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…
California's January jobs report reflects rosy past
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Facing major disruptions across nearly all economic sectors because of the coronavirus, California officials on Friday sent the publi…
Speaker Nancy Pelosi says deal reached with Trump administration on emergency aid package for coronavirus
WASHINGTON (AP) — Speaker Nancy Pelosi says deal reached with Trump administration on emergency aid package for coronavirus.
Census faces challenges as it aims to hire up to 500,000
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The U.S. Census Bureau said it has reached its goal of recruiting more than 2.6 million applicants for the once-a-decade head count that l…
Emergency declaration triggers Oklahoma's price-gouging law
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — President Donald Trump's declaration Friday of a national emergency over the new coronavirus triggered an Oklahoma law that prohibits pric…
Trump seeks to broaden virus testing; confusion persists
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration scrambled Friday to broaden testing for the coronavirus with a flurry of new measures, and public confusion persiste…
Minnesota governor declares state of emergency over COVID-19
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Gov. Tim Walz declared a peacetime state of emergency Friday and issued a series of strong recommendations for steps Minnesotans should …
Slovenia's new government sworn in, pledges to fight virus
LJUBLJANA, Slovenia (AP) — Slovenia’s new, right-leaning government was sworn in on Friday, pledging stronger efforts to contain the spread of the new coronavirus.
US govt OKs letting S Carolina tribe build N Carolina casino
KINGS MOUNTAIN, N.C. (AP) — The South Carolina-based Catawba Indian Nation has received permission from the federal government to build a casino and resort on land over the border in North Carolina.
Critics raise concerns over renewable energy bill
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — Vermont utilities and regulators have raised concerns about a bill to require utilities to have 100% renewable energy generation by 2032 with 20% from local sources.
Louisiana governor closes schools for month, plans to delay presidential primary until June over coronavirus concerns
NEW ORLEANS, La. (AP) — Louisiana governor closes schools for month, plans to delay presidential primary until June over coronavirus concerns.
Judge says N Ireland eco-scandal not caused by corruption
LONDON (AP) — A public inquiry concluded Friday that a green-energy scandal which triggered the breakdown of Northern Ireland’s government was caused by a seri…
US general: US strikes destroy weapons depots, more remain
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. retaliatory airstrikes against militants in Iraq destroyed five weapons depots, but the top U.S commander for the Middle East acknow…
UK departs from Europe in virus response, draws criticism
LONDON (AP) — The United Kingdom stood increasingly apart Friday as countries across Europe and around the world shut schools and universities, scrapped sports…
Wyoming Legislature disagrees on construction project funds
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — The Wyoming Legislature has failed to agree on funding $126 million in construction projects requested by Republican Gov. Mark Gordon despite negotiations.
Caretaker PM Iohannis asked to head new Romanian government
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Romania's president on Friday asked the quarantined caretaker prime minister, who lost a confidence vote in parliament last month, to…