Mike Dennison
Montana Land Board approves new route for power plant pipeline
The state Land Board Tuesday approved the re-routing of a pipeline underneath the Yellowstone River at Laurel, despite opposition and concerns raised by some local landowners.
Fed court sets March trial to decide Montana’s PSC districts
A federal court Thursday set a March 4 trial for deciding whether and how to redraw Montana’s five Public Service Commission districts this election year – and blocked the state from certifying any candidates running for the two PSC seats up for election.
Candidate filing kicks off for Montana’s 2022 elections
Candidate filing for Montana’s 2022 elections kicked off Thursday morning at the Capitol, with a pair of hopefuls for Montana’s newly minted western congressional district topping the list.
As 2022 campaign season kicks off, can Montana Dems bounce back?
Democrats believe they can make District 1 competitive and perhaps pick up some seats in the state Legislature, where they’ve been in the minority since 2011.
Gov. Gianforte asks U.S. Supreme Court to intervene in judicial dispute
Republican Gov. Greg Gianforte on Monday joined GOP legislators and Montana’s Republican attorney general in asking the U.S. Supreme Court to intervene in their dispute with the Montana Supreme Court over whether that court is improperly “prejudging proposed legislation.”
Montana Supreme Court Justice Jim Rice running for re-election
Montana Supreme Court Justice Jim Rice said Thursday he will run for re-election this year to a third eight-year term on the state’s highest court, potentially extending his tenure as the court’s longest-serving justice.
Realtor ethics case involving gay rights, Montana pastor garnering national attention
A case involving a Missoula-area pastor, gay rights and the National Association of Realtors’ code of ethics may be the first legal test of the code, involving LGBTQ+ discrimination, an advocacy group says.
Missoula pastor/realtor expands challenge of ‘hate speech’ complaint
A Missoula-area pastor and part-time real estate agent has expanded his lawsuit against a Realtors group over accusations that he engaged in “hate speech” when he pulled out of a food-bank event this summer that was promoting gay rights.
Arntzen: Montana after-school grants awarded this week
About $3.8 million of federal funds to expand after-school programs will be awarded this week, as planned, says Superintendent of Public Instruction Elsie Arntzen – although the organizations seeking the money never submitted a formal application.
Statewide voter-database conversion may be delayed
Montana Secretary of State Christi Jacobsen told lawmakers Thursday she won’t launch a new, statewide voter database unless it’s ready — and, at the same meeting, a county election official involved with testing the new system said it’s not ready.