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Tom Lutey

Trump’s Iran threats divide Montana officeholders and candidates

Trump’s Iran threats divide Montana officeholders and candidates

Before President Donald Trump paused his threat to cause the death of Iranian civilization, two hours before his self-imposed April 7 deadline for Iranian leaders to capitulate, incumbent U.S. officeholders and federal candidates from each of Montana’s political parties provided a variety of responses to the president’

Trump’s Iran threats divide Montana officeholders and candidates

Bozemanite and Trump nominee Katie Lane was vetted for a lifetime appointment to the federal bench on Wednesday by the Senate Judiciary Committee.

Senate Judiciary Committee questions Bozeman’s Katie Lane on federal bench nomination

Bozemanite and Trump nominee Katie Lane was vetted for a lifetime appointment to the federal bench on Wednesday by the Senate Judiciary Committee.

Republican legislator rolls out new property tax cap initiative

A new initiative to cap local property tax increases at 2% was rolled out Monday by Republican legislator Wylie Galt of Martinsdale. The initiative would amend the state Constitution to cap property tax increases by all local governments at 2%, except for increases related to property improvements, like a new

Montana oil politics heat up as war in Iran continues

Montana oil politics heat up as war in Iran continues

Landmen poring over property records in county courthouses along the Montana-North Dakota border aren’t usually chatty about what they’re up to, but they do create a paper trail that starts at the photocopy machine of the county clerk. A Richland County commissioner tells Montana Free Press that

A Republican reckoning in Montana's Flathead Valley

A Republican reckoning in Montana's Flathead Valley

KALISPELL — Posting losses in Kalispell’s 2025 municipal elections wasn’t just humiliating for Flathead County Republicans — it was dumbfounding. This month they did something about it. The northwest Montana community is known for punching above its weight in Republican politics. Fourth among Montana counties in population, Flathead is second

How Trump tariffs jolted Montana coffee roasters

The first year of President Donald Trump’s second term is giving Helena coffee roaster Steven Ladefoged the wrong kind of jitters. Trump rolled out tariffs of 10% to 15% on green (i.e., unroasted) coffee bean imports in April 2025, which then escalated to 50%. The fever didn’t