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Some of Montana's Republican lawmakers are demanding an apology from the State Bar Association because they have taken o...
12/30/2024

Some of Montana's Republican lawmakers are demanding an apology from the State Bar Association because they have taken offense to one of the panelists at a training session in the spring.

Republican senators sent a letter alleging organization implicitly endorses partisan attacks

Embattled House Speaker Mike Johnson wins President-elect Donald Trump's endorsement.
12/30/2024

Embattled House Speaker Mike Johnson wins President-elect Donald Trump's endorsement.

WASHINGTON — As U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson vies to keep his gavel, President-elect Donald Trump on Monday gave the Louisiana Republican a major boost with his “Complete & Total Endorsement.” Trump’s coveted backing — just days ahead of Friday’s House vote to elect a speaker — came...

Trump's plans to deport migrants could upend states' agricultural economies.
12/30/2024

Trump's plans to deport migrants could upend states' agricultural economies.

If President-elect Donald Trump follows through on his threat to deport workers, it could hit consumers at the grocery store hard.

President Jimmy Carter died Sunday, Dec. 29, 2024, after spending over a year in hospice care.“My father was a hero, not...
12/29/2024

President Jimmy Carter died Sunday, Dec. 29, 2024, after spending over a year in hospice care.

“My father was a hero, not only to me but to everyone who believes in peace, human rights, and unselfish love,” said Chip Carter, the former president’s son.

By Georgia Recorder:

President Jimmy Carter, the only Georgian to ever occupy the White House, died Sunday Dec. 29, 2024, after spending over a year in hospice care. Carter, who turned 100 on Oct. 1 and is the longest-lived president in American history, died at his home in Plains on Sunday surrounded by family, accordi...

“Food and electric cars. This is not something we were known for before 2019,” said Patrick Hoban, president of Blooming...
12/29/2024

“Food and electric cars. This is not something we were known for before 2019,” said Patrick Hoban, president of Bloomington-Normal Economic Development Council in McLean County.

President-elect Donald Trump promised a return of American manufacturing - but a rebound has already been underway, Stateline reports.

Politicians from both parties claim that manufacturing jobs are key to helping the economy, but a report says that those jobs are already here.

The Montana Department of Commerce announced this month more than $37 million in federal housing tax credits will be all...
12/28/2024

The Montana Department of Commerce announced this month more than $37 million in federal housing tax credits will be allocated to six developments to build new affordable homes in five Montana communities.

Montana Board of Housing allocates more than $37 million in housing tax credits to projects in Bozeman, Missoula, Dillon, Billings, Polson.

What were the top 10 stories of 2024? The Daily Montanan landed on these: https://dailymontanan.com/2024/12/27/the-top-1...
12/28/2024

What were the top 10 stories of 2024? The Daily Montanan landed on these: https://dailymontanan.com/2024/12/27/the-top-10-daily-montanan-stories-for-2024/ The ousting of a Democrat and longtime U.S. Senator, the disciplinary case against Attorney General Knudsen, the break at St. Mary, Medicaid unwinding, MHP trouble with AG, and more.

The Top 10 Daily Montanan stories for 2024 include Tim Sheehy ousting Jon Tester, a red wave, charges against Austin Knudsen, and more.

"We just finished Christmas, but I still have enough pennies left in my bank account that I can scrounge together money ...
12/26/2024

"We just finished Christmas, but I still have enough pennies left in my bank account that I can scrounge together money to buy the NorthWestern Energy CEO a box of tissues for the tears he shed" about regulation. Editor Darrell Ehrlick's latest column: https://dailymontanan.com/2024/12/26/montana-residents-cant-afford-less-energy-oversight/

Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte wants to get out of big business' way and NorthWestern tries to claim that less oversight means lower prices. Columnist Darrell Ehrlick isn't buying any of it.

Columnist Russ Doty wonders with climate change, sanctuary cities and Dreamers: What would the Magi do?
12/24/2024

Columnist Russ Doty wonders with climate change, sanctuary cities and Dreamers: What would the Magi do?

During this Christmas time, former Montana lawmaker Russ Doty asks, "What would the Magi" do during Christmas 2024?

Another showdown in Congress is coming...
12/21/2024

Another showdown in Congress is coming...

WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump enlisted Washington outsiders Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy to tell members of Congress how they should run things. But Musk and Ramaswamy as they build their Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, don’t actually hold any elected or bureaucratic p...

With just a few hours left till the federal government shuts down, the U.S. House passes a measure to keep government ru...
12/21/2024

With just a few hours left till the federal government shuts down, the U.S. House passes a measure to keep government running till March. Now, it heads to the U.S. Senate.

WASHINGTON — The U.S. House finally approved a stopgap spending bill Friday night that will keep the government open for a few more months, after a raucous 48 hours that served as a preview of what President-elect Donald Trump’s second term in office might look like. The short-term spending pack...

The Montana Supreme Court says that the Legislature has the right to constrain the powers of local initiatives, like the...
12/20/2024

The Montana Supreme Court says that the Legislature has the right to constrain the powers of local initiatives, like the one that successfully challenged Bozeman's single-use plastics ban.

The citizen-approved ballot initiative to ban single-use plastics in Bozeman approved last month by voters was dealt a blow this week when the Montana Supreme Court reversed a lower court’s decision that allowed the initiative to go onto the ballot in the first place.

Both Montana Senators worked to get a hardrock mining clean-up program into federal law. On Tuesday, it was signed into ...
12/20/2024

Both Montana Senators worked to get a hardrock mining clean-up program into federal law. On Tuesday, it was signed into law by President Joe Biden.

Montana senators helped carry measure into fruition over decades, targeting hardrock mines across the state

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