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The men who wrote the Declaration of Independence | Robert G. Natelson

In June 1776, Great Britain and its North American colonies had been fighting for over a year. The Americans desperately needed foreign help, particularly from Great Britain’s principal rival, France. Many members of the Second Continental Congress — the assembly the states had charged with conducting the war — believed France

Montanans blaze trail in fight against corporate and dark money election spending | Michael Beckel

A proposed ballot initiative this year known as The Montana Plan (Initiative 194) represents an innovative and impactful way to take back our democracy following the U.S. Supreme Court’s disastrous Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission decision in 2010. The Montana Plan is a breakthrough, constitutionally sound legal

Montana Libertarian Party cries foul in Senate primary

Kyle Austin, the winner of the Libertarian primary for U.S. Senate in Montana, says he’s not a Republican in disguise, but members of the Montana Libertarian Party are expressing concern about his candidacy. Austin beat Tom Jandron, who was endorsed by the Montana Libertarian Party at its convention

Montana Libertarian Party cries foul in Senate primary

Kyle Austin, the winner of the Libertarian primary for U.S. Senate in Montana, says he’s not a Republican in disguise, but members of the Montana Libertarian Party are expressing concern about his candidacy. Austin beat Tom Jandron, who was endorsed by the Montana Libertarian Party at its convention

Montana Supreme Court rewords ballot language for Transparent Election Initiative

The Montana Supreme Court unanimously approved new language for a proposed ballot initiative which aims to halt corporate contributions to political candidates. Attorney General Austin Knudsen rewrote the ballot language of the proposal, which is backed by the Transparent Election Initiative. He had previously tried to strike other ballot language

More Montanans cast ballots in this election than any other midterm primary

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.

Becerra, Hilton to square off for California governor

Los Angeles City Councilmember Nithya Raman will run against Mayor Karen Bass on Nov. 3