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Fox, Olszewski Focus On The Economy During Gubernatorial Debate

By • Nov 27, 2019
Attorney General Tim Fox and State Sen. Albert Olszewski meet in Helena Nov. 26, 2019 for a debate hosted by Carroll College.
Corin Cates-Carney / Montana Public Radio

Two of the three Republican primary candidates for governor met in Helena Tuesday night for a debate focused on jobs and the economy.

Attorney General Tim Fox and State Sen. Albert Olszewski stood in an event hall at Carroll College for just under an hour making their pitch to GOP voters.

Republican Gubernatorial Candidates To Debate In Helena

By • Nov 26, 2019
2020 Republican gubernatorial Candidates Al Olszewski and Tim Fox.

Two candidates in the Republican primary race for governor face off tonight at Carroll College in Helena. It’s the first GOP debate in the party’s three-way gubernatorial primary.

Current Attorney General Tim Fox and State Sen. Albert Olszewski are scheduled to answer questions from a panel made up of a student, staff member and faculty from the college.

Montana Candidates Failed To Properly Disclose Facebook Ad Spending

By • Nov 20, 2019
A Facebook ad by Republican gubernatorial candidate Tim Fox. Nearly all candidates running for office in Montana failed to properly disclose spending on Facebook ads.

Political ads for Montana’s 2020 gubernatorial race have appeared on Facebook at least 760,000 times since the start of the year. Montana Public Radio found nearly all of the candidates running for office didn’t follow state rules for disclosing details about those ads to the public.

GOP Gubernatorial Candidates Fox, Olszewski To Debate Nov. 26

By • Nov 14, 2019
From left to right, Rep. Greg Gianforte, State Sen. Al Olszewski and Attorney General Tim Fox.
L- R, Eric Whitney, Corin Cates-Carney and Montana DOJ

A debate between Montana Republican gubernatorial contenders is moving forward in Helena despite the absence of one of the candidates.

Carroll College announced Thursday it will hold the first GOP primary debate in the governor’s race later this month.

Missoula Gun Background Check Ordinance Violates State Law, Supreme Court Says

By • Oct 22, 2019
Pistol stock photo.
(PD)

The Montana Supreme Court today ruled that a Missoula ordinance that would have expanded background checks to private gun sales violates state law. The opinion overturns a lower court’s ruling, and sides with Attorney General Tim Fox's position. 

Montana Hires Two New Human Trafficking Agents

By • Oct 16, 2019

Montana hired two full-time agents to investigate human trafficking cases throughout the state. Montana has had law enforcement agents investigating human trafficking cases full-time on the local, and up and until recently, federal level. But this is the first time the state has employed full-time agents to look at human trafficking.

Montana AG Seeks To Intervene Against Keystone Pipeline Challenge

By • Oct 8, 2019


Montana’s Attorney General is seeking to enter a lawsuit in support of the Keystone XL Pipeline.

Olszewski Names Running Mate In Gubernatorial Race

By • Oct 4, 2019
Kenneth Bogner (L) and Albert Olszewski (R).
Courtesy Olszewski campaign

State Sen. and Republican gubernatorial candidate Albert Olszewski picked a running mate yesterday for his bid to win the party’s nomination in 2020. Olszewski is tapping fellow state Senator Republican Kenneth Bogner of Miles City.

ID Now Required To Pick Up Opioid Painkillers In Montana

By • Oct 1, 2019
Identification from patients picking up prescriptions for opioid painkillers like hydrocodone or oxycodone.
iStock

Starting this week pharmacies in Montana will need to see identification from patients picking up prescriptions for opioid painkillers like hydrocodone or oxycodone.

Mixed Reactions In Montana To Clean Water Rule Rollback

By • Sep 13, 2019

Montana Attorney General Tim Fox cheered the Trump administration's rollback Thursday of an Obama-era clean water regulation.

The 2015 Waters of the United States rule was designed to protect many American wetlands and streams from pollution, but opponents argued it was too restrictive.

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