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Gianforte Criticizes Democrats Over Impeachment Announcement

By • Dec 5, 2019
Greg Gianforte helps warm-up the crowd before President Trump arrives at a Missoula, MT campaign rally, Oct. 18, 2018.
Josh Burnham / Montana Public Radio

Montana’s lone voice in the U.S. House is blasting Democrats following Thursday's announced drafting of the articles of impeachment against President Trump.

Bullock Again Dismisses Senate Run, Says There's More To Do As Governor

By • Dec 4, 2019
Montana Gov. Steve Bullock.
Corin Cates-Carney / Montana Public Radio

Gov. Steve Bullock says he’s not sure what’s next for him now that he’s withdrawn from the presidential race. But he’s definitely not running for the U.S. Senate.

Bullock met with the state Capitol press corps for the first time Wednesday since dropping out of his long-shot bid for the Democratic Party’s nomination.

Report: Lobbyists Aided Lawmakers With Health Care Columns

By • Dec 2, 2019
Montana Politics News

WASHINGTON (AP) — Lobbyists were involved in drafting or revising opinion columns about health care written by state lawmakers in Montana and Ohio, officials said.

Lobbyists were involved in producing the final versions of articles warning of the dangers of Medicare-for-all and other government involvement in health care, The Washington Post reported Monday.

Gov. Bullock Withdraws From Presidential Race

By • Dec 2, 2019
Gov. Steve Bullock announces his candidacy for president in Helena, Mont., May 14, 2019.
Corin Cates-Carney / Montana Public Radio

Montana Gov. Steve Bullock is withdrawing from the 2020 presidential race. Bullock said in a statement Monday morning that it’s clear he won’t become the Democratic party’s nominee.

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.

Trump Admin Officials Endorse CSKT Water Compact

By • Nov 25, 2019
The Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes Water Compact narrowly passed the state Legislature in 2015 after more than a decade of negotiation. It settles water rights in and around the Flathead Reservation.
David Wiley (CC-BY-2)

Two top officials in the Trump Administration offered support for one of the state’s final remaining tribal water agreements last week.

The Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes Water Compact narrowly passed the state Legislature in 2015 after more than a decade of negotiation. It settles water rights in and around the Flathead Reservation. Now, it needs to pass in the U.S. Congress.

U.S. Senate Committee Advances Two Bills To Improve Response To MMIP

By • Nov 21, 2019

 

The U.S. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs advanced two bills this week that aim to beef up law enforcement’s response to the missing persons crisis in Indian Country.

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.

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