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Yellowstone County Attorney approves petition to recall Laurel mayor

The Yellowstone County Attorney’s Office confirmed Thursday a petition to recall the mayor by a group of Laurel residents meets Montana’s statutory requirements for signature gathering. Mayor Dave Waggoner may face a recall effort — something rarely seen in Montana because of a several hurdles. As first reported by

Everyone agrees Montana needs more state psychiatric beds, no one in Laurel wants them there

LAUREL — To understand the controversy surrounding locating a psychiatric hospital in Laurel, city officials have heard hours and hours of testimony objecting to the concept — even though nothing formal has been proposed and it’s nearly impossible to find a single public official willing to offer opinions on the record.

Controversial Trump nominee from Bozeman withdraws after lack of GOP support in U.S. Senate

Jeremy Carl, the Bozeman man who was nominated by President Donald Trump to become a high-ranking State Department official, withdrew his name from consideration Tuesday after it became apparent that he could not rally enough Republican support from U.S. Senators, especially after a confirmation hearing in which he

Court OKs allowing insurance companies to set rates based on marital status

The Montana Auditor and Commissioner of Securities and Insurance James Brown is cheering a recent court ruling by Lewis and Clark County District Court Judge Mike Menahan which determined legislation passed in 2021 doesn’t violate the state’s Constitution by allowing insurance companies to figure marital status when setting

No, it wasn’t term limits that ended Daines’ Senate run

According to the Montana Secretary of State’s website, incumbent U.S. Sen. Steve Daines withdrew from his re-election bid three minutes before filing deadline last Wednesday, five minutes after his hand-picked successor, Kurt Alme, filed to run. Lots of people claimed victory because of the news, including

Civil liberties groups say state Supreme Court wrongly decided free speech case

The American Civil Liberties Union of Montana and the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression are asking the Montana Supreme Court to reconsider a 2003 decision as it relates to a current free speech case because they said it sets a dangerous precedent by placing addition hurdles for speech to

Ignorance isn’t bliss — it’s a tax strategy for Montana’s largest city

As the re-election campaigns spool up in Montana, a series of letters and newspapers columns have volleyed back and forth arguing about who is to blame for property taxes or businesses that have felt an increased burden. For all the debate centering on the extent that the 2025 Legislature