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…
Senate OKs bill targeting predatory medical debt collectors
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Legislation in Idaho to create transparency in medical bills sent to people and to rein in predatory medical debt collectors headed to the governor's desk on Monday.
Washington state voters set to choose presidential contender
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Washington is among half a dozen states in the Democratic presidential primary spotlight a week after Super Tuesday, an election taking p…
House OKs bill limiting Idaho whistleblower lawsuits
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Whistleblower lawsuits against Idaho would be limited to $370,000 in non-economic damages under legislation that headed to the Senate on Monday.
AP Deleg Count-GOP States, 6 Takes,450
State Trump +- Weld +- Ardini +- Boddie +-
AP Deleg Count-GOP States, 2nd Add,400
Istvan +- Kraft +- Locke +- Matern +-
AP Deleg Count-Dem States, 7th Add,400
Sloan +- Steyer +- Thistle +- Torgesen +-
AP Deleg Count-Dem States, 6th Add,400
Krichevsky +- Moroz +- Patrick +- Sestak +-
AP Deleg Count-Dem States, 9th Add,400
No Preferen +- Others +- Total Write +-
Louisiana opens legislative session amid coronavirus concern
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — In a House and Senate filled with fresh faces, Louisiana opened its three-month legislative session Monday with uncertainty about how t…
3 new Pennsylvania coronavirus patients in hospitals
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Four more people tested positive for the new coronavirus in Pennsylvania on Monday, state officials said, including three people who were hospitalized.
US begins troop withdrawal from Afghanistan, official says
WASHINGTON (AP) — American troops have begun leaving Afghanistan for the initial troop withdrawal required in the U.S.-Taliban peace agreement, the U.S. milita…
Prison riots hit Italy amid virus; 6 die in overdose
ROME (AP) — Tensions in Italy's overcrowded prisons erupted Monday over new coronavirus containment measures, with riots in at least two dozen lock-ups and the…
Governor: Budget proposal has room for pay raises and hemp
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — Gov. Kristi Noem announced Monday that the state will have sufficient room in her proposed budget to raise pay for teachers and state employees, as well as to launch an industrial hemp program.
Minor convictions for ex-CIA coder in hacking tools case
NEW YORK (AP) — A former CIA software engineer accused of stealing a massive trove of the agency's hacking tools and handing it over to WikiLeaks was convicted…
Judge orders medical panel for '20th hijacker' at Guantanamo
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge has ordered that an independent medical panel conduct a review of the mental health of a Saudi prisoner at the Guantanamo Bay detention center who has been accused of trying to ent…