Nick Ehli
@nickehli.bsky.social
Editor at Montana Free Press and professor at Montana State Honors College.
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Toby’s House in Great Falls is set to expand and continue providing an option for parents that goes beyond typical child supervision.
Great Falls nonprofit provides free child care for families in need
The organization is set to expand and continue providing an option for parents that goes beyond typical child supervision.
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October 27, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Toby’s House in Great Falls is set to expand and continue providing an option for parents that goes beyond typical child supervision.
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A Helena business has filed a lawsuit against the city of Helena, alleging that the work of a committee leading efforts to hire a new city manager has violated Montana's open meeting laws.
Former commissioner sues Helena over alleged open-meeting violations
The lawsuit alleges that the committee leading the efforts to hire a new city manager has violated the Montana Constitution.
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October 21, 2025 at 10:29 PM
A Helena business has filed a lawsuit against the city of Helena, alleging that the work of a committee leading efforts to hire a new city manager has violated Montana's open meeting laws.
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Long overloaded with too many inmates and not enough space to hold them, the state has turned to prisons as far off as Mississippi. Officials cite limited options; inmates’ lawyers and families say the repercussions, both practical and legal, are substantial.
While Montana builds its way out of an overcrowded prison system, inmate advocates say the state’s reliance on private prisons comes at a cost
Long overloaded with too many inmates and not enough space to hold them, the state has turned to prisons as far off as Mississippi. Officials cite limited options; inmates’ lawyers and families say th...
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October 8, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Long overloaded with too many inmates and not enough space to hold them, the state has turned to prisons as far off as Mississippi. Officials cite limited options; inmates’ lawyers and families say the repercussions, both practical and legal, are substantial.
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Daily fines of up to $500 and possible jail time are penalties for those who don’t move off the streets when the ban takes effect.
Hope and despair as Bozeman’s ban on urban camping arrives
Officials approved the new law but caution that prohibiting the camps that have troubled the city since the pandemic won’t end homelessness.
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September 30, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Daily fines of up to $500 and possible jail time are penalties for those who don’t move off the streets when the ban takes effect.
That rendition of the National Anthem gave me goosebumps.
September 9, 2025 at 12:15 AM
That rendition of the National Anthem gave me goosebumps.
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Unpacking the multi-year tax protest that holds up millions of dollars in tax revenue from local governments:
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Refinery’s tax protests leave Great Falls’ schools in a budgetary bind
For a third straight budget cycle, Calumet’s protest has created uncertainty for local governments; taxpayers may end up footing the bill.
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July 23, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Unpacking the multi-year tax protest that holds up millions of dollars in tax revenue from local governments:
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My public information request was fulfilled today. The resulting story:
The biorefinery appealed after state regulators refused to certify the entire plant as tax-exempt. The settlement significantly increases the eligible assets from the state’s initial assessment.
Montana Renewables gets $67M in assets qualified as tax-exempt in state settlement
The biorefinery appealed after state regulators refused to certify the entire plant as tax-exempt. The settlement significantly increases the eligible assets from the state’s initial assessment.
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June 12, 2025 at 11:18 PM
My public information request was fulfilled today. The resulting story:
Lovely day in Yellowstone.
May 11, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Lovely day in Yellowstone.
Has anyone checked on @billsimmons.bsky.social?
May 8, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Has anyone checked on @billsimmons.bsky.social?
At this point, I’m just hoping not to be targeted when the “Order 66” is executed.
February 5, 2025 at 10:00 PM
At this point, I’m just hoping not to be targeted when the “Order 66” is executed.
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This is the best resource for the #mtleg bills. Incredible work and I used it daily the last 2 sessions #mtpol
The 2025 Montana Capitol Tracker includes live information on the bills, votes and lawmakers.
Our digital guide to help you track the Montana Capitol is back
The 2025 Montana Capitol Tracker includes live information on the bills, votes and lawmakers.
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February 4, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Maybe it’s just me, but if we have “tens of millions of Americans” overdosing on fentanyl, perhaps the issue isn’t with supply.
January 31, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Maybe it’s just me, but if we have “tens of millions of Americans” overdosing on fentanyl, perhaps the issue isn’t with supply.
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Properties classified as agricultural get a tax break worth hundreds or thousands of dollars annually. Lawmakers could tighten qualification requirements this year.
Montana’s agricultural tax rules slash bills for thousands of million-dollar homes
Properties classified as agricultural get a tax break worth hundreds or thousands of dollars a year.
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January 6, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Properties classified as agricultural get a tax break worth hundreds or thousands of dollars annually. Lawmakers could tighten qualification requirements this year.
Idea: an app that notifies you when an otherwise insignificant bowl game goes into overtime.
December 28, 2024 at 7:57 PM
Idea: an app that notifies you when an otherwise insignificant bowl game goes into overtime.
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Montana Free Press is observing the holiday with a staff-wide Christmas week vacation. While we’re away, we’ll be republishing some of our biggest evergreen stories of 2024. We’ll be back on our usual schedule on Monday, Dec. 30.
Everything you want to know about corner-crossing in Montana ⬇️
Everything you want to know about corner-crossing in Montana ⬇️
Montana proponents for public access, landowners, await implications of Wyoming lawsuit
Outcome of pending corner-crossing case could impact who has the right to use — or lock up — more than eight million acres across the West.
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December 24, 2024 at 1:52 AM
Montana Free Press is observing the holiday with a staff-wide Christmas week vacation. While we’re away, we’ll be republishing some of our biggest evergreen stories of 2024. We’ll be back on our usual schedule on Monday, Dec. 30.
Everything you want to know about corner-crossing in Montana ⬇️
Everything you want to know about corner-crossing in Montana ⬇️
@mtgrizblue.bsky.social South Dakota State still looks pissed about that Griz game in 2009.
December 7, 2024 at 9:08 PM
@mtgrizblue.bsky.social South Dakota State still looks pissed about that Griz game in 2009.
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Officials in Lake County have billed the state of Montana nearly $1 million this year to help cover the cost of law enforcement on the Flathead Indian Reservation montanafreepress.org/2024/12/02/s... So far the state hasn't paid up. Latest for @montanafreepress.org
State racks up nearly $1 million bill for tribal law enforcement in Lake County
County officials have invoiced Montana to help cover the cost of law enforcement on the Flathead Reservation. So far, the state hasn’t paid.
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December 2, 2024 at 9:10 PM
Officials in Lake County have billed the state of Montana nearly $1 million this year to help cover the cost of law enforcement on the Flathead Indian Reservation montanafreepress.org/2024/12/02/s... So far the state hasn't paid up. Latest for @montanafreepress.org
So, I’m confused. Is “Wicked” in theaters?
November 28, 2024 at 8:28 PM
So, I’m confused. Is “Wicked” in theaters?
Hitting the “deactivate account” button over at X was more satisfying than I expected.
November 16, 2024 at 11:37 PM
Hitting the “deactivate account” button over at X was more satisfying than I expected.
Turns out, governing is the hard part.
November 15, 2024 at 3:58 AM
Turns out, governing is the hard part.