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.
Neill, Bankhead court rural voters in Senate primary
For two of the front-running Montana Democrats in this year’s U.S. Senate race, part of the strategy has been to c…
Coronavirus cases in Arizona climb; Guard to assist stores
PHOENIX (AP) — About 200 members of the Arizona National Guard have been activated to help with food distribution, as daily life becomes increasingly restricte…
California awakes to new reality: Homebound amid outbreak
LOS ANGELES (AP) — While California awoke Friday to the reality of a near lockdown to prevent the spread of coronavirus, it was business as usual for Rick Curn…
Colorado governor sets economic measures amid virus outbreak
DENVER (AP) — In the wake of the coronavirus outbreak, Gov. Jared Polis announced Friday an executive order to expedite state unemployment claims, defer state …
Virus cases top 500 in Louisiana, new testing sites open
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Additional testing centers for the new coronavirus ran out of the day's supply of tests within hours of opening Friday in New Orleans, one o…
Senators deny trading on virus info as scrutiny mounts
WASHINGTON (AP) — Facing public outrage, senators in both political parties denied Friday that they exploited advance knowledge when they dumped stocks and oth…
States still reporting surge in virus-related jobless claims
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Some states on Friday continued to report huge spikes in new claims for unemployment benefits after a week of widespread business closures as a precaution against the spread of the corona…
Army closing recruiting stations, moves effort online
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Army on Friday became the first military service to announce it is shutting down all of its recruiting stations around the country in an …
Indiana's May 5 primary postponed due to coronavirus threat
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana’s political leaders announced Friday that they agreed to push back the state primary by nearly a month, to June 2, and to allow all…
Evers says more deaths to come in Wisconsin from coronavirus
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Tony Evers warned that more people in Wisconsin will die of the coronavirus and in a continued effort to slow its spread ordered all …
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5,685 of 5,685 precincts - 100 percent
As virus grips nation, advocates move to halt evictions
NEW YORK (AP) — On the day after the coronavirus outbreak was declared a global pandemic, Joe Ferguson was given a batch of court-ordered evictions to carry ou…
Supreme Court: Justices healthy and trying to stay that way
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court reported Friday that the nine justices are healthy and trying to stay that way.
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1,933 of 2,000 precincts - 97 percent
Mississippi is latest state to delay elections amid pandemic
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves announced Friday that he is postponing the March 31 Republican primary runoff in the state's 2nd Congression…
Mississippi governor is postponing March 31 Republican primary congressional runoff to June 23 because of coronavirus
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi governor is postponing March 31 Republican primary congressional runoff to June 23 because of coronavirus.