Group looks to promote ranked choice voting in Montana
Ranked Choice Voting Montana hopes to raise awareness and support for a major shift in state election procedures they say would create a more balanced, representative and responsive government.
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Big issues at the forefront as Great Falls sorts out how it will grow
Public safety is among a handful of issues clearly taking center stage in the race to elect new city leaders this fall. The mayor’s office is up for grabs come November, as are two spots on the four-person commission. A major public safety mill levy — the first in decades — will also be on…
What Montana’s federal delegation has to say about the new Trump indictment
The news of Trump’s third indictment generated responses from Montana’s federal delegation ranging from strident defense of Trump to cautious acknowledgment of the former president’s legal situation.
Montana Democrats choose officers ahead of high-stakes 2024 cycle
The Montana Democratic Party assembled in Butte for its biennial officers’ convention, selecting party leadership ahead of a high-stakes election cycle.
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The back-and-forth over voting rights in Montana
Recent filings before the Montana Supreme Court support a lower court’s findings that laws passed by the 2021 Legislature were unconstitutional.
Montana Pride derailed by anti-drag bill, lawsuit says
LGBTQ+ advocates, nonprofits and businesses are suing the city of Helena for allegedly withholding permits for upcoming Pride events in light of the 2023 state law banning drag performances and story hours in public places.
Jason Small takes the reins of the Montana AFL-CIO
Jason Small was elected executive secretary of the Montana AFL-CIO in June.
U.S. Supreme Court decision likely affects Montana elections lawsuit
The U.S. Supreme Court issued an opinion in Moore v. Harper Tuesday, rejecting a legal theory about the constitutional authority of legislatures over election law that’s been raised in a case just heating up before the Montana Supreme Court.
Helena judge orders Gianforte to produce communications with mining company
Lewis and Clark County District Court Judge Christopher Abbott ordered Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte to produce communications with Hecla CEO within six weeks. In his order, Abbot cited the right to know enshrined in Montana’s Constitution.
Montana Republicans won’t litigate new redistricting plan
The Montana Republican Party will not mount a legal challenge to the redistricting plan adopted by the state’s Districting and Apportionment Commission earlier this year, state GOP chairman Don “K” Kaltschmidt said last weekend.

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