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Montana EPA
The Montana Department of Environmental Quality has approved Golden Sunlight’s permit for a new underground gold mine at Whitehall. Company general manager Dan Banghart says the new mine won’t mean new jobs but it will extend the life of about 140 positions already at the mining operation...
Republican National Committee Mailer
A Republican National Committee official says a recent mailer unintentionally included an error about Montana’s absentee ballot deadline and the group plans to contact voters to correct the mistake. Miki Carver says the RNC will begin calling and sending new mailers starting Wednesday to provide clarification to each voter who received the original mailer...
Big Spending on Ballot Initiatives
Financial disclosures indicate tobacco companies bankrolling the campaign to stop Initiative 185– which would raise tobacco taxes to help fund Medicaid in Montana– have spent another $5 million on the campaign. Meanwhile, supporters of the initiative led by Montana hospitals, added nearly $3 million in the past three weeks, bringing the total fundraising and spending on the ballot-measure fight to
Med Marijuana Patient Increase
The Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services says the number of medical marijuana patients continues to grow. Data released on October 20th shows just over 29,000 such patients statewide, which is an increase of about 2,500 since the last time the state released data in July...
Gianforte Leads Williams
Q2 reports a new MTN-Montana State University Poll shows Congressman Greg Gianforte with a 7.5 percentage point lead over Democratic nominee Kathleen Williams in Montana’s lone U.S. House race, with 10 percent of those polled remaining undecided...
Donald Trump Jr. Bus Tour
Donald Trump Jr. and former Fox News personality Kimberly Guilfoyle plan an 8-stop bus tour through Montana this weekend to campaign on behalf of Republican US Senate candidate Matt Rosendale and Republican US Representative Greg Gianforte...
Bullock Sues The AG
Montana Gov. Steve Bullock is suing the state’s attorney general over whether the Democratic governor has the authority to unilaterally approve conservation easements. Bullock’s petition to the Montana Supreme Court challenges Republican Attorney General Tim Fox’s legal opinion that says the state Land Board must approve conservation easements larger than 100 acres (40 hectares) or worth more than
Billings Administrator Contract
On Monday, the Billings City Council unanimously approved a two-year contract for city administrator-select Chris Kukulski. The contract includes a base salary of $179,000 a year, with incentives. The deal also includes insurance benefits and an annual stipend for a vehicle...
Tester Leads Rosendale
A Montana Television News/Montana State University poll shows incumbent Democratic U.S. Sen. Jon Tester holds a narrow lead over State Auditor and Republican senate nominee Matt Rosendale, 46 to 43 percent. The mail-ballot poll of more than 2,000 registered voters, conducted during a three-week period in late September and early October, has amargin for error of plus-or-minus 2 percentage points,
Ryan Leaf at Billings Summit
Q2 reports on Monday in Billings, BlueCross BlueShield of Montana presented the Montana Opioid and Addictions Summit. The one-day event featured several speakers with a focus on finding ways to promote prevention and treatment efforts, including a prominent former NFL quarterback...