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…
Governor: Man in 40s becomes 5th virus death in New Mexico
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico is expanding coronavirus testing to many people without medical symptoms as state health officials acknowledge Tuesday that th…
Georgia GOP congressional delegation seeks election delay
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia's two U.S. senators and their nine fellow Republican U.S. House members are joining those who want a delay in the state's May 19 primary election.
White House projects 100K to 240K US deaths from virus
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Tuesday warned Americans to brace for a “hell of a bad two weeks” ahead as the White House projected there could be…
Calls mount to close Grand Canyon after resident gets virus
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Calls mounted Tuesday for the federal government to close Grand Canyon National Park after the popular tourist destination saw its firs…
North Carolina hospitality industry says 370K out of work
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina's restaurant and hotel operators pleaded Tuesday for state financial aid and tax relief as closings and travel restrictions…
Judge rules against conservative think tank in Evers lawsuit
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Democratic Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers can exclude members of a conservative think tank from attending press briefings and keep them off his email list sent to other reporters, a federal judge ru…
Evers seeks disaster declaration as unemployment grows
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Tony Evers asked President Donald Trump on Tuesday to issue a major disaster declaration for Wisconsin due to the coronavirus pandemi…
McConnell: Impeachment 'diverted attention' from coronavirus
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's impeachment trial distracted the federal government from the coronavirus as it reached the United States in January,…
US warship captain seeks crew isolation as virus spreads
WASHINGTON (AP) — The captain of a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier facing a growing outbreak of the coronavirus is asking for permission to isolate the bulk of his …
Noem: Guidance will stand after lawmakers reject new powers
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Gov. Kristi Noem said Tuesday that she'll continue her current guidance for business restrictions after lawmakers rejected her request…
Ex-Kansas City councilwoman to run for lieutenant governor
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Former Kansas City Council woman Alissia Canady is running as a Democrat for Missouri lieutenant governor and former Republican auditor candidate Saundra McDowell is running for governor.
Las Vegas marking parking places for homeless encampment
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Homeless people in Las Vegas have been directed to sleep in rectangles painted on the pavement in a makeshift parking lot camp as a way to lim…
Arkansas may close some state parks over virus concerns
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas may temporarily close some of its most popular parks over concerns that large numbers of out-of-state visitors are crowding t…
McConnell releasing ad tied to his role in virus rescue bill
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Looking to capitalize on his leadership post during the coronavirus crisis, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is launching a campaig…
Coronavirus takes life of 5th person as it spreads in Utah
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A woman who was in hospice care in a long-term facility became the fifth person to die in Utah after contracting the coronavirus, health …