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Here's a breakdown of the four lawsuits recently filed against AG Austin Knudsen's office

Over the last few months, a steady stream of lawsuits has been filed against the Montana Attorney General by groups trying to get constitutional amendments before voters on 2026 ballots. Clearing the hurdle of the attorney general and secretary of state signing off on these proposals is historically what often

Montana Secretary of State refers allegations of 'double voting' to federal prosecutors

Montana Secretary of State Christi Jacobsen announced in a Thursday evening press release that her office referred alleged instances of "double voting" to federal prosecutors. Three individuals allegedly "double voted" from Montana, which typically means voting twice within the state in the same election or voting

Meet mayoral candidate John Meyer

Meet mayoral candidate John Meyer

On the front porch of his home, John Meyer told the Exponent why he moved to Montana in 1999. “I came for the mountains and stayed for the people,” he said. Meyer is running for mayor in Bozeman’s upcoming election. A first-generation college graduate, he holds an undergraduate

Prospective Presidents Should Have to Take Cognitive Tests

U.S. presidents should not be cognitively impaired. If the chief executive is struggling to remember where they put their nuclear launch codes, they should not be allowed to run the nation. In the last general election cycle, Americans chose between two candidates — Donald Trump and Joe Biden — who were

WARD initiative seeks to address housing crisis

In the early 1980s, a landslide caused a breach in the Mystic Lake Dam south of Bozeman. The eventual collapse of the dam triggered a water crisis in the community that led to the development of a city water adequacy policy, according to Shawn Kohtz, the City of Bozeman’s

Inside Bozeman’s unconventional mayoral system

Inside Bozeman’s unconventional mayoral system

Bozeman is a unique city in many ways, one of which is its mayoral system. Newly elected Bozeman mayors first serve two years as the deputy mayor on the City Commission, which is a group of citizen-elected individuals who act as the legislative body for the city. Then, the

How to make it to the ballot box this election

It’s time for Bozeman’s municipal elections — and local organizations like Forward Montana and MontPIRG have been working to get students and community members to the polls. If you haven’t registered, fret not! There is still time. Municipal elections in Bozeman happen every two years, according to the