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Butte voters resoundingly pass pair of school levies

Ballot tallies Tuesday showed that Butte voters resoundingly passed two levies sought by the Butte School District. The outcome seems especially significant during a time of rising fuel prices and other household expenses. Voters approved a 10-year, $3.2 million technology levy for the high school by a large

Trump to host Lula in test of fitful relationship

Trump to host Lula in test of fitful relationship

US President Donald Trump will host his Brazilian counterpart Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva at the White House on Thursday -- the latest test of the ideological opposites' tenuous relationship, with security and investment topping the agenda. At the helm of the Americas' two largest economies, the leaders have

Wars in Middle East, backyard loom over ASEAN summit

Wars in Middle East, backyard loom over ASEAN summit

Leaders of the ASEAN states are descending on the central Philippines for what President Ferdinand Marcos has pledged will be a "bare bones" summit focused on economic issues tied to the Middle East war. While supply chain woes sparked by the US-Israeli attack on Iran may dominate

Protests as Venice Biennale opens in turmoil over Russian presence

Protests as Venice Biennale opens in turmoil over Russian presence

Bare-breasted activists protested at the Venice Biennale on Wednesday, incensed over the return of Russia to the prestigious art festival for the first time since the Ukrainian war broke out. The world's largest contemporary art exhibition, which takes place every two years in the Italian canal city,

Deepfakes or criminalizing free speech?: ‘It’s politics’ Bozeman attorney says of mailers in complaint

Lewistown resident Dan Bartel’s 1,872 mailers with doctored images of Republican state House District 68 candidate Jennifer Carlson of Churchill holding LGBTQ+ pride flags and wearing gender-pronoun buttons is free speech, argues a legal complaint filed in Montana U.S. District Court on Wednesday. “Plaintiff Dan Bartel

One for Cromwell: Supreme Court orders AG Knudsen to respond in ICE clash

The Montana Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered Attorney General Austin Knudsen to respond to a petition filed by Gallatin County Attorney Audrey Cromwell’s legal counsel with the court last week. “IT IS ORDERED that Respondent Austin Miles Knudsen, in his official capacity as Montana Attorney General, is granted until

Citizen Voting Amendment may avoid partisan SAVE Act pitfalls

Despite public support and majorities in both houses, Republicans have been unable to pass the SAVE Act because of Democratic objections in the Senate. But a proposed constitutional amendment could be a way to unite lawmakers from both parties to pass meaningful election reform. The Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE)