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PSC Commissioner, self-proclaimed 'RINO hunter' gunning for the Montana Legislature

GREAT FALLS — Montana Public Service Commissioner Randy Pinocci, a pugnacious Republican from Sun River, has filed to return to the Montana Legislature. Pinocci's last eight years on the PSC have been marked by infighting, investigations and the occasional mutiny. In other words, Pinocci is no stranger to confrontation,

Montana Supreme Court candidate headlines GOP campaign kickoff event in Great Falls

GREAT FALLS — Montana Supreme Court candidate Dan Wilson on Friday headlined the state Republican Party’s premier campaign launch event where the nonpartisan status of his race was, intentionally or not, a punchline in the keynote speech. “If you want to see a Supreme Court that just gives answers and

Montana Supreme Court candidate headlines GOP campaign kickoff event in Great Falls

GREAT FALLS — Montana Supreme Court candidate Dan Wilson on Friday headlined the state Republican Party’s premier campaign launch event where the nonpartisan status of his race was, intentionally or not, a punchline in the keynote speech. “If you want to see a Supreme Court that just gives answers and

Montana GOP chair asks party to reject labels, but says some Republicans are now Democrats

GREAT FALLS — Montana Republican Party Chair Art Wittich’s first Winter Kickoff event was marked by fragmentation in the GOP, even as he called on candidates and supporters to do away with labels like “RINO” or “Republican In Name Only.” That pitch, however, was made with a sort of wink

Q&A: Newly appointed Department of Corrections director talks new role, future facilities

Newly appointed Department of Corrections Director Eric Strauss took the helm last month of an agency humming with changes, from managing the massive expansion of prison capacity to prospecting for an entirely new facility for female inmates. Strauss was the deputy director for less than a year before Gov. Greg

State DOJ charges Sen. Ellsworth with criminal misconduct, seeks suspension from office

Montana Sen. Jason Ellsworth, a Hamilton Republican, was charged on Thursday by the state justice department after attempting to circumvent the proper contract procedure to arrange a $171,000 business deal for a longtime friend and business associate. The attorney general’s office charged the former Senate president with official

Ferocious gusts batter Montana, snapping trees and shuttering services

A door blown off its hinges in Pablo, roofs ripped off in Cut Bank, multiple 18-wheelers tossed onto their sides in the middle of major roadways across Montana. Those are just a few examples of the consequences of the windstorm that ripped across the state Wednesday. According to PowerOutage.