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Gianforte’s 56 County Tour Highlights Rural Investments, Jobs, and Public Safety

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Governor Greg Gianforte continued his 56 County Tour this week, visiting communities across eastern Montana to spotlight infrastructure upgrades, workforce initiatives, public safety investments, and new business openings. “It’s great to hit the road to see firsthand how communities are thriving across eastern Montana,” Gianforte said. “Thanks to our pro-family, pro-jobs agenda, we’re connecting Montanans Read More…

Lee Enterprises to Pay $9.5 Million in Privacy Case, Faces New Employee Class-Action Lawsuits

2 days ago   Business, Featured, Home Featured, Montana Business News, Montana News, News

Lee Enterprises, the Iowa-based newspaper chain that owns hundreds of publications in 25 states, including several in Montana, has agreed to pay $9.5 million to settle a subscriber privacy lawsuit — even as it confronts fresh legal troubles from a February 2025 cyberattack that allegedly exposed the personal information of thousands of employees. Three new Read More…

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Montana GOP asks high court to remove Libertarian SOS candidate

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By Mike Dennison – MTN News HELENA –  The head of the state Republican Party Wednesday asked the Montana Supreme Court to remove the Libertarian secretary of state candidate from Montana’s November ballot, for not filing proper campaign forms. Jeff Essmann’s filing for “extraordinary relief” said Libertarian Roger Roots failed to file forms required of Read More…

Miles City Council approves $23 million budget for 2016-17

9 years ago   Montana News, News

The Miles City Council passed a $26.7 million city budget for 2016-17 Tuesday night. The $23,668,213 spending plan includes $5 million in General Fund expenditures, nearly $900,000 in cash carryover and various enterprise funds like ambulance, water, sewer, airport and library.. Finance Committee Chairwoman Susanne Galbraith said the police department requested an additional officer, which Read More…

Gianforte, Pro-Bullock PAC pouring money into MT’s gov race

9 years ago   Featured, Home Featured, Montana News, Montana Politics, News, Politics

Republican gubernatorial candidate Greg Gianforte has poured another $640,000 of his own money into his campaign, upping his total personal contributions to $1.7 million – about half his overall campaign funds. But Gianforte wasn’t the only one who opened his checkbook in Montana’s gubernatorial race last month. Good Jobs Montana, an independent political action committee Read More…

Malmstrom AFB Issues Bad Water Notice

9 years ago   Montana News, News

Malmstrom Air Force Base residents woke up to potentially dangerous drinking water this morning.  The base put out a notice stating there were elevated chlorine levels in water and it was unsafe to drink or even wash with.  Some residents stated the water smelled a little funny as early as last night.  Base officials say Read More…

Montana Ranch Offers the Cowboy Life for $35 Million

9 years ago   Montana News, News

Hobble Diamond Ranch offers a home on the range to fulfill your dreams of living the cowboy lifestyle on a 30,000-acre spread accentuated by the Yellowstone River running through the property. It can all be yours for the sum of $35 million. Bloomberg’s James Tarmy has the details on “Bloomberg Markets.” From Bloomberg  

Hamilton National Guard Armory closes

9 years ago   Featured, Montana News, News

The Montana National Guard marked the end of an era as it closed its armory in Hamilton Tuesday. The Hamilton Armory on West Main Street is 57 years old. Detachment 2,230th Engineering Company, which called the armory home, will be transferred to Anaconda. Montana National Guard soldiers did a final walk through of the landmark Read More…

House Benghazi Committee chairman in Montana to stump with Zinke

9 years ago   Home Featured, Montana News, Montana Politics, News, Politics

The House Benghazi Committee chairman is in Montana this week stumping for Rep. Ryan Zinke’s re-election. Rep. Trey Gowdy, R-South Carolina, is scheduled to appear with Montana’s Republican congressman at four fundraising events across the state beginning with an afternoon event in Kalispell on Tuesday. A spokeswoman for Zinke said he will talk about “national Read More…

Enviro group spending $500K to defeat Gianforte

9 years ago   Home Featured, Montana News, Montana Politics, News, Politics

A Montana-based environmental group said Monday it will spend $500,000 to help re-elect Democratic Gov. Steve Bullock and defeat his Republican rival, Greg Gianforte. The Montana Conservation Voters Action Fund, a political action committee, will use the money to fund a door-to-door canvassing effort to encourage people to sign up for absentee ballots, and to Read More…