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Tom Lutey

Underfunded Senate Democratic candidates try to fend off a challenge from the middle

Underfunded Senate Democratic candidates try to fend off a challenge from the middle

It’s the humbling relatability of Michael Black Wolf’s opener that gets the chuckle, even from his opponents, at Democratic forums for Montana’s U.S. Senate candidates. “I am just an everyday Montanan like everybody else you know,” the Gros Ventre tribal member says. “My truck is parked

In farm bill fight, Montana congressmen at odds with MAHA majority

In farm bill fight, Montana congressmen at odds with MAHA majority

Organic farmers like Bob Quinn don’t win many farm bill battles, so Thursday’s U.S. House vote thwarting a proposed ban on state-issued cancer warnings on pesticides hit him like a surprise forecast for two weeks of rain. The Kamut farmer from Big Sandy in north-central

Sheehy promises White House ballroom bill following D.C. shooting scare

Sheehy promises White House ballroom bill following D.C. shooting scare

Montana U.S. Sen. Tim Sheehy on Sunday indicated that he will propose a bill authorizing construction of a White House East Wing ballroom for President Donald Trump. Announcing the bill in a press release, Sheehy echoed Trump’s remarks that the ballroom, most recently estimated to cost $400 million,

GOP congressional candidates Aaron Flint and Al Olszewski face off in Bozeman

GOP congressional candidates Aaron Flint and Al Olszewski face off in Bozeman

Candidate Christi Jacobson was a no-show at the only scheduled Republican candidate debate before the June 2 primary election.

Can Montana’s most popular Republican microtarget her way to Congress?

Only one politician can claim to have shared a Montana ballot with Donald Trump and received more votes — twice — and that’s the state’s top elections official, Secretary of State Christi Jacobsen. How the Helena native generated such dominant support is a topic of some curiosity in political circles.

Democratic primary candidates for House seats, Senate, take questions in capital debate

Democratic primary candidates for House seats, Senate, take questions in capital debate

The Montana Democratic Party held three forums for its federal office candidates Sunday, April 12, at the Helena Avenue Theater in the state capital. Retired journalist (and Montana Free Press board member) Mike Dennison moderated the events, which involved Democratic candidates for the state’s two U.S. House districts

Bar Association gives thumbs-down to Katie Lane’s District Court nomination

Katie Lane, the Bozeman attorney nominated to U.S. District Court by President Donald Trump, has become the first judicial nominee of Trump’s second term to be rated unqualified by the American Bar Association. The ABA made its assessment public Wednesday when it informed Senate Judiciary Committee leaders that