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Judge blocks Election Day voter registration changes
Late voter registration, allowing Montanans to sign up to vote so long as they’re in line before polls officially …
Helena commission lacks consensus for immigration next steps
The Helena City Commission has been unable to reach a consensus on how to proceed with an immigration resolution for the city’s police department after the state’s attorney general said he would again challenge suc…
GOP congressional candidates Aaron Flint and Al Olszewski face off in Bozeman
BOZEMAN — Aaron Flint and Al Olszewski, Republican candidates for Montana’s Western District U.S. House race, squared off Tuesday in their party’s only schedul…
Record US drought sparks worries about fires, water supply and food prices
Drought in the contiguous United States has reached record levels for this time of year, weather data shows. Meteorologists said it's a bad sign for the upcomi…
AG ends investigation into Helena immigration resolution
Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen has closed an investigation into a local immigration resolution after the Helena City Commission repealed it.
State GOP joins Republican legislators in property tax lawsuit against state of Montana
The Montana GOP filed to join two Republican legislators in a lawsuit alleging a property tax bill signed by Republican Gov. Greg Gianforte is unconstitutional.
State Sen. Windy Boy drops out of U.S. House race amid allegations of sexual abuse, Dems say
Montana state Sen. Jonathan Windy Boy is dropping out of the race for the 2nd Congressional District and has been asked to resign from his position in the Legi…
State ordered to pay more than $500K to ACLU of Montana
The state of Montana has been ordered to pay more than $500,000 to the ACLU of Montana and its legal team in a lawsuit to protect the rights of people who are transgender after the State of Montana repeatedly defie…
Justice Department moves to toss seditious conspiracy convictions of Oath Keepers and Proud Boys
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department has asked a federal appeals court to throw out the seditious conspiracy convictions of Proud Boys and Oath Keepers lea…
Shinn hired as new University of Montana president
The Montana Board of Regents Tuesday selected Jeremiah Shinn to be the 20th president of the University of Montana.
Bar Association gives thumbs-down to Katie Lane’s District Court nomination
Katie Lane, the Bozeman attorney nominated to U.S. District Court by President Donald Trump, has become the first judicial nominee of Trump’s second term to be…
Montana GOP financially backs Wilson for state Supreme Court
A new law passed by the Montana Legislature last year opening the door for political parties to become more directly involved in judicial elections has begun to financially pay off in the state Supreme Court race.
Gianforte unveils new ‘Welcome to Montana’ highway signs
Visitors to Montana arriving via highway will be greeted by a new set of roadside signs in the image of the state’s new “Montana Brand” which the state rolled …
President finalist for University of Montana sees ‘community’ at flagship
Jeremiah Shinn, finalist for the University of Montana president job, said he was drawn to it because of its sense of community, evident in higher education in…
Montana attorney general accuses Gallatin County of not sharing information with ICE
Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen has accused the Gallatin County Attorney’s Office of improperly withholding confidential criminal justice information from federal immigration authorities and demanded that t…
University of Montana president finalist announced
The finalist candidate for the University of Montana president job is Jeremiah Shinn, interim president of Boise State University, UM and the Montana Office of…