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 vote on federal grant for pedestrian safety upgrades
Kalispell City Council is expected to vote Monday on whether to pursue a federal grant to improve pedestrian safet…
Louisiana governor closes schools for month, plans to delay presidential primary until June over coronavirus concerns
NEW ORLEANS, La. (AP) — Louisiana governor closes schools for month, plans to delay presidential primary until June over coronavirus concerns.
Judge says N Ireland eco-scandal not caused by corruption
LONDON (AP) — A public inquiry concluded Friday that a green-energy scandal which triggered the breakdown of Northern Ireland’s government was caused by a seri…
US general: US strikes destroy weapons depots, more remain
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. retaliatory airstrikes against militants in Iraq destroyed five weapons depots, but the top U.S commander for the Middle East acknow…
UK departs from Europe in virus response, draws criticism
LONDON (AP) — The United Kingdom stood increasingly apart Friday as countries across Europe and around the world shut schools and universities, scrapped sports…
Wyoming Legislature disagrees on construction project funds
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — The Wyoming Legislature has failed to agree on funding $126 million in construction projects requested by Republican Gov. Mark Gordon despite negotiations.
Caretaker PM Iohannis asked to head new Romanian government
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Romania's president on Friday asked the quarantined caretaker prime minister, who lost a confidence vote in parliament last month, to…
Some US colleges cancel, postpone graduation over virus
BOSTON (AP) — Colleges across the U.S. have begun canceling and curtailing graduation amid fears that the coronavirus pandemic will stretch into spring. Some a…
US general: 'fairly certain' North Korea has COVID-19 cases
WASHINGTON (AP) — The top American general in South Korea said Friday he is fairly certain North Korea has not been spared by the COVID-19 outbreak that began …
Greece's first female president is sworn in
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s first female president, a former high court judge, was formally sworn in to office Friday, nearly two months after the country’s…
Democracy in times of virus: France maintains elections
PARIS (AP) — The new virus has shuttered all schools, banished cheek-kissing and upended daily life across France, but President Emmanuel Macron won't let it d…
Florida could be knockout punch for Sanders' 2020 campaign
MIAMI (AP) — Florida has never been known as a place of stability, especially in its politics.
Canada: Trudeau's wife tests positive for new coronavirus
TORONTO (AP) — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's wife has tested positive for the new coronavirus, his office announced Thursday night.
Gov. Whitmer closes all Michigan schools amid COVID-19 scare
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said Thursday that, effective Monday, all of the state's public and private schools will closed for three …
Utah passes new abortion rules as Legislature wraps up
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah lawmakers passed new regulations on abortion this year, including a measure approved by the Republican-controlled Legislature Thursd…
Georgia House passes bill to strengthen gang-related laws
ATLANTA (AP) — The Georgia House on Thursday narrowly passed a bill that aims to strengthen the state’s gang-related laws, over the objection of Democrats who said the state already has tough laws and the bill was …