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.
Flathead Valley cities feel financial strain of land use law
Representatives from each of the 10 cities required to comply with the law expressed support for its long-term goa…
SC Speaker's renegotiation idea roils public utility sale
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina House Speaker Jay Lucas brought a little bit of gray into the black and white process of deciding whether to sell state-ow…
Frustration rising over lack of access to coronavirus tests
WASHINGTON (AP) — Frustration over lack of access to coronavirus testing boiled over Tuesday as Trump administration officials sought to reassure skeptical law…
Trump meets with GOP lawmakers amid surveillance rift
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is getting more deeply involved in the dispute among Republicans over what to do about expiring surveillance powers us…
Panel recommends disbarment for ex-Illinois Gov. Blagojevich
CHICAGO (AP) — A panel of the Illinois Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission on Tuesday recommended that former governor Rod Blagojevich’s suspende…
Senate resolution on gun safety gets transformed
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — A proposal brought by a South Dakota Democrat asking the Legislature to acknowledge the issue of gun deaths in the state was transformed by Senate Republicans on Tuesday to highlight reductions …
AP VoteCast: Health care top issue in Texas
WASHINGTON (AP) — Voters in Texas’ 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 social …
Legislature passes bill requiring acceptance of tribal IDs
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — The South Dakota House on Tuesday passed a proposal to require South Dakota businesses to accept tribal IDs as proof of identity and age.
Democratic Party spokeswoman: Judge has ruled some Tennessee polls must extend Super Tuesday hours in wake of tornado
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Democratic Party spokeswoman: Judge has ruled some Tennessee polls must extend Super Tuesday hours in wake of tornado.
Trump campaign sues Washington Post, claims defamation
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s campaign on Tuesday sued the The Washington Post, alleging defamation in two opinion articles published last year th…
Texas voters casting big say over 2020 race on Super Tuesday
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas' fast-changing politics were put to the test Tuesday as Democratic voters in the giant red state cast ballots in a primary that coul…
Lawmakers urged to act now to save state university system
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The leader of Pennsylvania's system of 14 state-owned universities told lawmakers Tuesday that it is urgent they act to help the schools in the face of sinking enrollment, rising student debt…
Nebraska could provide advocates for sex assault survivors
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — People who are sexually assaulted could a personal advocate to help them through the aftermath under a bill Nebraska lawmakers advanced on Tuesday.
Senators scrutinize web-scraping facial recognition startup
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. senators are scrutinizing a facial recognition software company over privacy concerns and the possible sale of its services to authoritarian regimes.
Colorado plans its own testing network to detect coronavirus
DENVER (AP) — Colorado is setting up a testing network to identify coronavirus cases, officials said Tuesday.
Sports franchises favor proposal to legalize sports betting
ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta’s major sports franchises are applying their muscle to a state Senate bill that would legalize sports betting underneath the umbrella of the state lottery, even as opponents say legalized spo…