advocacy
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 […]
Montana Conversations on a Bench – Shelter Leaders Talk about Homelessness
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 […]