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Rosendale Votes To Oust Cheney From Republican Leadership Over Her Criticism Of Trump

By • 17 hours ago
President Donald Trump and then-Montana Republican Senate candidate Matt Rosendale at a July 5, 2018 campaign rally in Great Falls, MT.
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Montana Congressman Matt Rosendale joined with the majority of his party to oust Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney from her post as the No. 3 U.S. House Republican leader, according to a spokesperson for Rosendale.

Montana GOP Sends Mailer Targeting Supreme Court

By Kevin Trevellyan • May 5, 2021

The Montana GOP has sent out a mailer blasting the Montana Supreme Court and calling for an investigation into the judicial branch. The mailing is Republicans’ latest attack on the judiciary as they press forward with a special committee that Democrats are calling a violation of the constitutional separation of powers.

Montana To End Boosted Unemployment Payments, Will Offer 'Return To Work' Bonus

By Kevin Trevellyan • May 5, 2021

Republican Gov. Greg Gianforte announced Montana will stop providing additional unemployment benefits allowed during the coronavirus pandemic. This coincides with the state offering so-called return-to-work bonuses.

Gianforte says the measures are intended to incentivize Montanans to re-enter the job market amid a severe workforce shortage.

The governor’s office says Montana will opt out of providing enhanced unemployment benefits by July.

Fight Brews Over Montana's New Congressional District

By editor • May 3, 2021

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Montana Gains Second U.S. House Seat

By • Apr 27, 2021
Montana, Texas, Oregon, Colorado, Florida and North Carolina will each gain a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives following the 2020 Census.

The U.S. Census Bureau announced Monday that Montana will gain a second seat in the U.S. House of Representatives. Voters will get to elect the new congressperson in 2022. 

Montana added 95,000 more residents since 2010. The 10% increase was enough to give the state additional representation in Congress.

Biden Taps Montana Environmentalist To Lead Bureau Of Land Management

By & • Apr 23, 2021
Tracy Stone-Manning

President Joe Biden has nominated Tracy Stone-Manning of Missoula, Mont., to direct the Interior Department’s Bureau of Land Management. She will oversee roughly a quarter-billion acres of federally owned land in Western states.

Gianforte Receives Second COVID-19 Shot, Encourages Montanans To Vaccinate

By • Apr 23, 2021
A screen capture from an April 23, 2021 video released by Gov. Greg Gianforte. Gianforte announced that he had received his second COVID-19 vaccine dose, and encouraged Montanans to get vaccinated.

Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte received his second dose of a COVID vaccine on Friday. He and other Republican leaders are encouraging all Montanans to get their shots.

Legislature Plans Post-Session Judicial Branch Investigation

By • Apr 23, 2021
Sen. Greg Hertz (R) - SD6 chaired the Select Committee On Judicial Transparency and Accountability session Monday April 19, 2021.
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Montana lawmakers plan to continue their investigation into alleged bias in the state’s judicial branch after the 2021 legislative session ends.

Montana Democratic Party Challenges New Election Laws

By Kevin Trevellyan • Apr 22, 2021

The Montana Democratic Party is challenging the constitutionality of new policies ending same-day voter registration and changing voter ID requirements. Republican Gov. Greg Gianforte signed them into law Monday.

Missoula County Ballot Allegations Remain In Dispute As Governor Signs Bills Changing Election Law

By Kevin Trevellyan • Apr 22, 2021

Missoula County’s elections office and a local GOP-backed citizens group remain locked in a dispute regarding an alleged discrepancy in the number of ballots cast there during the 2020 election. The claims haven’t been substantiated in court, yet the allegations are being used in an argument to justify the need for enhanced election security in the state.

Elections Administrator Bradley Seaman shows off an early step to process absentee ballot envelopes in Missoula County’s elections center, before walking through the office’s subsequent procedures to verify a resident’s vote.

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