Montana Democratic Sen. Jon Tester and Republican challenger Tim Sheehy spent a full seven minutes of Monday night’s one-hour debate sparring over the issue of federal public lands. Tester, who is running for a fourth term in a pivotal race that could ultimately decide which party controls the Senate next year, repeatedly painted Sheehy as … Read more
MISSOULA, Mont. ― Battling for his political survival, Sen. Jon Tester (D-Mont.) spent much of Monday’s Senate debate against Republican rival Tim Sheehy on offense, accusing the wealthy rancher of helping fuel the state’s housing crisis, posing a threat to reproductive rights and lying to voters about his plans for federal lands. From the opening … Read more
The campaign of Montana GOP Senate candidate Tim Sheehy appears to have doctored a recent TV advertisement to remove a logo of the Property and Environment Research Center from the shirt he was wearing. PERC is a Montana-based think tank with a history of advocating for the privatization of federal public lands, which has become … Read more
MISSOULA, Mont. — In a subdivision near the northern edge of town, a number of condos and duplexes have popped up in the past three years. It’s part of a larger effort, including new zoning laws, to help provide affordable housing to Montanans who have found themselves priced out of the market, said DJ Smith, … Read more
It was no accident that Sen. Jon Tester of Montana wound up on the campaign trail this week with the leader of Planned Parenthood’s national political action committee. The endangered Senate Democrat, who’s running a tricky campaign that could determine whether Democrats keep control of the upper chamber, is leaning into abortion rights in a … Read more
Bradie Anderson has been fighting to be herself for as long as she can remember. She knew she was a girl ever since she was very young, but others haven’t always seen it that way. When Bradie was 7 years old, her Catholic elementary school in Ohio gave her the choice to either pretend to … Read more
BOZEMAN, Mont. (AP) — Former President Donald Trump headed to Montana for a Friday night rally in hopes of ousting the state’s Democratic senator, but his plane first had to divert to an airport on the other side of the Rocky Mountains because of a mechanical issue, according to airport staff. Trump’s plane was en … Read more
Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks during a press conference at his Mar-a-Lago estate on August 08, 2024, in Palm Beach, Florida. Joe Raedle | Getty Images Former President Donald Trump said Thursday that he plans to stay off the presidential campaign rally circuit until after the Democratic National Convention, which ends Aug. … Read more
Amber has a 2002 Subaru Forester that has reached the end of its usefulness. She wants another crossover with AWD that compliments her active lifestyle and is comfortable for her 90-pound dog. With a budget of around $35,000, what car should she buy? 2025 Subaru Forester Keeps Subie’s Legendary Off-Road Capability (Welcome back to What … Read more
Inflation has loosened its grip considerably from a high of more than 9% in the wake of the pandemic. The first monthly decline since May 2020 in the June CPI reflects the progress bringing down prices. But it is still holding onto Americans’ wallets, and in some places tighter than others. The cost of living … Read more
