BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Republican U.S. Senate candidate Tim Sheehy embraced his status as an outsider who came to Montana to start a business as he sought on Sunday to fend off concerns over wealthy newcomers driving up property taxes during the first debate in a contest that could tip the balance of power in […]
For many Republicans running for Congress in 2024, an endorsement from former President Donald Trump was the seal of approval they needed to win over voters. However, a more complicated picture has emerged as results from Tuesday’s four states’ primaries—Iowa, Montana, New Jersey, and New Mexico—continue to roll in. A Trump endorsement now seems to […]
One of the biggest Senate races of the year is officially set. Finally. Tim Sheehy on Tuesday easily secured the GOP nomination in Montana to take on Democratic Sen. Jon Tester, nominally kicking off a five-month slog to November. But the primary had actually long been a formality thanks to national Republicans’ scheming to clear […]
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Montana voters in Tuesday’s primary election will select a Republican challenger to three-term incumbent Democratic Sen. Jon Tester and candidates for an open U.S. House seat being vacated by far-right conservative Rep. Matt Rosendale. Republicans have dominated recent Montana elections, leaving Tester increasingly vulnerable. They need to pick up just a […]
Montana Sen. Steve Daines speaks to reporters after being elected to Republican leadership in the U.S. Senate on Nov. 16, 2022. (Photo by Jennifer Shutt/States Newsroom) WASHINGTON — U.S. Republican Sen. Steve Daines of Montana is blocking the nomination of a lawyer who, if confirmed by the Senate, would be the first Native American to […]
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — From a ranch in one of America’s largest and newest congressional districts, where agriculture and Republicans dominate, a retired six-term Montana lawmaker and grandfather is taking an unlikely path in search of a political comeback. Former U.S. Rep. Denny Rehberg, 68, is more than a decade removed from a failed U.S. […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The general election for a race that could determine the Senate majority begins right after Montana voters lock in their nominees in Tuesday’s primaries. The center of the political storm in Montana is the U.S. Senate race, in which Democrat Jon Tester is running for reelection. Republican leaders including Sen. Steve Daines, […]
Montana Sen. Steve Daines speaks to reporters after being elected to Republican leadership in the U.S. Senate on Nov. 16, 2022. (Photo by Jennifer Shutt of States Newsroom). WASHINGTON — U.S. Republican Sen. Steve Daines of Montana is blocking the nomination of a lawyer who, if confirmed by the Senate, would be the first Native […]
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A Republican lawmaker from Montana blocked a Biden administration judicial nominee who would have been the state’s first Native American federal district court judge, officials said Wednesday. Attorney Danna Jackson with the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes had been nominated last month by President Joe Biden. The post requires Senate confirmation. […]
Sen. Steve Daines (R-MT), a member of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, has blocked President Joe Biden’s federal district judge nominee, Danna Jackson, a Native American woman, from consideration by the Senate Judiciary Committee. Jackson is a tribal attorney for the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes. A spokesperson for the senator said Daines decided […]
The Montana US Senate race is set to be one of the most competitive races in the country. Now there’s a new layer to the race: recent transplants who could sway the election. An influx of new residents has driven up home prices and shined a light on housing affordability. Montana’s US Senate race is […]
May 27—High-elevation snowpack in the Swan Range has remained near or above historical averages for most of May thanks to a series of cold storms that dumped snow and rain across the region. The snow-water equivalent measurement registered at 39.1 inches for Noisy Basin on May 26, according to data collected at a SNOTEL weather […]