Politics & Elections
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Montana Republicans formally oppose campaign finance initiative backed by national Democratic figures
The Montana Republican Party Executive Board voted Tuesday to formally oppose Initiative 194, a ballot measure aimed at restricting corporate…
Progressive Vet PAC Abandons Montana Senate Race After $3M Push for Bankhead
The outside group that bankrolled nearly all of Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Alani Bankhead’s public visibility announced in late June…
Progressive Vet PAC Pulls Nearly $3 Million From Montana Senate Candidate Bankhead, Shifts to Kansas
A progressive political action committee that spent nearly $3 million boosting Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Alani Bankhead in Montana’s primary…
Montana Republicans Formally Oppose Initiative 194 Campaign Finance Measure
The Montana Republican Party’s Executive Board voted Tuesday to formally oppose Initiative 194, a ballot measure that would restrict corporate…
Montana Sen. Tim Sheehy Warns China Outbuilds U.S. Navy by Factor of 230
Montana’s junior senator is sounding the alarm over what he calls a dangerous gap between American and Chinese shipbuilding capacity…
Amend Rec Center and Ice Arena Set to Reshape Billings’ South Side Economy
A new recreation center and ice arena are drawing attention to Billings’ South Side as community leaders say a cluster…
Gianforte Pushes Back on Oregon Ballot Measure That Would Criminalize Hunting and Fishing
Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte weighed in Wednesday on an Oregon ballot initiative that would effectively prohibit hunting, fishing, and trapping…
Politics & ElectionsData Centers and Party Loyalty Test Reshape Montana GOP Platform at Missoula Convention
Montana Republicans gathered in Missoula this month for their state party convention, adopting a new platform and bylaws that signal…
Zinke Secures $53.8 Million in Federal Land Payments for Montana Counties
Representative Ryan Zinke announced on June 23 that more than $53.8 million in federal Payment in Lieu of Taxes funding…
Montana Supreme Court Candidate Dan Wilson Addresses GOP Faithful at Great Falls Rally
Flathead County District Court Judge Dan Wilson headlined the Montana Republican Party’s Winter Kickoff event in Great Falls on February…