Election results, Cole Wins Mayorship vote for City of Billings
BILLINGS– Billings voters selected Bill Cole as their next mayor on Tuesday, as the former Chamber of Commerce board president easily defeated former state Rep. Jeff Essmann in the municipal general election. In unofficial results reported Tuesday shortly after the polls closed at 8 p.m., Cole received 15,852 votes, or 63.43 percent of the ballots. […]
Gov. Bullock calls special legislative session
HELENA — Gov. Steve Bullock has convened a special session of the Montana Legislature to address a $227 million shortfall in the state budget. Bullock announced on Monday that the special session will begin at noon Tuesday, Nov. 14 at the state Capitol, although hearings will begin on Monday. Bullock said legislators must address the […]
Billings mayoral candidates face off in last debate
Originally published in the 10/20/17 print edition of Yellowstone County News BILLINGS — Billings mayoral candidates Bill Cole and Jeff Essmann squared off for a final debate before ballots went out by mail on Wednesday for the Nov. 7 election. A quick and lively, back and forth conversation, during the one-hour debate that was sponsored […]
Yellowstone County News to co-sponsor last Billings mayoral debate
BILLINGS — Yellowstone County News will host and sponsor the final debate between the Billings candidates for mayor on Oct. 17. The candidate forum and debate, co-sponsored by KULR-8 Television, begins at 7 p.m. in Petro Theater at Montana State University Billings and lasts one hour. The event is free and open to the public. […]
Local option tax separates Billings mayor candidates
Originally published in the print edition of the Yellowstone County News. BILLINGS — One of the most significant differences in positions between the two candidates running for mayor of Billings is their support for a proposed local option tax. A local option tax is essentially a limited sales tax, restricted to a specific city or […]
Cole, Essmann win Billings mayor primary election
Originally published in the 9/15/17 print edition of the Yellowstone County News. BILLINGS — Mayoral candidates Bill Cole and Jeff Essmann will advance to the general election after receiving the most votes in Tuesday’s primary. Cole received 7,826 votes, or about 32 percent of the 24,228 votes cast. Essmann received 6,502 votes, or about 27 […]
Prouse released from jail, promises to provide court-ordered documents
Originally published in the Yellowstone County News 8/25/17 print edition of Yellowstone County News. SHEPHERD — Former state legislator Wesley Prouse has been released from jail after pledging to produce court-ordered financial documents in the illegal campaign funding case against him. District Judge Michael Moses sent Prouse to jail last week after a court hearing in […]
City and Mayor candidates respond in special edition of YCN
Just published in the 8/18/17 special print section of the Yellowstone County News, Here is what was published for the Mayor and City Council publication this week. The 2017 primary election for the City of Billings is now upon us. The absentee ballots in for the City of Billings will be going out in the […]
Rosedale Announces run to replace Tester
HELENA — Montana State Auditor Matt Rosendale announced Monday that he plans to campaign for the U.S. Senate seat in 2018. A Republican, Rosendale would seek to unseat current Sen. Jon Tester, a Democrat, of Big Sandy. “Montanans are fed up with politicians who say one thing back home but vote another way in Washington, […]
Judge Russ Fagg mulls U.S. Senate run
Originally published in the 6/30/17 print edition of Yellowstone County News. BILLINGS — Yellowstone County District Judge Russ Fagg, who recently announced his retirement from the bench, has formed an exploratory committee to consider a Senate race in 2018. Fagg is one of several Republican candidates who have announced their intent to challenge Sen. Jon […]