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…
House OKs cost-of-living increase for public pensioners
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Most retired school teachers, firefighters and other public workers would receive their first pension increase in 12 years under a bill th…
Virus-hit Italy gets more isolated as nations restrict entry
ROME (AP) — Italians faced travel restrictions at home and abroad Tuesday as other countries isolated Italy with flight bans and sweeping quarantine measures t…
Senators working fast on changes at SC state utility
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina senators are wasting little time in bringing together their plan to remake state-owned utility Santee Cooper.
Judge approves recount of Dallas County Super Tuesday votes
DALLAS (AP) — Dallas County will recount ballots from Super Tuesday voters in the 2020 primary after discovering 44 thumb drives containing ballots were not included in the final results.
Putin backs term limit freeze allowing him to stay in office
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin revealed his tightly guarded political plans Tuesday and supported a constitutional amendment that would allow h…
At White House, insurers again pledge no-cost virus tests
WASHINGTON (AP) — Major insurers pledged to cover coronavirus tests at no cost to patients at the White House Tuesday, but those assurances — while welcome — m…
Moderate Democrats see edge in challenges from progressives
WASHINGTON (AP) — After narrowly thwarting a youthful progressive upstart's primary challenge, veteran Rep. Henry Cuellar says his fellow Democrats greeted him…
Overhaul of Nebraska juvenile youth homes wins initial OK
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska lawmakers on Tuesday took a step toward increasing transparency and accountability in state-run juveniles homes following an outbreak of violence, vandalism and escapes.
Effort to build veterans' nursing home clears another hurdle
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (AP) — A nearly decade-long effort to build a military veterans' nursing home in south central Kentucky reached another milestone Tuesday wh…
Oregon governor takes sweeping action to cut global warming
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — In an end run around Republican legislators, Oregon's Democratic governor ordered the state on Tuesday to lower greenhouse gas emissions, di…
Evers proposes flood bills even though Assembly is done
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Democratic Gov. Tony Evers proposed a multimillion dollar package of legislation Tuesday designed to control spring flooding, hoping to convince Republicans to reconvene the state Assembly to p…
House asks comptroller general to study minor leagues
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House of Representatives by voice vote approved legislation Tuesday to have the comptroller general of the U.S. study baseball's minor le…
Plan would boost funding for top Kansas lawmakers' offices
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas legislative leaders' offices would see an 11% increase in their funding under a proposal that cleared committee Monday, and almost a…
Somber events mark first anniversary of Ethiopian crash
TULUFERA, Ethiopia (AP) — Grim-faced, visibly grief-stricken and some crying, hundreds of family members gathered Tuesday for a memorial service at the site wh…
SC's longest serving black lawmaker to step aside
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A state senator who has served in the South Carolina General Assembly since 1975 said he will step aside at the end of the year.