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Gianforte uses $4M more of his own money for campaign
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Republican Greg Gianforte used $4 million more of his own money to help fund his bid to become Montana's next governor in the November election, bringing the total amount the congressman has loaned himself to more than $7.5 million, new campaign finance reports show. Gianforte also...
Nurse urges Montanans to take politics out of COVID fight
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — An emergency room nurse urged Montana residents to take politics out of the fight against the coronavirus Tuesday, as the number of cases in the state reached 24,000, the death toll surpassed 250 and hospitals are caring for 360 patients. Health care workers come from a variety of...
Montana lawmakers reject power grab by majority Republicans
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Montana lawmakers have rejected legislative rule changes that would have authorized majority leaders of the House and Senate to break tie votes in legislative interim committees, which are usually comprised of Democrats and Republicans in equal numbers. The rule changes were proposed...
Vision 2020: Will mailed-in ballots be delivered on time?
Can you trust the U.S. Postal Service to deliver your ballot on time? If you plan on voting by mail, election officials say it's best to do it as early as possible so your ballot gets to its destination well before Election Day, which is Nov. 3. Postal officials have repeatedly said the agency has more than...
Montana judge blocks actions by Trump’s former land boss
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A month after ousting the Trump administration’s public lands boss for being in the post unlawfully, a Montana judge on Friday blocked three land-use plans that would have opened most U.S.-owned lands in the state to energy development. The actions struck down by Judge Brian...
Bullock outraises Daines more than 2-1 in latest quarter
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Democratic Gov. Steve Bullock raised more than twice as much money for his Senate campaign as incumbent Republican U.S. Sen. Steve Daines did in the latest reporting period, according to numbers released by their campaigns on Thursday. Bullock reported raising $26.8 million in the...
Public lands official defends job despite judge's ruling
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The top official at the U.S. Bureau of Land Management said Thursday he’s still working despite a federal judge ruling he’s illegally holding the position. “I love this job,” William Perry Pendley said, adding he's looking forward to implementing policies put...
Montana COVID cases threaten to overwhelm health care system
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — The increasing number of cases of COVID-19 in Montana is stretching the state's health care system, a hospital's chief medical officer said Thursday, as she urged residents to take the virus seriously. “I will put this very simply,” said Dr. Bridget Brennan with Benefis...
Postal Service agrees to reverse service changes
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — The U.S. Postal Service agreed Wednesday to reverse changes that slowed mail service nationwide, settling a lawsuit filed by Montana Gov. Steve Bullock during a pandemic that is expected to force many more people to vote by mail. The lawsuit filed against Postmaster General Louis DeJoy...
US Senate high stakes spur astronomical spending in Montana
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Political groups fighting for control of the U.S. Senate have poured more than $118 million into the contest between Montana's Democratic Gov. Steve Bullock and Republican incumbent Steve Daines, a record shattering figure for the sparsely-populated state that dwarfs spending on a...
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