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Gov. Bullock Names Appointees For New Grizzly Bear Council

By Corin Cates-Carney • Jul 26, 2019

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Gov. Bullock Names Appointees For New Grizzly Bear Council

Gov.r Steve Bullock Friday named the 18 members of his new grizzly bear management council. The appointees are roughly equal parts ranchers and conservation policy advocates.

Tester Says Trump's Racism Dividing Country

By Nicky Ouellet • Jul 24, 2019

Montana’s elected officials are still reacting to a series of racist Tweets President Donald Trump posted last weekend urging a group of Democratic Congresswomen to “go back” to the countries they came from.

Poll: Americans Not Sold On Trump — Or Democrats

By Domenico Montanaro • Jul 22, 2019

Updated at 12:20 p.m. ET

Democratic presidential candidates are proposing lots of progressive policies in this election. And while those policies may resonate with the party base, some of those ideas are not popular with a general election electorate, according to a new NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll.

Montana Rabbis Speak On Trump Tweet, Daines Support

By Kayla Desroches • Jul 19, 2019

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Rabbis speak on Trump tweet and Daines support

A group of rabbis in Montana sent an open letter to Republican U.S. Sen. Steve Daines this week following his recent Tweet in support of Pres. Donald Trump.

2nd Democratic Primary Debate: See Which Candidates Made The Cut

By Jessica Taylor • Jul 17, 2019

The 20-person lineup for the two-night Democratic presidential debate on July 30 and 31 will look familiar, with just one change from last month's event.

Last week, California Rep. Eric Swalwell became the first major candidate to end his White House bid. Montana Gov. Steve Bullock — after only narrowly missing the mark last time — will take his place.

Bullock To Take Part In Democratic Presidential Debate

By Associated Press • Jul 17, 2019

Gov. Steve Bullock announces his candidacy for president in Helena, Mont., May 14, 2019. — Corin Cates-Carney / Montana Public Radio

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Montana Gov. Steve Bullock says he's excited to be taking part in the next Democratic presidential debates.

The 20-candidate field was finalized Wednesday for the televised debates in Detroit on July 30 and 31. It includes Bullock, who didn't make the cut for the first debate last month.

Steve Bullock Vows To Disentangle 'Dark Money' From Politics

By Noel King & Josh Axelrod • Jul 17, 2019

Montana Gov. Steve Bullock entered the Democratic primary in May, months after many of his competitors. He has an excuse.

Candidates Address Montana Democrats' State Convention

By Corin Cates-Carney • Jul 16, 2019

Democratic Candidate Kathleen Williams says she's raised more than $400,000 for her campaign for Montana's open US House seat in 2020 — Corin Cates-Carney

Corrected 7/16/19 7:10 p.m.

The keynote speaker at Montana Democrats’ state convention this weekend said party is going to keep on losing if they don’t do more to convince rural voters to back them.

Heidi Heitkamp, who won a U.S. Senate seat from North Dakota in 2012, but lost to a Republican by more than 10 points in 2018 says Democrats have ignored rural America at their own peril.