Click on the image above for the audio. PNS - Thursday, March 13, 2025 - As shutdown deadline nears, Senate Democrats say they won't vote for GOP-led bill; After USDA funding freeze, Colorado ...

Big Sky Connection - A WORKINGNATION/BIG SKY CONNECTION COLLABORATION – Groups in Missoula have formed creative partnerships ...

Big Sky Connection - Montana lawmakers discussed three bills on gender last week, following prompting by the governor to introduce them. Advocates for transgender people say that attempts by lawmakers ...

Workers install the iconic M&M sign on Wednesday, March 12, 2025.

PNS - Friday, March 17, 2023 - Educators say Georgia's proposed teacher pay hikes need more work, bills in Montana could improve elk hunting, and a Tennessee group heads to the state capitol to press ...

Big Sky Connection - The 104° West Collaborative was launched in 2021 by the Montana Food Bank Network and three state ...

According to AARP, about 112,000 Montanans were caregivers in 2023. As nursing homes continue to close, experts predict the number will grow. (Adobe Stock) ...

Big Sky Connection - Montana Governor Greg Gianforte is proposing a nearly 6% cut to senior long-term care, following the closure of 11 nursing homes across the state in a recent year. Industry ...

One of several major concerns expressed in a statement signed by nearly 1,000 American political scientists is the Trump administration's transferal of some federal responsibilities to people who are ...

Big Sky Connection - Senate bills on Native education, child welfare and Indigenous People's Day advanced to the Montana House this week. A voting-rights bill waits for a vote. Comments by Keaton ...

Click on the image above for the audio. PNS - Thursday, March 6, 2025 - Activists work to protect immigrant communities as ICE reach expands, experts urge lawmakers to ramp up elder abuse ...