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WEB6 days ago · Time for tough questions to Tester and Sheehy. BY: George Ochenski - September 27, 2024. A recent column by Darrell Ehrlick of the Daily Montanan called into sharp question the “gallingly disingenuous” refusal of Montana’s Democratic Senator Jon Tester to endorse the Harris-Walz ticket at the very top of his party.
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Montana's largest medical corridor to get new hospital in …
WEBAug 21, 2022 · However, for the next five years, St. Vincent Healthcare in Billings, which was part of SCL Health, will be constructing a new hospital to replace the current one in the downtown medical corridor of Montana’s largest city. SCL recently merged with Intermountain Health Care to become the largest medical …
Montana Supreme Court: Former Roosevelt County Attorney was …
WEBOct 10, 2023 · Downs challenged Piocos’ bid for re-election by pointing out that he was not a resident of Roosevelt County, rather, he had a residence in nearby Valley County and sometimes lived in Yellowstone County. The weekly newspaper couldn’t afford and couldn’t find an attorney willing to take the case – likely understandable in the small ...
Montana Property Tax Task Force delivers recommendations to …
WEBAug 15, 2024 · Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte told the Property Tax Task Force he convened in January they had performed “a job well done,” praising pieces of the finalized 12-part proposal the task force submitted on Thursday which he said would be “innovative tools” the legislature can start with next session to try to cut down the increased tax burden for homeowners.
Gianforte, Juras announce Montana re-election bids for 2024
WEBJan 16, 2024 · Gianforte, a former technology company CEO from Bozeman, spent more than $7.5 million of his own money on his campaign in 2020 and raised another $3.4 million, KTVH reported in 2020. Gianforte joins two other top statewide elected officials in announcing their re-election for 2024. In November, …
Montana passenger rail gets $15M for Malta ... - Daily Montanan
WEBDec 8, 2023 · Montana’s Democratic U.S. Sen. Jon Tester and the White House this week announced more than $8 billion would be going to rail projects across the country. That includes nearly $15 million to upgrade rail infrastructure on Amtrak’s Empire Builder line and $500,000 so the Big Sky Passenger Rail Authority can put together a plan to restore the ...
Several new wildfires spark, grow quickly in NW Montana
WEBJul 31, 2023 · The Big Knife Fire outside of Arlee, Montana, on the afternoon of Sunday, July 30, 2023. (Photo by Nicole Girten, Daily Montanan) Around 30 new wildfires started in Montana over the past 24 hours, some of which forced evacuations Sunday, and at least five active fires have topped 1,000 acres in the drought-stricken western part of the state.
Montana Supreme court rules voter restriction laws passed in '21 ...
WEBMar 27, 2024 · The Montana Supreme Court on Wednesday released a massive 125-page opinion that struck down permanently four voting laws passed by the 2021 Legislature, saying that they impermissibly got in the way of residents exercising their right to vote. The four laws, which ranged from 18-year-olds registering before Election Day to …
Constitutional protection for abortion to be on November ballot in ...
WEBAug 21, 2024 · Voters will get to decide whether they want abortion protected in the Montana Constitution. The Montana Secretary of State’s Office approved and certified Constitutional Initiative 128 on Tuesday, said Montanans Securing Reproductive Rights in a news release. “We’re excited that CI-128 will be on …