Big Sky Connection - The U.S. House of Representatives passed a budget resolution that would majorly reduce Medicaid funding for states. Two in every five Montana kids rely on Medicaid for health ...

It’s challenging for women to break into the wildland firefighting industry, which is largely male, and the U.S. needs more firefighters. Fourteen training bootcamps for women–which have been popular ...

Click on the image above for the audio. PNS - Monday, March 24, 2025 - Wildfires prompt evacuation in the Carolinas as New Jersey crews battle their own blaze; Iowa town halls find 'empty ...

A Montana House committee weighs in on a 2024 Utah lawsuit against the United States, when it sued for state power over the national public lands within its borders. The U.S. Supreme Court in January ...

Click on the image above for the audio. PNS - Thursday, March 20, 2025 - Trump set to sign executive order 'shuttering the Education Department' as Colorado takes him to court over efforts to ...

Big Sky Connection - Seventy-five schools across 27 districts in Montana would no longer be able to provide free school meals if the proposed $12 billion cuts to the federal Community Eligibility ...

Big Sky Connection - It’s challenging for women to break into the wildland firefighting industry, which is largely male, and the U.S. needs more firefighters. Fourteen training bootcamps for ...

Big Sky Connection - Seventy-five schools across 27 districts in Montana would no longer be able to provide free school meals if the proposed $12 billion cuts to the federal Community Eligibility ...

Click on the image above for the audio.  PNS - Friday, March 21, 2025 - Trump faces legal battles over education cuts, immigration actions, and moves by DOGE. Farmers struggle with USDA freezing ...

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 ...

Red flag warnings and fire weather watches are the two main types of fire alerts the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association issues. (Adobe Stock) March 18, 2025 - One of many federal agencies ...

Big Sky Connection - As federal orders on immigration pile up, Montana advocates try to keep up with those changing policies, as well as bills in the state legislature. They’re also adapting their ...