Conservative Corner: Words Matter
When I was in grade school, we were taught how to think. When we said the Pledge of Allegiance every morning, we all said, “…one Nation under God,…” When I learned the Lord’s Prayer, we would say “…forgive us our sins as we forgive those who have sinned against us…” We learned that the United […]
McNiven Meanderings: MT Legislature & HS Basketball
Well, Folks, here’s my cliff notes for this week: MT legislature and high school basketball. 1. The Montana Legislature is underway, and I was able to get time to go up to Helena last week in between and get a Yellowstone County Delegation 2025 photo. Getting a picture with everyone is a big feat, but […]
MT Republicans Elect Next Leadership, Yellowstone County Dominates Senate Leadership
Montana House and Senate Republicans have elected their leadership for the 69th Legislative Session with Senator Matt Regier of Kalispell to serve as the next President of the Senate and Representative Brandon Ler of Savage to serve as the Speaker of the House. Others to serve in House leadership positions include
Sign Violated the Spirit of Election Day, if Not the Law
A huge electronic billboard, promoting the passage of CI-126, dominated the MetraPark parking lot on Election Day, in front of Election headquarters, for much of the day – just as flyers promoting the campaigns of Judge Katherine Bidegaray and Judge Jeremiah “Jerry” Lynch were passed out to people standing in line waiting to register to […]
Yellowstone County Majority Remains Red
A “red wave” could be considered something of an understatement regarding the Montana general election on Tuesday and the same held true for Yellowstone County where late registrations on Election Day pushed the total number of voters to record levels. Election workers were still counting ballots at noon on Wednesday. Ballot counting, by law, has […]
Sheehy Dethrones Tester, Republicans Sweep Statewide
Among record Montana voter turnout, Montanans made themselves heard Tuesday night. Republican candidates swept the statewide races for Governor, U.S. Senate, and both U.S. House districts. The Gubernatorial race was the first to be called, with the Associated Press announcing a Greg Gianforte re-election victory just three minutes after the polls closed at 8:00pm. At […]
Democrat Staffer Seen Tampering with Montana Ballot Box
This past Sunday, October 20, a man was caught on video tampering with an Official Mail Ballot Drop Box in Glacier County, MT. The surveillance camera footage can be found online at https://www.foxnews.com/politics/video-dem-aligned-individual-montana-ballot-box-sparks-tampering-concern-from-election-administrator The video appears to show the individual putting both hands on the drop box and unsuccessfully trying to rip it from the […]
Sheehy Still on Top, National Results a Toss-Up
This past Saturday, October 26, Emerson College released one last poll on the Montana U.S. Senate race before election day. Coming in amidst a national upward trend in early voting, the poll showed Sheehy with a 50-46 advantage over Tester. The 4-point margin is half of the 8-point lead that the New York Times and […]
Tester Called Out by Montana Sheriffs
Recently, Senator Jon Tester’s campaign has circulated newspaper advertisements bragging about having procured millions of dollars in federal funding for local law enforcement. However, multiple county sheriffs have now called Tester’s ads “misleading”. In a Facebook post, Roosevelt County Sheriff Jason Frederick issued the following statement: I am not supporting either candidate, but as your […]
McNiven Meanderings: The calm before the storm
Folks, this is the calm before the storm for the election season is ending. In fact, it kind of feels eerie to a point as this is our edition before the election. I feel good about Trump winning BUT I felt that way as well when he lost in 2020, so I’m not sure what […]