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Japan's Takaichi formally reappointed as PM following election victory

Japan's Takaichi formally reappointed as PM following election victory

Japan's Sanae Takaichi was formally reappointed as prime minister on Wednesday, 10 days after her historic landslide election victory. Takaichi, 64, became Japan's first woman premier in October and won a two-thirds majority for her party in the snap lower house elections on February 8.

Three Republican state legislators sue the state of Montana over major property tax reform

Critics of the 2025 Legislature's hallmark property tax relief bill made good on their promise to challenge the measure on Wednesday, filing a lawsuit in Gallatin County that seeks to undermine core tenets of the package. Three Republican legislators sued the Montana Department of Revenue, claiming that the

Montana’s highly-anticipated property tax reforms are in effect. Are the new laws working?

Nearly two years after Gov. Greg Gianforte gathered a roundtable of experts in the state capitol to tamp down high property taxes, the resulting reforms appear to be working as intended, at least for the majority of Montanans. According to preliminary data from the Department of Revenue, 8 in 10

Meet mayoral candidate Douglas Fischer

Meet mayoral candidate Douglas Fischer

While in high school, a teacher told a young Douglas Fischer that democracy works when people show up and get involved. After nine years serving in the public sphere, he is aiming to bring this sentiment to the mayoral seat. Fischer is a journalist-turned-city-commissioner seeking to bring

Meet mayoral candidate John Meyer

Meet mayoral candidate John Meyer

On the front porch of his home, John Meyer told the Exponent why he moved to Montana in 1999. “I came for the mountains and stayed for the people,” he said. Meyer is running for mayor in Bozeman’s upcoming election. A first-generation college graduate, he holds an undergraduate

Hear from Bozeman's candidates for City Commission

The candidates running for the two empty City Commission seats are Trevor Nameniuk, Roger Blank, Emma Bode, Emily Talago, Eli Anselmi and Alison Sweeney. Read on to hear their responses to the Exponent’s 2025 candidate questionnaire. Candidates were given three weeks to respond to the questionnaire and were given

Hear from Bozeman's mayoral candidates

The candidates running for Bozeman's mayoral seat are Douglas Fischer, John Meyer and Brendan O'Connor. Read on to hear their responses to the Exponent’s 2025 candidate questionnaire. Candidates were given three weeks to respond to the questionnaire and were given word counts for each response.