Not since the New Deal has the U.S. government poured this kind of money into rebuilding America’s infrastructure. Companies and states are clamoring for their piece of that federal jackpot. That helps explain why infrastructure is the major topic of conversation in economic development circles this year, and why it also looms large in CNBC’s … Read more
Montana GOP Senate candidate Tim Sheehy failed to disclose his role at the Property and Environment Research Center, a property rights and environmental research nonprofit that has a history of advocating for privatizing America’s federal lands and rolling back environmental laws including the Endangered Species Act. Sheehy, a former Navy SEAL and wealthy businessman who … Read more
The keys to the Mini Cooper with a keychain in the form of a car seen during a flash mob. Fans of the Mini Cooper brand in Moscow and the region joined the international flash mob “I LOVE MINI” for the ninth time.Photo: Alexander Sayganov/SOPA Images/LightRocket (Getty Images) If you’re reading Jalopnik, then you probably … Read more
WASHINGTON ― Sen. Jon Tester has a herculean task this year: win reelection in Montana, a state where Donald Trump is overwhelmingly popular. And unlike his 2018 bid for reelection, he’ll be sharing the ballot with the former president this time, making the job all that more difficult. Trump won Montana by 20 points in … Read more
Rep. Matt Rosendale (R-Mont.) had high political aspirations. Then, suddenly, he had none. In the span of a month, the hard-right MAGA conservative launched a repeat Senate campaign, promptly ended it, filed for reelection in the House, and then on Friday dropped that bid, citing death threats to his family and “defamatory rumors” about an … Read more
A Montana Republican who mounted a Senate campaign only to be greeted by former President Donald Trump’s near-instant endorsement of his opponent has ended his campaign after just six days. Rep. Matt Rosendale officially launched a Senate bid last Friday after long teasing his desire for a rematch against Democratic Sen. Jon Tester, whom he … Read more
When Ryan Busse, a Democrat from Kalispell, announced his bid for Montana governor in September, Don Kaltschmidt, chair of the state Republican Party, immediately condemned him as an “anti-gun extremist and radical environmentalist.” Busse, a longtime environmental advocate and former firearms industry executive, chuckled. “Insert laughter,” he told HuffPost. “Are you fucking kidding me? I’ve … Read more
Rep. Matt Rosendale (R-Mont.) on Friday officially launched his bid for the U.S. Senate, giving Republican voters in Montana a second millionaire transplant to choose from in the upcoming June primary. Rosendale, a hard-right conservative, will face GOP hopeful Tim Sheehy, a former Navy SEAL and wealthy businessman, for the opportunity to take on incumbent … Read more
Image: Centsible Auto Sales Lately, it seems with each passing day we’re getting hit with more and more absurd cars being listed for sale. They either have absurd pricing or you wonder why they’re even being listed for sale on places like Bring a Trailer. Even some dealerships have been getting in on the dumb … Read more
I recently returned from a trip to snowy Montana where I had the privilege of driving several different vehicles on both regular tires and dedicated winter tires. Obviously, since we were driving on snow, the winter tires performed significantly better than the all-seasons or summer tires used on the control vehicles. That wasn’t really ever … Read more
