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 to consider ways to notify residents of future development
Kalispell City Council is expected to update the municipality’s public participation process for future developmen…
Tennessee gov hopes no 'elective' abortions with virus order
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee's "hope and expectation" is that there will be no "elective" abortions performed in the state under an executiv…
Lawmakers approve bill addressing coronavirus Ohio impact
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Mandatory state testing for schools would be ditched this year and Ohioans who didn't vote in the March 17 primary would have until April…
Trump's Easter goal in war on virus a nod to faith, business
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s “beautiful” idea to reopen the U.S. economy by Easter Sunday and pack church pews that day was dreamed up during a c…
Pennsylvania lawmakers vote to delay primary election
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania lawmakers voted Wednesday to delay the state's primary election by five weeks to June 2, potentially past the spike of the state's spreading coronavirus cases.
City's lawsuit seeks to delay Wisconsin's April 7 election
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Local officials' frustration with Gov. Tony Evers' refusal to order any changes to Wisconsin's presidential primary to protect people from the coronavirus reached new heights as the city of Gre…
Pennsylvania lawmakers delay primary to June 2 over COVID-19 outbreak
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania lawmakers delay primary to June 2 over COVID-19 outbreak.
Wyoming lawmakers debate special education funding
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — A bill that would have lifted a cap on special education funding in Wyoming has failed to pass the Senate before the end of the legislative session.
Nevada bracing for budget hit with virus hurting tourism
LAS VEGAS (AP) — With Nevada's world-famous nightlife and gambling at a near standstill to slow the spread of the new coronavirus, state leaders are bracing for a serious hit to the state budget just as demand for …
Primary purgatory with no 12th Democratic debate on horizon
ATLANTA (AP) — There is no 12th Democratic presidential debate on the horizon now that the nominating process is in a holding pattern because of the coronaviru…
Rural America watches pandemic erupt in cities as fear grows
DUFUR, Ore. (AP) — The social distancing rules repeated like a mantra in America's urban centers, where the coronavirus is spreading exponentially, might seem …
Correction: Virus Outbreak-Nevada story
LAS VEGAS (AP) — In a story March 24, 2020, about coronavirus in Nevada, The Associated Press erroneously reported that Gov. Steve Sisolak signed an emergency …
Idaho governor signs bill setting minimum marriage age at 16
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho Gov. Brad Little has signed into law legislation setting 16 as the minimum age for a person to get married.
Raises for Virginia teachers, state employees in peril
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia lawmakers passed a budget earlier this month that would give teachers and state employees raises and bonuses — a win for public s…
Indiana officials considering only mail-in vote for primary
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana election officials have started contemplating whether voters might need to cast all ballots by mail for the state’s primary election because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Intel chief: German extremists disbanding is 'smoke screen'
BERLIN (AP) — The head of one of Germany's state security agencies has accused an extremist faction within the country's main far-right party of trying to create a “smoke screen” by announcing it will disband.