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.
Kalispell City Council moves forward on housing board, development standards along Parkline trail
City councilors narrowly agreed to move forward Monday on two housing-related initiatives championed by Kalispell …
Zinke: GOP candidate touts leadership background
BUTTE — Speaking to the Montana Medical Association trustees recently, House candidate Ryan Zinke of Whitefish wasted no time telling the doctors what he think…
Groups working to keep same-day voter sign-up
Progressive groups are putting money and shoe leather into defeating a Republican-sponsored ballot measure that would end Election Day voter registration in Montana.
Senate candidate Curtis releases her first TV ad
HELENA — Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Amanda Curtis, who’s been in the race just nine weeks, put up her first TV ad Thursday — less than three weeks before the Nov. 4 election.
House District 10 contenders see varied uses for state surplus
In the race for House District 10, retired special education teacher Ruby Dynneson, a Democrat, faces Republican Mark Noland, a small business owner, in the No…
Former police chief, FHS graduate on House District 7 ticket
Republican the only contender in House District 12 race
Greg Hertz is an experienced businessman — he’s the president and chief executive officer of a company that oversees numerous grocery stores in the area — and …
Seasoned legislator, educator face off in Senate District 4
The Montana speaker of the House, Republican Mark Blasdel, aims to pit his political experience against former educator Diane Taylor in Senate District 4.
Candidates aligned on how to deal with state surplus
House District 11 candidates Kim Fleming and Albert Olszewski might be on different sides of the political spectrum, but they agree that the state’s surplus sh…
Former legislator, retired educator in Senate District 5 race
Longtime Bigfork businessman Bob Keenan faces retired educator Daniel King in the race for Senate District 5.
Stark differences revealed in House District 4 race
Whether it’s the state’s cash reserve or the issue of expanding Medicaid, contenders for the House District 4 seat have viewpoints that are night-and-day diffe…
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Tickets for the U.S. House election debate in Kalispell on Sunday, Oct. 19, will be distributed to the public through a random drawing administered from the Daily Inter Lake’s Facebook page.
Businesswoman says she offers fresh perspective
Stacey Schnebel said she will ask the tough questions no matter what issue she’d tackle as county commissioner, and has the leadership skills to get the job do…
Fiscal conservative vows to protect taxpayers
Phil Mitchell gave a decade of public service to Whitefish — four years on the City Council and six years on the School Board — and believes that experience gi…
Budget, education top candidates' agendas
Budget is the buzz word for incumbent Rep. Randy Brodehl, R-Kalispell, while Democratic challenger JoLynn Yenne is focusing on education in the House District …
Money a top issue for House candidates
Money is the theme of the Montana House District 6 election.