More Montanans cast ballots in this election than any other midterm primary
More than 300,000 ballots were cast in the June primary, the highest raw vote total for a primary during a midterm election year in state history.
Jacob Olness
What the June 2 primary results tell us about politics in Montana
Now that the dust has settled on Montana’s June 2 primary election, Montana Free Press reporters have had a chance to refocus from the trees (individual candidates and races) to the forest (the big-picture political landscape). Here are our top 5 takeaways from Tuesday’s vote.
REPUBLICAN HAND-
Where Montana cities stand on ICE and immigration enforcement
Montana attorney general Austin Knudsen announced last week that he is investigating the city of Helena after local officials approved a resolution in late January directing police to avoid assisting federal immigration enforcement, a hallmark of so-called sanctuary-city policies that restrict local law enforcement cooperation with federal immigration