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Senate Republicans kick off debate on voter ID bill

(The Center Square) – The U.S. Senate voted to begin a marathon debate on Republicans’ election reform and voter ID bill Tuesday afternoon, kicking off a potentially 10-day process that will hold up other legislation currently awaiting votes. The so-called “hybrid talking filibuster” will allow lawmakers to hold

Bodnar’s Senate run: An historic opportunity | Michael Punke

Montana in the last quarter of the 19th century led the nation in a dubious category — political corruption. Dominated by Butte’s Copper Kings, miners’ election ballots were collected by shift bosses, then submitted for counting only if workers voted for the approved candidate. In one notorious 1899 incident, Copper

Gianforte petitions to block Montana property tax lawsuit

Almost a year after its passage, the Montana GOP fight is intensifying over Gov. Greg Gianforte’s property tax legislation package — a signature policy effort to reduce property taxes for primary residences and long-term rentals, in part by raising rates on others. The governor’s office on Monday petitioned

Gianforte wants Montana Supreme Court to expedite property tax lawsuit

Gov. Greg Gianforte is asking the Montana Supreme Court to take over a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of a property tax bill passed by the 2025 Montana Legislature. In a news release Monday, the governor, a Republican, said he was asking for the state high court to take over in

U.S. Senate to hold marathon debate on GOP voter ID bill

(The Center Square) – Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., plans to bring a Republican elections reform bill to the floor next week and kickstart a marathon debate that could potentially last days. The move is an attempt to appease a vocal minority of Republicans who have called for

Trump pushes 'SAVE America' voting bill ahead of midterms

Trump pushes 'SAVE America' voting bill ahead of midterms

US President Donald Trump is pressing Republicans to pass a sweeping overhaul of voting rules that critics say is less about election security than trying to block millions of people from casting ballots and avoid defeat in the midterms. Trump's Republicans in the House of Representatives have already

US Senate passes housing bill as lawmakers seek cost-of-living win

US Senate passes housing bill as lawmakers seek cost-of-living win

The US Senate overwhelmingly passed a bipartisan housing bill Thursday aimed at boosting construction of affordable homes, giving lawmakers a rare legislative victory they hope to tout to voters worried about rising living costs. With November's midterm elections approaching, Democrats and Republicans have been eager to show voters