Montanans have just a few more weeks to report the number of each type of livestock they own and to pay the per capita fees set yearly by the Montana Board of Livestock. Livestock reports and payments are due March 1. Owners can report and pay online through the department’s TransAction Portal at https:// MTRevenue.gov/livestock. Livestock owners must report what they owned as of Feb.

Transparency? Conservative? Fairness? Equity? It was interesting to read Sen. Greg Hunter’s “Trial By Fire” article recently. Sen. Hunter first claimed the virtue of transparency. He then mentioned his first vote, a few minutes into the first day of the 69th Montana Legislative Session. This vote upended the Republican caucus majority vote in November to elect leadership and adopt

The Bureau of Land Management Montana-Dakotas State Office has opened a 30day public scoping period to receive public input on 29 oil and gas parcels totaling 9,102 acres that may be included in a September 2025 lease sale in Montana and North Dakota. The comment period ends March 3. The parcels the BLM is analyzing, as well as maps and instructions on how to comment are available on the BLM’s