MT Healthcare Professionals Call Out Tester for Healthcare Lies
Over the last month, Senator Tester’s campaign has placed full page ads in several local newspapers accusing Tim Sheehy of planning to close 49 hospitals in Montana. The ad then lists 49 medical centers, including Billings Clinic Broadwater and Beartooth Billings Clinic. However, the ad has been disavowed by a group of 37 healthcare professionals, […]
Montana Senate Race Now Leaning Red
As November 5th quickly approaches, the Montana U.S. Senate race has quickly become Republican candidate Tim Sheehy’s to lose. The candidate has seen a relatively positive linear trajectory in polling, as he was behind by as many as nine points in February, but now holds the lead by a polling average of 5.2 points according […]
Senator Cotton Joins List of High-Profile Republicans to Visit MT, Endorses Sheehy
As we inch closer and closer to the election in November, the stakes continue to rise. With possibly the most important statewide election in the country right here, both parties continue to throw everything they have at Montana’s U.S. Senate race between Jon Tester and Tim Sheehy. U.S. Senator Tom Cotton (R-AR) joins what has […]
Tester Met with Lobbyists Over 200 Times; Number One Recipient of Lobbying Cash
According to Senator Tester’s public schedule, Senator Tester held 218 meetings with lobbyists between January 2023 and August 2024. This figure also does not include meetings between Tester’s staff and lobbyists. Anti-lobbying sentiments have been a central theme of Tester’s campaigns and tenure in the Senate, with his first opponent, Conrad Burns, engulfed by the […]
MT Dems Fail Lawsuit, Green Party Candidate to Stay on Ballots
A lawsuit from the Montana Democratic Party against the Montana Secretary of State, Christi Jacobsen, was heard in front of a judge in a Lewis and Clark County courtroom on the morning of Friday, August 30,. The lawsuit is an attempt to have the Green Party candidate in the United States Senate race, Michael Barb, […]
Sheehy Wave: Unprecedented Number of Yellowstone County Officials Endorse Sheehy
This past week, a total of 60 local elected officials all from Yellowstone County signed on to a letter endorsing Tim Sheehy for United States Senate over current Senator Jon Tester. The list of names includes current and former state representatives, county commissioners, Billings City Council members, former district judges, party leaders and former Billings […]
Conflicting New Polling Numbers Drop in the Tester-Sheehy Race
In the last week, two major polls have been published, one from Rasmussen Reports and one from the Napolitan Institute. The Rasmussen Reports poll was conducted from August 14 through August 20 with a sample of 835 likely voters. This poll has Tim Sheehy with a sizable lead of 50% to Jon Tester’s 43%, with […]
Jon Tester Affiliated PAC Offered Cash for Athlete Endorsements, Rejected by Women in Sports
First reported by Lily Meskers of the University of Montana, a Jon Tester affiliated PAC, Montana Together, has been offering collegiate athletes at the University of Montana cash in exchange for endorsing Tester on social media. The group offered between $400 and $2,400 for videos that “inform your audience about Senator Tester’s track record in […]
“Show Strength and Use Common Sense”: Tim Sheehy Visits YCN & Makes His Case to Be Montana’s U.S. Senator
Last Thursday, August 15, United States Senate candidate Tim Sheehy came to the Yellowstone County News office for a quick interview. He discussed current polling numbers, why he entered the race, why he stands out, and his experience as a veteran and business owner. Q- Jon Tester has won three statewide elections as a Democrat […]
Montana DNC Delegation Led by Former Billings Rep, Tester Still Absent
On Tuesday, August 20, 24 out of 25 Montana Democratic delegates cast their vote for Vice President Kamala Harris to officially become the Democratic candidate for President of the United States at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago. The delegation was spoken for by Jon Sesso of Butte and Robyn Driscoll of Billings. Driscoll is […]