Initiative signature deadline arrives; marijuana legalization advocates...
The deadline has arrived for groups trying to collect signatures to put ballot initiatives before Montana voters this year.Friday was the last day for initiative supporters to submit signed petitions...
View ArticleIn gov race, Gianforte outpaces Cooney almost 4-to-1 on campaign money
As the 2020 general-election race for Montana governor gets under way, Republican candidate Greg Gianforte's campaign has accumulated almost four times the money of his Democratic competitor, Mike...
View ArticleBullock, Daines prepare for epic Senate battle – by aiming for the center
Republican U.S. Sen. Steve Daines and his Democratic challenger, Gov. Steve Bullock, are arming up for Montana’s most expensive, high-profile battle of 2020 – a marquee race that could decide control...
View ArticleTexas-based conservative group funding 'green' PAC in MT
A political-action committee backing the Green Party candidate in Montana’s high-profile U.S. Senate race is being funded by a Texas-based conservative group, records show.The group, CSG Action, also...
View ArticleHealth officials: COVID-19 spike in Montana is due to more personal contacts...
More personal contact among people, as the state economy reopens, and more available testing has contributed to new COVID-19 cases hitting their second-highest weekly total in Montana, state health...
View ArticleBlackfeet Tribe wants to establish Badger-Two Medicine as a Cultural Heritage...
The Blackfeet Nation has released a legislative proposal to permanently protect the Badger-Two Medicine area on the Rocky Mountain Front as a “Cultural Heritage Area.”The proposal to Congress comes a...
View ArticleState GOP broke reporting laws on Green Party spending, COPP says
The Montana Republican Party and two other groups working to place the Green Party on Montana’s 2020 ballot broke campaign laws by failing to properly or timely report their transactions on the effort,...
View ArticleMT’s 2020 gubernatorial race: Stark contrasts between Cooney, Gianforte
In Montana’s 2020 race for governor, voters won’t have much trouble finding stark contrasts, between Republican congressman and former businessman Greg Gianforte and Democratic Lt. Gov. Mike...
View ArticleU.S. Supreme Court says Montana can’t exclude religious schools from...
In a landmark 5-4 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court Tuesday said Montana cannot exclude students at private, religious schools from using scholarship programs funded indirectly by a state income-tax...
View ArticleGov candidate Gianforte releases 10 years of income-tax returns
Republican gubernatorial candidate Greg Gianforte, who made millions on the 2012 sale of a software company he co-founded in Bozeman, released tax returns Wednesday showing that he and his wife, Susan,...
View ArticleLibertarians preparing to name replacement candidate for U.S. Senate race
The Montana Libertarian Party is preparing to nominate a candidate to run for the U.S. Senate this year, to replace Susan Good Geise, who withdrew in May.Party Chairman Sid Daoud of Kalispell told MTN...
View ArticleBullock smashes fundraising record; takes in $7.7m in 2nd Qtr
Democratic Gov. Steve Bullock’s campaign for U.S. Senate said Monday its raised $7.7 million for the three-month period ending June 30 – a record single-quarter haul for a Senate candidate in...
View ArticleMontana COPP cites Lt. Gov. Cooney for making campaign call from state office
Montana’s Commissioner of Political Practices has ruled Democratic Lt. Gov. Mike Cooney violated state law by taking part in a campaign-related call from his office in the State Capitol.In a decision...
View ArticleGreat Falls business owners weigh in on masks
On July 6, the Retail Industry Leaders Association sent a letter to the National Governors Association asking governors to require face masks while shopping or in public places nationwide, barring any...
View ArticlePolls: MT’s Senate, House races dead heats; Gianforte up in gov race
Montana’s U.S. Senate and House races are essentially dead heats, while Republican Greg Gianforte has the early edge over Democrat Mike Cooney in the governor’s race, according to the first polling of...
View ArticleGovernor requires face-masks at indoor spaces in 23 counties
As new Covid-19 cases hit another daily high in Montana Wednesday, Gov. Steve Bullock made face masks required attire in 23 counties, at indoor spaces frequented by the public and at some group outdoor...
View ArticleRepublican Daines rakes in $5M in three months for MT Senate race
Republican U.S. Sen. Steve Daines reported Wednesday that he raised $5 million for his re-election campaign during the past three months, giving himself and Democratic challenger Steve Bullock almost...
View ArticleDem Williams still leads Rosendale in U.S. House fundraising
Democrat Kathleen Williams, who’s now raised $2.4 million for her U.S. House campaign, has a slight financial advantage over Republican Matt Rosendale as they enter the final months of a tight race for...
View ArticleGov candidate Gianforte unveils his economic – and other – plans
Republican gubernatorial candidate Greg Gianforte this week unveiled his economic blueprint for Montana – a mix of often-familiar GOP policies, such as easing regulation on business, boosting...
View ArticleTV ad watch: Does Bullock support `government-controlled health care’?
Editor’s note: This story is part of MTN News’ on-going series that fact-checks TV campaign ads in Montana’s major statewide races.In some of the first TV attack ads against Democratic U.S. Senate...
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