A number of Republican lawmakers from across the state are pushing to preserve a ballot statement prepared by Montana Attorney General Tim Fox explaining a contentious referendum heading to voters next year. But opponents believe the statement fails to inform voters of the full impacts of the measure, known as Legislative Referendum 130, which would strip a local … [Read more...] about Effort to strip Missoula’s authority to regulate firearms hits language debate

The Missoula County Elections Office on Friday mailed nearly 19,000 ballots to registered voters in the three city wards that have more than two candidates vying for a seat on the City Council. You can read the candidate profiles for all council races by following this link. “The office also sent more than 9,000 mailers to voters not currently on the absentee list,” … [Read more...] about Absentee ballots for Missoula City Council primaries arrive in mail

Backed by a roster of citizens who professed their love for Missoula and appreciation for its leaders, City Council members voted 11-1 Monday night to adopt a $178.7 million budget. Only Councilman Jesse Ramos voted against the Fiscal Year 2020 budget, insisting that the city should narrow its focus and that lower-income residents are being taxed out of their … [Read more...] about Missoula City Council approves $178.7M budget for Fiscal Year 2020

https://youtu.be/bfa7FNkZDjM Calling the nation's mounting number of gun-related deaths “mind numbing,” more than 100 people stood in the rain in downtown Missoula on Saturday to rally for sensible gun laws aimed at background checks and red flag laws. The rally came on the heels of the latest mass shootings in Texas and Ohio, and as the debate over gun legislation heats … [Read more...] about Missoulians to Congress: Pass background checks, red flag laws

(CN) – Bucking recent trends, Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren climbed to second place in a nationwide Fox News poll of registered voters Thursday, leaping over Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders in the race for the Democratic nomination but still trailing frontrunner Joe Biden. Warren captured the second place position with support from 20 percent of Democratic primary voters, … [Read more...] about Warren passes Sanders, climbs to claim second place in national poll