Politics & Government
The Daily Inter Lake’s Politics & Government section delivers updated local and national political coverage, featuring legislative developments, elections, policy debates, and government actions shaping Montana.
Flint wins GOP nomination for western Montana's US House seat
On Monday evening, President Donald Trump reupped his endorsement of Montanan Aaron Flint as his preferred choice …
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Bill says Mississippi could check for voters' US citizenship
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi's top elections official told lawmakers Tuesday that he wants the power to check whether registered voters in the state are a…
Donald Trump wins Republican presidential primary in Alabama
WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump wins Republican presidential primary in Alabama.
Iowa bill ties restitution payment to felon voting right
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Felons would be required to repay restitution to victims before they could get their voting right restored under a bill passed Tuesday by the Iowa Senate.
Sanders wins his home state of Vermont on Super Tuesday
ESSEX JUNCTION, Vt. (AP) — Vermont favorite son Sen. Bernie Sanders, who is seeking a big night in Super Tuesday voting across the country as part of his quest…
SC Speaker's renegotiation idea roils public utility sale
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina House Speaker Jay Lucas brought a little bit of gray into the black and white process of deciding whether to sell state-ow…
Frustration rising over lack of access to coronavirus tests
WASHINGTON (AP) — Frustration over lack of access to coronavirus testing boiled over Tuesday as Trump administration officials sought to reassure skeptical law…
Trump meets with GOP lawmakers amid surveillance rift
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is getting more deeply involved in the dispute among Republicans over what to do about expiring surveillance powers us…
Panel recommends disbarment for ex-Illinois Gov. Blagojevich
CHICAGO (AP) — A panel of the Illinois Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission on Tuesday recommended that former governor Rod Blagojevich’s suspende…
Senate resolution on gun safety gets transformed
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — A proposal brought by a South Dakota Democrat asking the Legislature to acknowledge the issue of gun deaths in the state was transformed by Senate Republicans on Tuesday to highlight reductions …
AP VoteCast: Health care top issue in Texas
WASHINGTON (AP) — Voters in Texas’ Democratic primary ranked health care as the most important issue facing the country, well above climate change, the economy, race relations, foreign policy and many other social …
Legislature passes bill requiring acceptance of tribal IDs
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — The South Dakota House on Tuesday passed a proposal to require South Dakota businesses to accept tribal IDs as proof of identity and age.
Democratic Party spokeswoman: Judge has ruled some Tennessee polls must extend Super Tuesday hours in wake of tornado
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Democratic Party spokeswoman: Judge has ruled some Tennessee polls must extend Super Tuesday hours in wake of tornado.
Trump campaign sues Washington Post, claims defamation
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s campaign on Tuesday sued the The Washington Post, alleging defamation in two opinion articles published last year th…