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 […]
Sen. Conrad Burns fondly recalled at memorial ceremony
Originally published in the 10/13/17 print publication. by Evelyn Pyburn BILLINGS — A Who’s Who of county residents, both past and present, filled the lobby of the MetraPark arena for the unveiling of the sign that will designate the Conrad Burns Memorial Highway and a commemorative rock with Burns’ brand on it, which has been placed […]
Sen. Conrad Burns buried at Arlington National Cemetery
Originally published in 7/21/17 print edition. ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY — Sen. Conrad Burns was buried in a small family ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery on Monday. The Montana Republican was a longtime Billings resident and former Yellowstone County Commissioner. He died at his Billings home on in April 2016. His family delayed his burial at […]
Burns Family Statement On The Passing Of Senator Conrad Burns
(BILLINGS, MT) April 29, 2016 – Today the family of former Montana U.S. Senator Conrad Burns released the following statement after the Senator passed away yesterday evening. Rep. Zinke’s office is sending the statement at the request of the Burns family. The family said: “Conrad was a loving, dedicated husband and proud father of three […]