I’m Mark Oppold with an American Agriculture History Minute. Today, when we think of the Northwest territory, we think of Montana, Utah, Oregon, and Washington state. But in 1788, American pioneers to ...

The report calls the idea to transfer federal lands to state management a multi-billion-dollar “gamble on Montana’s future” that “would place an untenable financial burden on the state.” ...

All four members of the state’s congressional delegation have taken a stance against federal transfer of lands in recent weeks ...