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Critics question unions after $1B in political spending

(The Center Square) – Following a report by Defending Education revealing that the nation’s largest teachers unions spent more than $1 billion on political activities, education experts are questioning whether the unions’ heavy political spending has produced any meaningful improvement in student outcomes. The report by the non-profit Defending

Man arrested on suspicion of armed robberies in Belgrade and Bozeman

Three armed robberies were reported May 12, and one man has been arrested. A hotel near North 7th and Oak reported that a man with a knife robbed the hotel of cash, then fled the scene at about 2:17 a.m. May 12, according to a Wednesday press release

Robbery reported at Town Pump

Police have arrested a man accused of committing a May 12 robbery at the Town Pump at 206 W. Jefferson in Belgrade. "The suspect fled the scene prior to officers’ arrival," reads a Wednesday statement from the City of Belgrade. "Belgrade Police Detectives assumed the investigation and,

‘The View’s Whoopi Goldberg & Joy Behar Go Nuclear on Trump Over Economy Statement

The cohosts of The View were positively apoplectic over what Donald Trump said about the economic impacts on everyday Americans of the Iran war. At the start of the second “Hot Topic” discussion of the day on Wednesday’s (May 13) episode, Whoopi Goldberg even apologized to viewers in advance

How Republican Llew Jones became Montana's most powerful legislator — and why GOP wants him gone

CONRAD — Nancy Ballance had been warned. When Ballance was first elected to represent Hamilton in the state Legislature in 2012, certain members of her GOP caucus told her to avoid working with another Republican, a veteran legislator from Conrad named Llew Jones. But Ballance eventually found Jones unavoidable. In the

Cooper gets $31.4M share of $111.2M spend

(The Center Square) – The bid of Roy Cooper to the U.S. Senate is getting a $31.4 million infusion for television advertising, the Senate Majority PAC told The Center Square on Wednesday morning. Cooper is bidding to become the first Democrat since 2008 in North Carolina to win a

‘Morning Joe’ Hosts Blast Trump Over His Shocking Comment About Rising Prices

The Morning Joe crew is shocked that President Donald Trump is now saying the quiet part out loud when it comes to what he thinks about the rising costs affecting everyday U.S. citizens. On Wednesday’s (May 13) edition of the MS NOW morning show, the hosts aired a