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How do Montana lawmakers govern themselves when governing the state is a part time job? What kinds of ethics rules do lawmakers have to follow? Find out now on The Big Why.

Ideally, a flag it should be simple enough for a child to draw it from memory. So, how did Montana end up with such a complicated flag?

Why are there so many "Bald" mountains in Montana? Why can't we agree how to spell things? What does it mean to elevate Native names? Learn more on The Big Why.

Across Montana there are hundreds of nuclear missile silos and launch facilities hidden in plain sight. If you didn't know what you were looking for, you probably wouldn't know what they were. So, why are there so many nuclear missile sites in Montana?

A listener wants to know how many cattle die due to extreme cold each year in Montana. And what's the story behind "The Great Die-Up" of 1887?

Our question comes from a Missoula resident curious about a handful of defunct mines north of Butte that have high concentrations of the radioactive gas radon. Watson says her grandmother used to go to these mines with her friends in the '50s and '60s to relieve their arthritis pain. Although the EPA and W.H.O. attribute radon as the second leading cause of lung cancer, the mines are still popular today.

Point because governments, they are not interested in governing, that is clear from the modern gop. lots of investigation but not much governing, are you as worried about what will happen in 2024 now as you were at the start of the year, or are you less worried or more worried? >> i think all of us should be extremely worried about the rise of this radicalized and weaponize movement that is the gop, that is not interested in democracy but minority rule, and rule by any means necessary. donald tr...

In Montana we have a unique law that says anybody can fish or recreate on the state's streams and rivers below the high-water mark — regardless of who owns the land beneath them. How did Montana end up with this exceptional level of stream access, and what does the law's future look like? Find out now on The Big Why.

The state constitution says the right of privacy is essential to the well being of a free society. Privacy affects many issues, from electronic data to abortion, and has been applied in decisions by the state Supreme Court. So how and why did Montana end up with such strong privacy protections?

If you've ever seen or experienced a pickup pull alongside or in front of you and then belch out a huge cloud of black or gray exhaust — well, you've just been coal-rolled. But why?