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Montana’s population is aging fast, with some counties seeing seniors outnumber kids while others grow overall—but the elderly are surging ahead. Yellowstone County jumped from 78 to 93, Cascade County from 86 to 99. Meanwhile, grizzly bear management is returning to state control after years of legal battles, federal officials declare them recovered despite habitat changes. A judge is questioning the legality of new GOP rules that demand loyalty oaths and punish dissent—even threatening the governor. And federal agencies just stripped a key Endangered Species Act definition, potentially opening up protected lands for development. It’s a whirlwind of demographic, wildlife, and political shifts reshaping the state.

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