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…
Heartbreak hotel: No Elvis or Route 66 for barred Europeans
PARIS (AP) — A Las Vegas wedding with an Elvis impersonator: Canceled. A 3,500-kilometer (2,200-mile) trans-America road trip, a voyage of a lifetime that took…
California governor: Guidance on limiting large gatherings likely to extend beyond March, will affect pro baseball games
SACRAMENTO (AP) — California governor: Guidance on limiting large gatherings likely to extend beyond March, will affect pro baseball games.
Finland jails Sierra Leone man in Liberia war crimes case
HELSINKI (AP) — A Finnish court has jailed in a custody hearing a 50-year-old Sierra Leone man suspected of committing serious war crimes and crimes against hu…
US Supreme Court asked to eye case of police destroying home
DENVER (AP) — A Colorado family has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to decide whether they should be compensated by the city of Greenwood Village after a SWAT operation in 2015 left their home uninhabitable during a 1…
South Dakota lawmaker tested for virus; session continues
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — A South Dakota lawmaker was being tested for COVID-19 on Thursday as the Legislature completes one if its final days of the session.
Idaho bill outlaws abortion if Roe v. Wade is reversed
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The Idaho Senate on Thursday approved legislation making abortion a crime should the U.S. Supreme Court overturn Roe v. Wade, the ruling establishing abortion rights nationwide.
Walz proposes banking most of surplus over COVID-19 fears
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Gov. Tim Walz proposed Thursday to bank $1.2 billion of Minnesota's projected $1.5 billion budget surplus because of the uncertainties o…
Tougher Indiana law on under-18 marriages wins approval
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Anyone younger than 18 will need a judge’s permission in order to get married in Indiana under a law change approved by state legislators.
ACLU files lawsuit over Montana's ballot collection law
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — The American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU of Montana and the Native American Rights Fund are challenging a Montana law that they say severely restricts Native Americans' ability to vote.
Polish court again defers verdict on legality of new judges
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland's constitutional court on Thursday deferred for the second time its ruling on whether recent appointments of judges under new regulations introduced by the right-wing government are leg…
Pray and wash: Religion joins with science amid virus crisis
NEW YORK (AP) — The coronavirus pandemic has prompted multiple religious faiths to change or cancel services as houses of worship try to help contain the disea…
Ex-Cincinnati councilwoman indicted on wire fraud charges
CINCINNATI (AP) — A former Cincinnati city councilwoman was indicted on multiple charges including wire fraud, bribery and attempted extortion charges. after she allegedly attempted to trade votes for money, accord…
Trump endorsement of Sessions' rival roils US Senate race
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — President Donald Trump’s endorsement of Jeff Sessions’ rival in the U.S. Senate race in Alabama is a blow to the former attorney genera…
Alaska communities waiting for contractor ferry service
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A pair of Alaska communities meant to receive supplemental ferry service under a state agreement with a private contractor are waiting for the ships to arrive.
US ban on European visitors escalates travel industry pain
President Donald Trump's 30-day ban on most Europeans entering the United States is the latest calamity for a global travel industry already reeling from falli…