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.
Trump administration cancels rule that made conservation a 'use' of public lands
The Interior Department is canceling a rule that put conservation on equal footing with development, as President …
Students test negative for virus after one father diagnosed
RENO, Nev. (AP) — Health officials say all students at a Reno elementary school tested negative after one student's father was diagnosed with the coronavirus in Nevada's second such case.
Bill to plant 1M trees each year in Hawaii moves to Senate
HONOLULU (AP) — A million trees could be planted in Hawaii each year under a proposed program to increase the number of non-invasive trees in the state.
Tear gas sprayed across migrants at Turkey-Greece border
EDIRNE, Turkey (AP) — A group of migrants on Saturday tried to bring down a fence in a desperate attempt to bust through the border into Greece while others hu…
Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows
WASHINGTON (AP) — Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows:
Who's greener? Mine fight pits electric cars against flower
RENO, Nev. (AP) — The rare Tiehm's buckwheat stands less than a foot tall (30 centimeters) in Nevada's rocky high desert, its thin, leafless stems adorned with…
Some Arizona police agencies getting hybrid patrol vehicles
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Some Arizona police departments are starting to buy hybrid patrol vehicles, with a Flagstaff official saying the recent purchase of five all-wheel-drive hybrids puts the city on a course to …
Kansas GOP leader's Medicaid expansion move roils Statehouse
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Jim Denning once symbolized what for Medicaid expansion supporters was wrong with the Republican-controlled Kansas Legislature. Now, the Ka…
First lady pushes back against critics of her tennis tweet
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Melania Trump pushed back Saturday after photos she tweeted of herself overseeing a White House construction project generated an …
Cyprus police pepper spray protesters at shut crossing point
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus riot police used pepper spray on Saturday to thwart Turkish Cypriot protesters trying to shove their way through a barricaded cro…
Biden's big wins also were big for his Pennsylvania backers
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Democratic Party stalwarts in Pennsylvania heaved a collective sigh of relief as Joe Biden, the choice of many party leaders in the batt…
Louisiana's three-month legislative session opening Monday
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A Louisiana Legislature packed with dozens of new members starts its first lawmaking session of the term Monday, with a grab bag of top…
SC Speaker: Move energy policy away from massive projects
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — House Speaker Jay Lucas sees South Carolina's opportunity to sell or overhaul state-owned utility Santee Cooper as a chance to reshape th…
Polish president OKs $510M for public media amid campaign
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland's president has signed a bill earmarking nearly 2 billion zlotys ($510 million) to fund public television and radio, broadcast outlets that have become mouthpieces for the country's rig…
Greek villagers enlisted to catch migrants at Turkey border
AMORIO, Greece (AP) — Over the years, villagers who live near Greece's border with Turkey got used to seeing small groups of people enter their country illegal…
Census prompts distrust in Fort Worth neighborhood
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Cristina Otera, 59, has never filled out the U.S. census survey even though she's lived at the same yellow corner house where she raised her children and now grandchildren for more than two…