Politics & Elections
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Trump Heads to Mount Rushmore for First Fireworks Event in Six Years
President Donald Trump will attend a fireworks celebration at Mount Rushmore National Memorial in South Dakota on July 3, marking…
Gianforte Condemns Oregon Ballot Drive to Criminalize Hunting and Fishing
Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte is pushing back against a Portland-backed ballot initiative in Oregon that would effectively outlaw licensed hunting…
Gov. Gianforte Tells Anti-Hunting Activists to Keep Out of Montana as Oregon Ballot Fight Brews
Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte is taking aim at an Oregon ballot initiative that would effectively ban hunting and fishing, urging…
Sen. Steve Daines Marks Four-Year Dobbs Anniversary With Senate Resolution
U.S. Sen. Steve Daines (R-Mont.) introduced a Senate resolution Wednesday to mark the fourth anniversary of the Supreme Court’s Dobbs…
Three Montana Ballot Measures Could Go Before Voters in November After Signature Deadline Passes
Montana’s signature-gathering window for statewide ballot measures closed June 19, and supporters of three proposed initiatives say they expect to…
Politics & ElectionsRichland County June Primary Certified After Audit Finds Accurate Results
A post-election audit of Richland County’s June 2 primary has confirmed that voting equipment counted ballots accurately, with county officials…
Politics & ElectionsHawaii Becomes First State to Adopt Corporate Election Spending Law Patterned on Montana’s Century-Old Ban
Hawaii has become the first state in the nation to enact legislation curbing corporate political spending using a legal framework…
Politics & ElectionsEPA Cuts Butte Superfund Lead Threshold but Falls Short of Earlier Promise, Critics Say
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has proposed a new lead cleanup standard for residential soil and interior dust at the…
Montana Drought Dries Up Wells Across Fairfield, Communities Search for Solutions
A deepening drought across Montana is straining rural water supplies, with wells running dry in and around Fairfield and drillers…
Pondera County, Environmental Groups Take EPA’s Montana Renewables Wastewater Permit to Federal Court
A coalition of local officials and environmental organizations has filed a federal legal challenge against an Environmental Protection Agency decision…