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…
Donald Trump wins Republican presidential primary in Idaho
WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump wins Republican presidential primary in Idaho.
Trump spurns Sessions, backs Tuberville for Alabama Senate
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — President Donald Trump on Tuesday night spurned his former Attorney General Jeff Sessions to endorse former Auburn University football …
AP VoteCast: Michigan voters say health care is top issue
WASHINGTON (AP) — Voters in Michigan’s Democratic primary ranked health care as the most important issue facing the country, well above climate change, the economy, race relations, foreign policy and many other soc…
Mississippi Democrats back Biden to try to bump out Trump
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Former Vice President Joe Biden easily won Mississippi's Democratic presidential primary Tuesday, outdistancing Vermont Sen. Bernie Sande…
Virus spreads in Pennsylvania; St. Patrick's parade canceled
Pennsylvania confirmed more cases of the new coronavirus Tuesday, as more schools canceled classes, travel or events and the city of Philadelphia discouraged gatherings of more than 5,000 people, including professi…
San Francisco public corruption probe snares 2nd official
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A widening public corruption probe ensnared a second high-ranking San Francisco official Tuesday when the mayor announced she had placed the director of the building inspections department on l…
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Biden wins Michigan primary, denying Sanders a state repeat
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A resurgent Joe Biden continued his momentum Tuesday by winning Michigan’s Democratic primary, denying Bernie Sanders’ attempt to rekindl…
Lawmakers briefed on Russian attempts to sow discord in US
WASHINGTON (AP) — Two classified briefings that lawmakers received from intelligence agencies Tuesday did little to bridge the rift between President Donald Tr…
Medicaid expansion supporters block Kansas Senate entrance
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Several dozen protesters chanted, laid down on the floor and blocked the Kansas Senate's main entrance Tuesday, hoping to pressure it into …
Democratic debate in Arizona will have no audience
PHOENIX (AP) — Democratic presidential front-runners Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders will debate as scheduled Sunday in Arizona amid the coronavirus outbreak — but without a live audience.
Hourlong waits prompt Democrats to bolster Fargo caucus site
FARGO, N.D. (AP) — Democrats moved Tuesday to bolster staffing at the largest of North Dakota's 14 caucus sites after heavy turnout forced some voters in Fargo…
Arizona Senate advances changes to redistricting process
PHOENIX (AP) — Republicans in the Arizona Senate approved a measure Tuesday asking voters to limit the population differences between Arizona's 30 legislative districts.
Arizona governor signs bill cloaking endangered species info
PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey signed a bill Tuesday requiring information gathered in state-sponsored endangered species surveys on private property to be kept secret, even from federal agencies charged wi…
The Latest: Closing time for Fargo caucus comes and goes
FARGO, N.D. (AP) — The Latest on North Dakota's caucuses (all times local):