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.
Families slam nursing home residents' treatment
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Family members of residents of a suburban Seattle nursing home where nine people have died from the coronavirus condemned the treatment o…
Democratic Senate hopefuls stake out health care positions
NEWPORT, Ky. (AP) — Several U.S. Senate Democratic hopefuls staked out their health care positions Thursday night as they compete for a chance to challenge Republican Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell in the N…
Judge sharply rebukes Barr's handling of Mueller report
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday sharply rebuked Attorney General William Barr's handling of the special counsel's Russia report, saying Barr had …
AP Exclusive: Gun found inside Epstein jail during lockdown
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal investigators found a loaded gun Thursday that had been smuggled into the jail where Jeffrey Epstein killed himself last summer, foll…
Pennsylvania Senate hides some details in expense records
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The Pennsylvania Senate is hiding thousands of detailed explanations about its expenses from official records it provided under public records requests about how it spends taxpayer money, new…
Facebook drops Trump ads after Pelosi cites census confusion
Facebook on Thursday began taking down ads for the reelection campaign of President Donald Trump that direct people to a survey labeled a “census,” hours after…
Major North Carolina donor convicted of bribery, conspiracy
A major political donor was convicted Thursday of trying to bribe a North Carolina insurance regulator with millions of dollars in campaign funds in hopes of r…
Alaska House temporarily strips Eastman of committee roles
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The Alaska House voted Thursday to remove Republican Rep. David Eastman from his committee assignments, at least temporarily, suggesting a breaking point within his GOP caucus after recent dus…
Senators urge changes to reduce Missouri River flooding
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Republican senators from four states that have seen severe flooding from the Missouri River are backing legislation that would require the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to change its management of…
Ex-Nazi living in U.S. for decades to be deported
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — The U.S. government said Thursday that it is deporting a 94-year-old German ex-Nazi who has been in the United States for decades.
House Democrats press ahead on paid family and medical leave
ST. PAUL, Minn, (AP) — The growing coronavirus outbreak brings new urgency to a proposal to guarantee Minnesota workers the right to paid family and medical leave, community activists and Democratic legislative lea…
Latest: Families decry incompetence of nursing home staff
BANGKOK (AP) — The Latest on the virus outbreak (all times local):
Indiana governor backs path for forcing out attorney general
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana’s governor is endorsing a proposal that could force the state's attorney general from office if his law license is suspended over a…
Backers appeal 4-way split of voting proposal to high court
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Backers of an effort aimed at updating Ohio's voting laws appealed to the Ohio Supreme Court on Thursday, alleging the state ballot board misinterpreted the state's single subject rule when it…
Investigation into DNC staffers completed, not released
MILWAUKEE (AP) — An investigation into the former leaders of the local host committee for the Democratic National Convention in Milwaukee is complete, but wont be made public.