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 Council reviews $189M budget proposal, weighs public safety and infrastructure spending
Kalispell City Council took its first look at the municipality’s proposed fiscal year 2027 budget last week.
Florida: 2 dead in the state who tested positive for virus
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Two people who tested positive for the new coronavirus have died in Florida, marking the first deaths on the East Coast attributed…
Florida lawmakers head into budget talks to bridge $1.4B gap
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Negotiators from the Florida House and Senate worked through the weekend to begin reconciling a $1.4 billion chasm in their respective…
Florida lawmakers face budget hurdles in final sprint
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The clock is ticking for Florida lawmakers as they sprint toward adjournment. They're already losing an hour this weekend because of D…
Trump's challenge: keeping his act fresh in reelection year
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Donald Trump show has a consistent script. Same villains. Same nicknames. Same grievances. Same hero: himself.
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…