Montana Gov. Steve Bullock (D) unveiled his first two television ads in Iowa Wednesday as the White House hopeful seeks to gin up support for his presidential bid in the first-in-the-nation caucus state. The ads seek to promote Bullock’s electability by promoting his ability to win statewide in a rural state that backed President Trump in 2016. The Bullock campaign told Read More…
Montana’s lone representative in the U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday voted against a resolution to formalize the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump. Republican Greg Gianforte voted with his party members and two Democrats against the measure from the House majority to lay the foundation and ground rules for the process of considering articles Read More…
Sen. Steve Daines criticized the state of Montana on Wednesday during a Senate subcommittee hearing, saying its policies on Medicaid has made it more at risk to abuse and fraud compared to other states. He made his comments after noting the U.S. government improperly spent $36 billion in Fiscal Year 2018. “The sad reality is Read More…
Montana’s federal lawmakers are moving ahead with their effort to rename the Department of Veterans Affairs clinic in Bozeman after local Medal of Honor recipient and Army Staff Sgt. Travis Atkins. Sens. Steve Daines and Jon Tester and Rep. Greg Gianforte sent a letter on Tuesday to the chair of the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee Read More…
As U.S. Customs and Border Protection is holding town hall meetings to discuss reducing its hours of operation at Antler, Carbury and Maida, Gov. Doug Burgum released a statement on Wednesday, Nov. 6, urging the federal agency to maintain its schedule at the three North Dakota ports of entry. “We are committed to maintaining the Read More…
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) – An interim legislative panel has rejected a proposal that would increase the state tax on alcohol to fund substance abuse treatment programs in Wyoming. The proposed bill offered by Republican Sen. Charlie Scott, of Casper, was voted down 7-6 Wednesday by the Joint Committee on Labor, Health and Social Services. Proponents of Read More…
Wyoming utility regulators may soon be in for a wild ride. For decades, the Wyoming Public Service Commission has upheld an unequivocal mission: “provide safe and reliable service to customers at just and reasonable rates.” It’s a mantra that state regulators repeatedly declared Tuesday when testifying before the Joint Minerals, Business and Economic Development Committee. Read More…
Gov. Doug Burgum and Lt. Gov. Brent Sanford are running for reelection. The duo announced their campaign in a video released early Thursday morning, Oct. 24. “North Dakota is certainly headed in the right direction,” Burgum said during the two-minute plus video. “Jobs are up, wages are higher, unemployment is down, young people are staying.” Read More…
The House is ready to begin public hearings this week, furthering the partisan move by the Democrats to impeach President TrumpDonald John TrumpFive landmark moments of testimony to Congress Lindsey Graham basks in the impeachment spotlight Democrats sharpen their message on impeachment MORE in a blatant abuse of constitutional authority. Representative Adam SchiffAdam Bennett SchiffDemocrats Read More…
Fox News legal analyst Andrew NapolitanoAndrew Peter NapolitanoNapolitano: Trump’s ‘dog whistles of lawless behavior’ call into question his fitness for office After Obama-era abuses, Republican hysteria over impeachment process is absurd Fox’s Napolitano defends Schiff: He’s ‘following the rules of the House’ MORE on Tuesday pushed back against the argument that President TrumpDonald John TrumpFive Read More…
Two Republican members of the Senate Intelligence Committee, Sens. John CornynJohn CornynFalling investment revives attacks against Trump’s tax cuts GOP senators plan to tune out impeachment week The Hill’s 12:30 Report: Trump says Dems shouldn’t hold public hearings MORE (R-Texas) and Susan CollinsSusan Margaret CollinsThis week: House kicks off public phase of impeachment inquiry Senate Read More…
The New York Times reported Saturday that Klobuchar (D-Minn.) said back in June that she doubts that people would have given a woman with the same amount of experience as Buttigieg the amount of attention the South Bend, Ind., mayor has received. “Could we be running with less experience than we had? I don’t think Read More…