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.
Trump administration cancels rule that made conservation a 'use' of public lands
The Interior Department is canceling a rule that put conservation on equal footing with development, as President …
Fit, healthy 33-year-old recounts falling ill to coronavirus
ROME (AP) — Andrea Napoli didn’t fit the usual profile of a coronavirus patient.
Legislatures meet remotely, limit public as virus spreads
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Members of the Arkansas House met in a college basketball arena, spaced out among 5,600 seats, as they voted on ways to cover a budg…
Lawmakers considering emergency bills for COVID-19 fight
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Gov. Kristi Noem has asked South Dakota lawmakers to act Monday on 10 pieces of emergency legislation aimed at a months-long COVID-19 fight.
New Mexico primary challengers face uphill fight amid virus
RIO RANCHO, N.M. (AP) — For weeks, Carrie Hamblen has knocked on doors, shook hands at festivals, and passed out campaign material in her effort to unseat Sen.…
Alaska lawmakers set oil check among at around $1,000
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Alaska lawmakers early Sunday approved a budget that set this October’s oil wealth fund check to nearly every single Alaskan at about $1,000, but did not approve a second dividend intended …
Virus forces Europeans to ask: How united do we want to be?
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Europe’s fractured union came under new pressure this weekend, as Italy and Spain pleaded for urgent European help to withstand the vir…
Relief package billions can't buy hospitals out of shortages
The billions of tax dollars headed for hospitals and states as part of the $2.2 trillion coronavirus response bill won't fix the problem facing doctors and nur…
Largest US dam removal stirs debate over coveted West water
KLAMATH, Calif. (AP) — The second-largest river in California has sustained Native American tribes with plentiful salmon for millennia, provided upstream farme…
SC's typical June primary not certain with coronavirus
CAMDEN, S.C. (AP) — As the coronavirus has caused massive changes to life in South Carolina, one thing is proceeding as scheduled — the deadline for political …
NIH's Fauci projects possible 'millions' of US coronavirus cases, '100,000-200,000' deaths
WASHINGTON (AP) — NIH's Fauci projects possible 'millions' of US coronavirus cases, '100,000-200,000' deaths.
Off to the cafe: Sweden is outlier in virus restrictions
STOCKHOLM (AP) — The streets of Stockholm are quiet but not deserted. People still sit at outdoor cafes in the center of Sweden's capital. Vendors still sell f…
Online map can help Hoosiers find food assistance
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — An interactive online statewide map can help Indiana residents seeking food assistance find what they need.
Death of German finance official linked to virus crisis
BERLIN (AP) — The state finance minister of Germany’s Hesse region, which includes Frankfurt, has been found dead. Authorities said he appears to have killed himself and the state's governor suggested Sunday that h…
Germany's Merkel shines in virus crisis even as power wanes
BERLIN (AP) — In her first address to the nation on the coronavirus pandemic, German Chancellor Angela Merkel calmly appealed to citizens' reason and disciplin…
Tribes say persistent efforts pay off in massive stimulus
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — The sweeping bill that President Donald Trump signed will help better equip health care systems that serve Native Americans, improve th…