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Daines, Tester say U.S. Postal Service must be preserved
Montana’s two U.S. senators say Congress must act to salvage the Postal Service, which is bleeding cash and says it needs a $75 billion infusion.Montana 2020 U.S. House race on national groups’ radar
The Democrats’ national congressional campaign committee has made Montana’s U.S. House contest one of its top targets for flipping a Republican seat in 2020.MT Supreme Court reinstates mail-ballot deadline for primary
The Montana Supreme Court on Wednesday said the deadline for receiving mailed, absentee ballots in Montana’s primary election will remain at 8 p.m. Election Day, next Tuesday – thus blocking a district judge’s order that said the ballots need only be postmarked by Tuesday.Donors to gov candidate Williams also funding outside PAC
A political-action committee funded by donors to Democratic gubernatorial candidate Whitney Williams has made payments to entities that work for her campaign, records show.Broadwater County Commissioner Obert charged with theft and official misconduct
The theft charge originally stems from an incident dating back to 2015 where Obert allegedly told Broadwater County Payroll to give her additional hourly pay over her salary pay as a commissioner.Judge extends absentee ballot deadline; AG Fox to appeal
A state district judge says if Montanans postmark their absentee ballot for the primary election by Election Day on June 2, the ballot should be counted – if it arrives to county election officials no later than June 8.PAC promoting Green Party candidate has GOP ties
A recently formed political-action committee that’s campaigning for a Green Party candidate in Montana’s high-profile U.S. Senate race is using a communications firm with ties to Montana Republicans, records show.Bullock out-raises Daines 2-to-1 in past six weeks
Democratic Gov. Steve Bullock out-raised Republican Sen. Steve Daines by a 2-to-1 margin in the past six weeks, increasing his campaign fundraising take to almost $6 million since entering the contest in early March.Judge blocks enforcement of MT law restricting ballot collection
In a lawsuit brought by several of Montana’s Indian tribes, a state judge has blocked enforcement of a Montana law that restricts the collection of absentee ballots, including on reservations.Gianforte up to $1.5M in personal funds for gov campaign
Republican Congressman Greg Gianforte continues to pour personal funds into his 2020 campaign for governor, reporting Wednesday that he loaned another $500,000 to the campaign, bringing his personal stake to just over $1.5 million.Ideological battles rage in GOP legislative primaries
The Ballance-Manzella matchup is one of the most hotly contested intra-party battles for a GOP legislative seat in Montana, but it’s far from the only one.Outside group drops $687K on ad for Williams in gov race
A Washington, D.C.-based group has made the first big independent ad buy in Montana’s gubernatorial race, spending nearly $700,000 on ads promoting Democratic candidate Whitney Williams. -
How do records of GOP gov candidates measure up?
For the three Republicans vying to become Montana’s next governor, there’s no shortage of paper trails on their public records, be it voting records or legislative accomplishments.Lt. Gov. Cooney used Capitol office during campaign-related call
Lt. Gov. Mike Cooney, who’s running for governor, used his Capitol office last month to participate in a campaign conference call, MTN News has learned – a possible violation of state law.Libertarian Geise withdraws from U.S. Senate race
Libertarian U.S. Senate candidate Susan Good Geise said Friday she’s withdrawing from the race, because the Covid-19 pandemic will demand all her time as a Lewis and Clark County commissioner.Tester, Daines seek more privacy protections in surveillance bill
Montana’s two U.S. senators split their final votes this week on a bill reauthorizing foreign and domestic surveillance rules – but both said the measure doesn’t go far enough in protecting U.S. citizens’ privacy rights.More than 64K ballots already returned in Montana all-mail primary
More than 64,000 Montana voters turned in their ballots during the first five days of mail-voting – likely at least one-fifth of the total votes that will be cast in the Montana all-mail June 2 primary election.Before Bullock-v-Daines – they each have to win a primary
Gov. Steve Bullock and U.S. Sen. Steve Daines are getting ready for an epic showdown this fall, in one of the top U.S. Senate contests in the country – but, first, they have to win a primary election.Governor says spending cuts are not needed yet in response to COVID-19 fallout
“Our state finances were in an historically strong position, heading into this pandemic,” he said.Tester and Daines back bills to aid Montana ranchers on meat prices
Montana’s two U.S. senators are behind efforts to boost the prices paid to Montana ranchers, who’ve been hit hard by market forces during the Covid-19 crisis.