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Former lawmaker Jen Gross names herself as person who filed 2018 harassment claim against Windy Boy

Former Montana state Sen. Jen Gross said she was the person who lodged a harassment complaint that began a 2018 investigation into Sen. Jonathan Windy Boy. Writing in a public post on Substack, Gross publicly revealed her identity for the first time, saying she was speaking up because Windy Boy

Digitally altered political mailers spur lawsuit over Montana AI law

Two state lawmakers running in Republican primary elections have said that hundreds of mailers sent out depicting them waving a pride flag and wearing a button with pronouns on it violate a Montana law prohibiting the use of artificial intelligence to produce “deepfakes” in campaign materials. But a lawsuit filed

Windy Boy resumes House campaign, calls sexual abuse allegations ‘political attacks’

Montana State Sen. Jonathan Windy Boy announced on Wednesday he is unsuspending his campaign for the U.S. House and said recently publicized allegations of sexual abuse against him are “character assasination.” Last month, Montana Democratic Party Chairperson Shannon O’Brien announced she had learned of serious sexual abuse allegations

Legislative leaders remove Sen. Windy Boy from interim committees

The Montana Legislature’s Committee on Committees at its May 4 meeting unanimously voted to remove Democratic Sen. Jonathan Windy Boy from two interim committees at the request of Senate President Matt Regier, R-Kalispell, and Minority Leader Pat Flowers, D-Bozeman. Windy Boy, one of the longest-serving members

A democracy or a republic? History shows that some Americans are asking the wrong question

A democracy or a republic? History shows that some Americans are asking the wrong question

As the nation observes its 250th birthday, historians can help settle one present-day dispute: Is the United States a democracy or a republic? For years, advocates have argued the point. Yet the question itself is misleading. It assumes that the categories constructed by political theorists neatly describe actual practice.

State transportation department asks public to slow down in work zone event

HELENA — The Montana Department of Transportation has an ask for drivers as they navigate construction along the state’s 73,000 miles of roadways this summer: Don’t be distracted. Slow down in construction zones. And be careful around emergency vehicles, tow trucks and when approaching an accident. On Tuesday,

AG ends investigation into Helena immigration resolution

Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen has closed an investigation into a local immigration resolution after the Helena City Commission repealed it. The Helena City Commission said it wants to take another stab at the resolution with help from the Department of Justice, but in a letter announcing the closure of