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MT Attorney General candidates Graybill and Knudsen square off in debate
Montana's two candidates for Attorney General faced off in an MTN Debate that aired Sunday on Face The State.Daines says Senate should vote on Trump’s U.S. SupCo pick
Republican U.S. Sen Steve Daines says the Senate should “move forward” to confirm President Trump’s nominee to succeed the late U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg – although in 2016, he opposed confirming a court nominee in an election year.Health care among issues dividing candidates for MT attorney general
Since the June primary, both attorney general candidates have been adjusting to campaigning during COVID-19 with limited audiences, but both candidates say their stances on campaign issues have not changed.Recording: Gianforte running mate says he 'wouldn’t veto' right-to-work
At a campaign stop this week, the running mate of Republican gubernatorial candidate Greg Gianforte said she supports “right to work” laws and that Gianforte would not veto such a bill, if passed by the Legislature. But the Gianforte campaign says he's made no such statement or commitment.MTN Debate: Attorney General candidates
Mike Dennison hosted a discussion with the two major-party candidates, Graybill and KnudsenDems decry GOP legislative rule proposals as 'power grab'
At a Thursday meeting that Democrats decried as an illegal attempt by GOP lawmakers to rein in Gov. Steve Bullock’s emergency powers during the coronavirus pandemic, Republicans recommended several legislative rule changes – but denied it was any sort of a “partisan power grab.”State of Montana will provide regular updates on COVID cases in schools
Gov. Steve Bullock announced Wednesday the State of Montana will be posting information online about positive COVID-19 cases in schools.Mail-ballot security in MT: Verification, tracking, secrecy, counting
Montana's verification and counting process on thousands of mailed ballots involves checking ballot signatures against registration records, tracking who’s voted, preserving the secrecy of the ballot and accurately counting them – the same process counties have conducted successfully for years.Dem gov candidate Cooney reports $670K fundraising in past month
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Mike Cooney reported Wednesday that he raised $670,000 for his campaign in the last month, pushing his total take to nearly $2.5 million, as his race against Republican Greg Gianforte enters its final weeks."All-mail" ballots in Montana: How will it work in the November election?
46 of Montana’s 56 counties this year will have “all-mail” ballots for the November electionPence will no longer hold fundraiser with QAnon supporters
New poll: Daines up on Bullock by 3 points; Trump leads by 7 in MT
U.S. Sen. Steve Daines leads his Democratic challenger, Gov. Steve Bullock, by three percentage points and President Trump leads Democratic nominee Joe Biden by seven points in Montana, according to a poll released Friday by AARP-Montana. -
Montana campaign over marijuana legalization taking shape
The campaign over marijuana legalization in Montana is taking shape, as opponents of a pair of legalization initiatives officially launched a committee against them.GOP candidates lobbied for all-mail ballots in MT's big GOP counties
While Republicans are suing to halt all-mail voting in Montana’s Nov. 3 general election, campaigns for top GOP candidates in the state lobbied officials in two big Republican-leaning counties to adopt mail ballots, MTN News has learned.Pence to headline Bozeman rally for Daines next week
MTN Debate: Secretary of State candidates
The candidates are Bryce Bennett (D) and Christi Jacobsen (R)Another GOP-related lawsuit filed to stop all-mail ballots in MT
Another lawsuit from Republicans has been filed to block Montana counties from conducting the Nov. 3 election with all-mail ballots, a week after a similar lawsuit from the Trump presidential campaign and several GOP groups.Building contractors endorse Gianforte for his opposition to marijuana measure
The Montana Contractors Association on Wednesday endorsed Republican Greg Gianforte for governor, citing his opposition to a 2020 ballot measure that would legalize recreational marijuana in Montana.Face the State: The race for Montana State Auditor
What are the facts behind pro-, anti-Daines TV ads on China?
U.S. Sen. Steve Daines’ career in China, and his subsequent actions as a senator on American relations with China, have fueled a series of campaign ads both attacking and supporting him in Montana’s high-profile Senate race.