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Montana’s Congressional District 1: Zinke the person to beat in 2022?
Montana’s newly minted western congressional district already has six candidates vying for the open seat in 2022 – but Republican Ryan Zinke looks like the obvious front-runner, if for no other reason that every other candidate seems to be gunning for him.Ronning touts community over party in bid for Montana congressional seat
Stone-Manning outlines new direction for Bureau of Land Management
Less than two months into her new job as director of the U.S. Bureau of Land Management, Montanan Tracy Stone-Manning said Friday she’s determined to help lead the beleaguered agency in a new direction – both for energy development and long-term preservation of the nation’s public landscape.Tester: small communities should start planning infrastructure projects
Montana restaurant manager criticizes plea deal with customer accused of assault
Helena restaurant manager John Schneider says he feared for his life last November, when a customer upset about being told to leave the premises for not wearing a mask fought with him and then allegedly threatened him with a gun.Reactions to report on dispute between MT Attorney General and Helena hospital
A new report released Monday lays out more details about the contact Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen and other public officials had with St. Peter’s Health when they inquired about a patient’s COVID-19 care last month.GOP counsel’s report: AG Knudsen’s office didn’t intimidate hospital officials
Republican Attorney General Austin Knudsen and his office did not attempt to threaten or intimidate Helena hospital officials or health-care providers when they inquired about a patient’s COVID-19 care last month, says a report released late Monday evening by Republican legislative leadership.In Missoula, Gianforte promotes latest jobs report
Missoula’s rate of unemployment fell again in October, hitting a near-record low of 1.9% while unemployment across the state sank to just 3.1%.Montana lawmaker's comment on gays questioned; she says it’s out of context
A Republican state senator’s comment that appeared to condone violence against gay couples in Montana should be clarified and, if necessary, retracted, her gay colleagues at the Legislature said Friday. She says it was taken out of context.Rosendale votes 'no' on Biden’s major spending plan
Montana’s only congressman, U.S. Rep. Matt Rosendale, voted “no” Friday morning against President Biden’s $2 trillion Build Back Better plan, calling it “the largest tax increase in American history.”Build Back Better: Who pays for it, through tax increases – or not?
Montana’s Democratic U.S. senator, Jon Tester, is supportive of President Biden’s ambitious social-program package known as Build Back Better, but says it can’t increase the federal debt – and that means some tax increases, which Tester says should fall primarily on the wealthy.Bishop pulls plug on congressional campaign
Democratic state Rep. Laurie Bishop of Livingston, one of the first candidates to announce her candidacy for one of Montana’s new congressional seats in 2022, said Wednesday she’s dropping out of the race. -
Build Back Better: Socialism, or 'Getting it Done' for Montana?
As congressional Democrats prepare to tackle President Biden’s ambitious social-spending proposal known as Build Back Better, Montana’s two U.S. senators remain on opposite sides of the political divide.Montana Attorney General leading second lawsuit challenging healthcare worker vaccine mandate
Montana and 11 other states are suing to stop the Biden administration’s rule requiring most hospitals and other health-care facilities to have their employees vaccinated against Covid-19 by January, calling it an illegal overreach of federal power.Gianforte encourages apprenticeships during 'Apprenticeship Week'
On Monday at Dick Anderson Construction in Helena, Governor Greg Gianforte signed a proclamation declaring the week of November 15th to November 21st to be Apprenticeship Week in the state of Montana.Sen. Tester lauds signing of $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill
Calling Monday “one of the best days I’ve have in Washington, D.C.,” Montana U.S. Sen. Jon Tester joined President Biden at the White House for the signing of a $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill.Veterans advocate in Helena for military toxic exposure bill
The bill is called the Comprehensive and Overdue Support of Troops (COST) of War act.Election officials question readiness of state voter-database conversion
County election officials say they’re worried a planned conversion of the state’s massive voter-registration database for 2022 isn’t ready for prime time, and that it could cause problems at a time of heightened scrutiny of elections.Montana pastor/realtor sues to void realtors’ rule banning "hate speech"
Pastor Brandon Huber of the Clinton Community Church is facing an ethics complaint before a Missoula realtors group for engaging in “hate speech” – and has filed suit to void the realtors’ ethics rule.Panel affirms new Montana congressional districts – with one small adjustment
The panel drawing Montana’s two new congressional districts on Tuesday affirmed its pivotal vote from last week, creating an eastern and western district for the 2022 elections – but not before making one small adjustment in the boundaries.