Montana Public Radio – Montana Politics
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Montana Public Radio – Montana Politics
5d ago
Six Republican state lawmakers Thursday voted in disapproval of a proposed constitutional amendment to protect access to abortion ..read more
Montana Public Radio – Montana Politics
5d ago
Tester is the last Democrat holding statewide office as Republicans have dominated recent elections in Montana. He's carved out an identity as a moderate and he hopes that will win him another term ..read more
Montana Public Radio – Montana Politics
1w ago
Sen. Jon Tester of Montana will have to walk a fine line as a Democrat running for re-election in a state where Donald Trump is popular. Will his strategy of appearing moderate work ..read more
Montana Public Radio – Montana Politics
1w ago
Republican U.S. Senate hopeful Tim Sheehy faces scrutiny over a mysterious bullet wound and his company’s finances. New polling illustrates just how close and competitive that Senate race is. And at least one candidate in the crowded Eastern District House race turns his back on Trump ..read more
Montana Public Radio – Montana Politics
1w ago
Montana school counselors, teachers and students are suing the state over a law that changed sex education policies. The plaintiffs say the law has a “chilling” effect on discussion of human sexuality in schools ..read more
Montana Public Radio – Montana Politics
2w ago
The presumed Republican frontrunner in Montana’s U.S. Senate race told the Washington Post he lied to a national park ranger about the origin of a bullet wound in his arm ..read more
Montana Public Radio – Montana Politics
2w ago
The Montana Supreme Court has cleared the way for proponents of a abortion rights ballot initiative to begin collecting signatures ..read more
Montana Public Radio – Montana Politics
2w ago
Abortion-rights advocates have asked the Montana Supreme Court to force the secretary of state to allow signature gathering to begin on a ballot initiative. It’s part of a fast-moving legal back-and-forth ahead of a June deadline to collect signatures needed to certify the constitutional initiative for the ballot ..read more
Montana Public Radio – Montana Politics
2w ago
Republican lawmakers have ordered the Secretary of State to send a proposed ballot initiative to a legislative committee for review before signature-gathering begins. The request escalates tensions between the lawmakers and the state Supreme Court, which said this week such a review wasn’t required ..read more
Montana Public Radio – Montana Politics
2w ago
The Flathead County Elections Office will redo elections for two Kalispell City Council seats May 7 ..read more