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Arizona legislators promote new gun rights and safety bills

(The Center Square) - Women supporting gun rights and safety - self-described “warrior women” - spoke in favor of three new Arizona bills Thursday morning during a news conference in Phoenix. “I want to be very, very clear. The Second Amendment is not a suggestion. It is a promise carved in stone:

Republicans defend, Democrats vilify GOP voter ID bill

(The Center Square) – As a marathon debate over the SAVE America Act continues in the U.S. Senate, Republicans and Democrats are sparring over whether the voter ID bill would strengthen election security or discourage potential voters. “The SAVE America Act embodied the mantra often used in this town and

Democrats scorn White House request of $200 billion for Iran conflict

(The Center Square) – Democrats in Congress are already pledging to reject the Trump administration's forthcoming request for $200 billion to help finance U.S. military operations in Iran. While the Pentagon has not formally sent its request to lawmakers yet, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth confirmed to reporters Thursday

'Betrayal is building': Democratic challenger Ryan Busse blasts Montana GOP candidate reshuffle

What happens when 1st Congressional District Republican contender Aaron Flint and Democratic challenger Ryan Busse walk into a bar? The Montana punchline played out with the veteran talk show radio personality and former firearms executive Sunday. They found themselves at the same Butte bar campaigning the night before the city&

Fetterman casts deciding vote advancing Mullin nomination to lead DHS

(The Center Square) – U.S. Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania was the lone Democrat on the U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs who voted to advance the nomination of Republican Oklahoma Sen. Markwayne Mullin to lead the Department of Homeland Security, DHS, on Thursday morning. “I

Adam Hertz: Montana voters should choose candidates, not party insiders

In Montana, we take pride in our independence. We don’t trust D.C. politics or backroom deals. In our state, voters expect to make their own choices. That’s why what happened during the recent U.S. Senate filing period should trouble anyone who believes in fair elections. In

Gianforte steps into property tax dispute, asks Supreme Court to decide before ‘27 session

Republican Gov. Greg Gianforte on Monday waded directly into the conflict over a transformational property tax law that’s now being litigated by GOP lawmakers, urging the Montana Supreme Court to take up the case and settle the dispute before the Legislature gavels in next year. Attorneys for the governor