Scientific Research’s Multimillion-Dollar Economic Punch

Montana University System research has a significant impact on the state’s economy, providing income, jobs and tax revenue.
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A convoy of log trucks head south on U.S. Highway 93. (AP Photo, Kurt Wilson)

How the Forest Industry Changed the Bitterroot Valley

What would the economy of Ravalli County look like today if timber harvests hadn’t declined?
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Democratic Rep. Mary Caferro, left, and Republican Rep. Ed Buttrey, right, look on as Gov. Steve Bullock signs House Bill 658, reauthorizing Montana’s Medicaid expansion program. (AP Photo, Amy Beth Hanson)

Renewed Medicaid Expansion Grows Montana’s Economy

Medicaid expansion has provided nearly $1.4 billion of health care to beneficiaries during its first two and half years.
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President Donald Trump talks to reporters while in flight from Billings, Montana, to Fargo, N.D. (AP Photo, Susan Walsh)

How Montanans Get Their News

The latest survey on news media preferences found that Montanans have moved into the mobile device phase of the digital media age.
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