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Updated 2 years ago

Familiar names vie for Libby county commissioner seat

Libby area Republicans will pick between two men with plenty of previous experience as local elected officials to …

Updated 2 years, 4 months ago
Sen. Tester expects uncertainty over Fed leadership to hamper inflation actions

WASHINGTON — A senior Senate Democrat suggested that uncertainty over who will run the Federal Reserve has limited action to rein in U.S. inflation and urged President Joe Biden to renominate Fed Chair Jerome Powel…

Updated 2 years, 4 months ago
Zinke hits on forest management, housing and political division during stop in Libby

Former Montana Congressman Ryan Zinke stressed the importance of streamlining public land management and incentivizing affordable housing development during a …

Updated 2 years, 4 months ago
Business group opposes Idaho lawmakers setting vaccine rules

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The state's top business lobby group will oppose any attempts by the Legislature to impose restrictions on businesses requiring employees get COVID-19 vaccines, the group's president said in a l…

Updated 2 years, 4 months ago
Montana commission finalizes congressional district lines

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Montana's redistricting commission chair selected on Thursday a congressional district map proposed by Republicans, dealing a blow to Demo…

Updated 2 years, 4 months ago
Lawsuit: NRA illegally funded Rosendale, other GOP candidates

WASHINGTON — A new lawsuit alleges U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley accepted $973,411 in illegal campaign contributions from the National Rifle Association during his 2018 Senate Campaign.

Updated 2 years, 4 months ago
Voters keep Williams on as Libby mayor

Libby residents turned out in droves for this year’s municipal election, sending one newcomer to city council despite generally favoring incumbents.

Updated 2 years, 4 months ago
Ekstedt narrowly edges out Carr

In a tight race that drew an unusually high number of ballots, Troy residents elected Chuck Ekstedt as mayor over incumbent Dallas Carr.

Updated 2 years, 4 months ago
Montana commission delays choosing congressional districts

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Montana's redistricting commission delayed a decision on a map dividing the state into congressional districts after an all-day meeting on…

Updated 2 years, 5 months ago
Montana Democrats want investigation of attorney general

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Republican leaders in the Legislature on Monday approved a request by Democratic lawmakers to look into the Montana Department of Justice's involvement in investigating a complaint made by the …

Updated 2 years, 5 months ago
Lawsuit argues new Montana law suppresses student vote

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — A lawsuit filed Tuesday is challenging a new Montana law banning voter registration and get-out-the-vote efforts in certain areas of college campuses.

Updated 2 years, 5 months ago
Gary Beach, Libby City Council

Gary Beach, Libby City Council

Updated 2 years, 5 months ago
Daines' push to reopen border hits wall

Despite drawing bipartisan support, a Montana-led effort to reopen traffic across the U.S.-Canada border fell short in Congress last week.

Updated 2 years, 5 months ago
Rayome drops out of Libby mayoral race

Resident Kenny Rayome Jr. has withdrawn from the Libby mayoral race, citing his job as the city’s water plant operator as a conflict of interest.

Updated 2 years, 5 months ago
Montana to consider 9 maps for new congressional district

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Montana's bipartisan redistricting commission has narrowed down the possibilities for congressional maps that would create two U.S. House seats in the state for the first time in 30 years.

Updated 2 years, 5 months ago
Lawyers urge California bar to probe key adviser's role in Trump bid to overturn 2020 election

WASHINGTON — A group of prominent lawyers, including former governors and judges, urged the California bar on Monday to launch an investigation into John C. Eastman's role in advising President Trump on how he coul…