Analysts: Redistricting to cost taxpayers, while slowly shifting election outcomes Altered maps cost Alabama taxpayers $4.45 million for special election. Other states still considering redistricting
Reject outside influence in GOP primaries | Lola Sheldon-Galloway Election after election, voters send Republican majorities to Helena expecting conservative leadership, only to watch government continue to grow, spending increase, and property taxes get shifted around instead of truly reduced. And now during this election cycle, conservatives across Montana are watching a coordinated effort by liberal billionaires, unions, and
Montana's wild lands in the crosshairs of federal policy | Hal Harper Alarm bells in Montana are ringing loudly over the Washington, D.C. threat to develop and then sell our public lands, and our own congressional delegation is involved in it. With a growing federal debt now the largest in history at $39 trillion, think what a great federal budget balancer
Supreme Court yet to decide high profile cases (The Center Square) — Birthright citizenship, transgender athletes in female sports and federal firing powers are among more than two dozen cases yet to be decided by the U.S. Supreme Court as the term draws to a close. Traditionally, justices on the nation’s high court finalize decisions in cases
Grizzly activity prompts camping warning at Carbella site EMIGRANT, Mont. — The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) reported recent grizzly bear activity at the Carbella Recreation Site in the Custer Gallatin National Forest. The fishing access site sits along the upper Yellowstone River about 20 miles north of Yellowstone National Park. BLM advised visitors to use hard-sided campers
As cracks form in president's ironclad hold on GOP, where do local Republicans stand? WASHINGTON DC- From a War Powers Resolution to the “Anti-Weaponization Fun,” Washington has not been business as usual this week as it appears there is pushback from members of the president’s own party on key legislative points. This week, multiple outlets have pointed out that things do not
Tennessee smuggling charges against Kilmar Abrego Garcia dismissed (The Center Square) – A federal judge dismissed Tennessee charges against a man who, at one time, was at the center of the immigration debate. Kilmar Abrego Garcia was charged with human smuggling in connection with a Tennessee traffic stop. Garcia was driving an SUV with eight passengers. One of the