Guest Column: Tester’s Hypocrisy on Dark Money
Originally published in the 6/30/17 print edition of Yellowstone County News. In April, Sen. Jon Tester joined an unsuccessful partisan effort to filibuster Judge Neil Gorsuch’s nomination to the Supreme Court. To justify his actions, Tester said at the time, “With Judge Gorsuch on the bench, I am deeply concerned that dark money will continue […]
Greg Gianforte elected to House of Representatives
YELLOWSTONE COUNTY — Yellowstone County voters turned out to support Greg Gianforte Thursday in his Republican bid for Montana’s only seat in the U.S. House of Representatives. Gianforte won 29,745 votes in Yellowstone County, or 55.84 percent of the county’s ballots. Democrat Rob Quist received 19,671 votes, 36.93 percent of the Yellowstone County vote. Independent […]
US Candidate Greg Gianforte scuffles with reporter, cited with misdeamenor assault
With one day before Montana decides who will replace former US Congressman Ryan Zinke in the United States House of Representatives, an audio recording of candidate Greg Gianforte was released of Greg apparently in a scuffle with a Guardian reporter Ben Jacobs where both ended up on the ground. In a statement after the incident, […]
Vice President Mike Pence to Visit Billings
United States Vice President Mike Pence announced that he will be visiting Montana this week in support of Greg Gianforte’s Campaign run for US Representative. The campaign announced that the Vice President will be in Billings on May 12 at a free event to the public. As the special election is getting closer and absentee […]
Libertarian Party Chair resigns, Party says candidate is legitimate
Editors note: This article has been updated from its original to reflect party representatives stating that all paperwork is up to date and Mark Wicks is a legitimate candidate. Montana Libertarian Party Chairman Ron Vandevender has resigned. He said vice chairman Elinor Swanson will take his place. “For my own sake and my family’s […]
Republican lawmakers deliver on Republican values, Op Ed
Originally published in the print 5/5/17 edition of Yellowstone County News. By: Senate and House Majority Leadership (Senate: President Scott Sales, Majority Leader Fred Thomas, Pro Tem Bob Keenan; House: Speaker Austin Knudsen, Majority Leader Ron Ehli, Pro Tem Greg Hertz) As the 2017 legislative session has come to an end, we want to make […]
Three candidates in the mix for Billings mayor
Originally published in print edition of YCN on 4/21/17. BILLINGS — The upcoming race to select a new Billings mayor has already attracted three candidates. The official filing period opens Thursday, April 20 for the mayoral campaign with final date to submit a filing to run by June 19th at 5pm. Current Billings Mayor Tom […]
SB 139 passes House on second reading, back in committee
Originally published in the print edition of Yellowstone County News on 3/31/17 HELENA — Lockwood and East Helena residents are still waiting to see whether they may consider building high schools as Senate Bill 139 advances through the Legislature. The bill was concurred in the Montana House of Representatives on Monday on a 98-2 vote […]
Rob Quist, Greg Gianforte chosen for U.S. House race
HELENA — Republicans and Democrats meeting in nominating conventions in Helena have selected their candidates to replace Ryan Zinke in the U.S. House of Representatives. Democrat Rob Quist of Creston and Republican Greg Gianforte of Bozeman will appear on the ballot in the May 25 special election. Both are political newcomers who have not held […]
Conservative radio DJ suspended, listeners take to rally to support his return
Conservative radio DJ Paul Mushaben of Cat Country Radio Station was suspended last week when he authored a blog post on the Cat Country website blog on Tuesday Feb. 21 that some say was racist. This evening, a group of supporters rallied downtown Billings streets in support to bring him back on air. Co-host radio […]