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Brady Wiseman: The Montana Plan for transparent elections is here, and just in time

The Montana Plan is here, and just in time. Also known as the Transparent Election Initiative, it’s a ballot measure called I-194 that will ban corporate money, dark money, and money-laundered billionaire bucks from our election campaigns. When someone with a clipboard asks you to sign, please

US Supreme Court hears Cisco bid to halt Falun Gong suit

US Supreme Court hears Cisco bid to halt Falun Gong suit

The US Supreme Court heard a bid by Cisco on Tuesday to toss out a lawsuit that alleges the US tech giant should be held liable for persecution in China of the Falun Gong spiritual movement. The case stems from a 2011 suit filed by a dozen Chinese nationals and

How ‘Jeopardy!’ Champ Jamie Ding Is Fighting Trump in Court

Coming off the high of winning 31 games, Jeopardy! champion Jamie Ding now has a serious issue to worry about — voter registration in New Jersey. President Donald Trump is trying to turn over full voter registration in the state, and Ding, from Lawrenceville, New Jersey, is fighting him on it.

DEQ must redo analysis of proposed Clearwater gravel pit, Missoula judge orders

The Montana Department of Environmental Quality violated environmental and public participation laws last year when it awarded a permit for a proposed gravel pit and asphalt plant near the Clearwater River, a Missoula judge ruled last week. District Judge Leslie Halligan’s order amounts to a major victory for Protect

Man pleads guilty to plotting attack on Taylor Swift concert

Man pleads guilty to plotting attack on Taylor Swift concert

A 21-year-old man pleaded guilty on Tuesday in an Austrian court over a jihadist plot to attack a Taylor Swift concert, which led to the cancellation of the Vienna leg of the US megastar's "Eras" tour. Three dates in Swift's record-breaking

Swiss court dismisses corruption case against late Uzbek leader's daughter

Swiss court dismisses corruption case against late Uzbek leader's daughter

Switzerland's Federal Criminal Court on Tuesday dismissed a money laundering case against Gulnara Karimova, the daughter of Uzbekistan's former president, who has been incarcerated in her home country. The trial of Karimova and a Swiss private bank opened on Monday but Karimova was not present as

Great Falls man faces assault charges following standoff, shelter-in-place

Great Falls man faces assault charges following standoff, shelter-in-place

UPDATE: April 28 at 10:29 a.m. 22-year-old Ethan Hathaway was charged with two counts of assault with a weapon and one count of obstructing a peace officer in Cascade County court following a standoff with police in Great Falls on Monday. According to court documents, police