Voices of Montana

LIVE from West Yellowstone for the MT League of Cities and Towns annual conference.

Guest Host Bill Whitsitt talks to Scott Walter (president of Capital Research Center).

Live from the 63rd annual Montana Electric Cooperatives’ Association meeting – click on the podcast to hear how local energy officials across the state are meeting the challenge of providing safe, reliable, and affordable energy for their communities.

Millions of dollars in out-of-state funding is behind a controversial constitutional abortion amendment, CI-128, that Montana voters will find on their November ballots Some groups in opposition are concerned the consequences of loose or undefined language in the amendment could […]

The Montana legislature and Governor Gianforte approved new state funding in 2023 for better mental health awareness and outcomes. The Behavioral Health Systems for Future Generations bill (HB 872) is a $300 million commitment that created a commission to explore […]

Members of Montana’s building industry have joined together to give area students the opportunity to explore a career in the trades by hosting Build Montana “Pop Up Events,” where students get instructions and hands-on demonstrations with the tools that help […]

September is Hunger Action Month, and in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, many Montanans find themselves struggling with food insecurity. Gayle Carlson, President and CEO of the Montana Food Bank Network, which distributes food and other resources to 340 […]

Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen paid a studio visit to discuss helping young victims of abuse and crime through the funding extension of a Montana child advocacy program.

Montana took steps in 2023 toward expanding public education access in the state with the approval of public Community Choice and Charter Schools. What is the status of the new programs?  One is seating students and one is in court. Trish […]