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Supreme Court showdown?: Cromwell lawyers up in battle with AG Knudsen

Retaining counsel, Gallatin County Attorney Audrey Cromwell filed legal action on Friday seeking clarification from Montana’s highest court on her immigration and Customs Enforcement records dispute with Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen. “We would not be here if the Attorney General had simply picked up the phone or done

Busse, Cleveland accuse Forstag of data center influence; Forstag attacks competitors' wealth

Campaign funding took center stage at a 1st Congressional District candidate housing debate hosted by Bozeman Tenants United on Monday. Democratic candidates Ryan Busse, the former firearms executive, author and 2024 gubernatorial candidate, and Russell Cleveland, a rancher, Navy veteran and former Colorado childcare owner, cross-examined smokejumper and union

‘30 days to produce’: AG Knudsen acts on threat to invoke control over Cromwell

Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen has followed through on his warnings to County Attorney Audrey Cromwell by issuing another ultimatum: Comply and reverse a policy regarding Immigration and Customs Enforcement or lose control. Knudsen’s order Thursday marks the fifth back-and-forth rebuke between the elected officials after Cromwell

'I had no idea': Russell Cleveland chagrined after social media account 'liked' antisemitic content

A verified social media account belonging to Russell Cleveland drew criticism Tuesday after appearing to ‘like’ an antisemitic comment on Facebook/Instagram. “Yeah, I wouldn’t vote for anybody who takes money from those stinking Jews,” an online user wrote last week. The comment was on a post endorsing Cleveland

‘No policy to rescind’: County Attorney Audrey Cromwell stands firm against AG Knudsen's deadline

Reiterating that she has no policy to rescind, Gallatin County Attorney Audrey Cromwell is standing firm on her April 6 counter-demand that Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen “fulfill his statutory duty” by issuing a formal legal opinion on their interagency rift. Cromwell formerly responded Monday to Knudsen, who had

AG Knudsen ultimatum: County Attorney Cromwell has until Monday for ICE reversal — or else

Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen is giving Gallatin County Attorney Audrey Cromwell until Monday to rescind what Knudsen’s office views as her office declining to recognize U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) as a criminal justice agency. Knudsen’s office warned in the letter Thursday morning that he

Going deepfake: HD 68 candidate Jennifer Carlson files complaint over AI-altered mailers

Going deepfake: HD 68 candidate Jennifer Carlson files complaint over AI-altered mailers

“DEI JENNIFER CARLSON — Using YOUR Tax dollars to push the WOKE Agenda,” reads a political mailer against the Montana House District 68 candidate from Churchill. Carlson is shown waving an LGBTQ+ flag and wearing a “she/her” button in the mailer. There’s one problem: The photo and others like