Politics

A new poll released Tuesday shows Montanans, and Americans in general, agree that political spending, including dark money in politics, has a corrosive effect on government, and lessens the trust in government.

More than 40 million Americans rely on the program, including around 80,000 Montanans.

In U.S. cities big and small, mayors are finding their tenures shaped by housing shortages, and efforts to build more homes, so that people of any income can afford a place to live.

The president, lawmakers and federal judges all receive their regular paychecks during government shutdowns, unlike the 2 million civilian federal employees and thousands of staffers who work in the legislative branch.

Among other things, the Commissioner of Political Practices determined that Carlino failed to properly attribute several campaign texts, failed to designate campaign contributions and expenditures, and failed to disclose an expenditure greater than $450, among other things.

In Montana, a collection of health providers and associations proposed a list of ideas for the cash, including creating a loan repayment fund for rural clinicians to try to ease worker shortages.

The law, which has been challenged in court, has resulted in some election departments seeing rejection rates 10 times higher than normal

Montanans who use SNAP, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, may not receive the benefit in November.

Nearly 40% of the 42 million SNAP recipients nationwide are children 17 and younger, according to the USDA.

Commissioners voted 3-2 to vacate the position of president – ousting current president Brad Molnar.