1+ week, 1+ day ago   (288+ words) As a fan of local history, I was fascinated to learn about Montana’s Corrupt Practices Act, which passed by ballot initiative in 1912, and completely banned corporate influence in our elections for 100 years. We needed this law because the copper kings…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (384+ words) In 2025, Kalispell Public Schools passed its first high school levy in nearly two decades — in no small part, thanks to help from the Kalispell Chamber of Commerce, which backed the district’s funding ask and educated the community on the district’s…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (256+ words) Amid it all, Montana’s ballot certification deadline of Aug. 20 came and went yesterday. That’s the date by which the Secretary of State must certify names and designations for statewide and state district candidates, along with statewide ballot issues, and where…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (650+ words) The decision temporarily blocks enforcement of a legal opinion on term limit laws issued by Republican Attorney General Austin Knudsen last week Two Republican candidates for the state Legislature will remain eligible for the general election ballot, a Lewis and…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (738+ words) Why Montana candidates need more honey and less vinegar this election season The hives stood tall. Workers added supers to the stack as bees produced more honey over a hot summer. Wildfire smoke seemed to have stalled activity, but fresh…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (715+ words) With a county convention to elect new standard bearers in the local Republican Party set for Sept. 17, questions about how to conduct that convention remain Al “Doc” Olszewski’s days leading the local Republican Party apparatus are numbered. The Flathead County…...