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…
Walz shuts schools; Minnesota sees COVID-19 community spread
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz on Sunday ordered public schools to temporarily close to give administrators and teachers time to make plans for…
Biden commits to picking woman as running mate if nominated
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Former Vice President Joe Biden on Sunday committed to naming a woman as his running mate if he's the Democratic presidential nominee, ma…
Florida coronavirus cases jump and now exceed 130
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Sunday that a drive-thru testing facility will soon open at a hospital in Broward County, the hardest-hit county from the new coronavirus, as the state s…
How national security surveillance nabs more than spies
WASHINGTON (AP) — The case against Nassif Sami Daher and Kamel Mohammad Rammal, two Michigan men accused of food stamp fraud, hardly seemed exceptional. But th…
Biden commits to picking a woman as running mate if he wins Democratic presidential nomination
WASHINGTON (AP) — Biden commits to picking a woman as running mate if he wins Democratic presidential nomination.
Government official: Coronavirus vaccine trial starts Monday
WASHINGTON (AP) — The first participant in a clinical trial for a vaccine to protect against the new coronavirus will receive an experimental dose on Monday, a…
Nashville mayor suggests bars close, restaurants limit seats
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The mayor of Nashville, Tennessee, said Sunday he has requested that bars close and restaurant capacity be limited in the country music capital to combat the spread of the new coronavirus.
Trump tells Americans 'there's no need to hoard' supplies, as more states, cities announce restrictions to contain virus
WASHINGTON (AP) — Trump tells Americans 'there's no need to hoard' supplies, as more states, cities announce restrictions to contain virus.
Hospitals fear any surge of virus cases, supply shortages
TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — Government and hospital leaders are increasingly sounding the alarm about the health care system in the U.S. and its readiness to absorb wa…
Virus voting: France holds local elections despite fears
PARIS (AP) — French voters went to the polls Sunday to choose mayors and other local leaders but the second round of the vote was put into question amid concer…
Gov announces closure of all South Carolina public schools
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina's governor on Sunday announced temporary closures for schools across the state as more cases of the new coronavirus contin…
Maryland lawmakers to end session early due to virus
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland lawmakers will end the state's legislative session almost three weeks early in response to the new coronavirus and plan to recon…
As virus spreads in Georgia, a few go home from quarantine
ATLANTA (AP) — Some people exposed to the new coronavirus are going home in Georgia even as cases of COVID-19 continue to grow.
Analysis: Coronavirus may upend Louisiana lawmaking session
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana lawmakers entered a three-month legislative session that seemed like it might be a pretty routine affair without the budget p…
Pope goes on Roman walkabout, prays for end to pandemic
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis left the Vatican to make a surprise visit Sunday to two churches in Rome to pray for the end of the coronavirus pandemic — a m…