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Dark money group launches ad attacking Rosendale

Dark money group launches ad attacking Rosendale

According to Roll Call , the liberal dark money group Majority Forward is behind the 30-second spot , which h…

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State Auditor drops fines against top campaign donor

State Auditor drops fines against top campaign donor

Family members and employees of a Billings-based bail bond company facing fines and sanctions by the Montana …

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Daily Beast audio reveals potential illegal coordination between NRA and Rosendale

Daily Beast audio reveals potential illegal coordination between NRA and Rosendale

According to an audio recording obtained by the Daily Beast, Republican Montana State Auditor and U.S. Senate…

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Lee Enterprises shutters Missoula Independent

Lee Enterprises shutters Missoula Independent

Lee Enterprises, the Iowa-based newspaper chain that bought the Missoula Independent last year, has now shut …

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Big Tobacco violated campaign laws, commissioner finds

Big Tobacco violated campaign laws, commissioner finds

HELENA - Two Big Tobacco companies violated Montana's campaign practices and disclosure laws as part of a cam…

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With the midterm field set, Tester faces another tough contest

With the midterm field set, Tester faces another tough contest

The results of June 5 primary elections gave some clues as to the mood of Montana's electorate, and all signs…

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Trans* in Montana

Trans* in Montana

One of the biggest challenges LGBT equality faces, advocates say, is helping lawmakers to understand the comp…

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Documents detail Right to Work's involvement in Montana elections

Documents detail Right to Work's involvement in Montana elections

HELENA - Thousands of newly uncovered documents and recently filed court records bolster the already mounting…

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Judge presiding over political corruption lawsuit is married to newly appointed lieutenant govern...

Judge presiding over political corruption lawsuit is married to newly appointed lieutenant govern...

District Judge DeeAnn Cooney has only been on the bench since Jan. 1, but already she's presiding over one of…

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New judge assigned to political corruption lawsuit

New judge assigned to political corruption lawsuit

The Helena district court judge Gov. Steve Bullock recently appointed to the bench has recused herself from p…

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Complaint against 'Dark Money' prosecutor dismissed

Complaint against 'Dark Money' prosecutor dismissed

HELENA - Allegations that a high-profile state-appointed attorney broke some of the very same campaign practi…

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Montana Growth Network settles long-standing political practices lawsuit

Montana Growth Network settles long-standing political practices lawsuit

HELENA - A dark money political organization that spent hundreds of thousands of dollars during the 2012 elec…

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Final omnibus bill stripped of "Citizens United 2.0" riders

Final omnibus bill stripped of "Citizens United 2.0" riders

Campaign finance watchdogs were waiting on pins and needles this week in anticipation of the final text of a …

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Missoula Independent staff file papers to form a union

Missoula Independent staff file papers to form a union

The NewsGuild-Communication Workers of America would represent the union in collective bargaining HELENA - Th…

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Complaint: dark money Right to Work group engaged in illegal political activities

Complaint: dark money Right to Work group engaged in illegal political activities

Montana Citizens for Right to Work has been actively participating in Montana elections since as far back as …

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Lawsuit claims Yellowstone County judge, sheriff's officer violated civil rights in illegal immig...

Lawsuit claims Yellowstone County judge, sheriff's officer violated civil rights in illegal immig...

By John S. Adams, Montana Free Press A Yellowstone County man who claims a judge illegally ordered his arrest…

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Federal judge who sealed Cebull file retires amid sexual misconduct allegations

Federal judge who sealed Cebull file retires amid sexual misconduct allegations

The federal judge who ordered that the results of a lengthy misconduct investigation into a former Montana ch…

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GOP consultant accuses 'dark money' prosecutor of campaign violations

GOP consultant accuses 'dark money' prosecutor of campaign violations

Gene Jarussi, the state special attorney general in charge of litigating a series of lawsuits against politic…

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After a decade-long internal battle, have legislative Republicans buried the hatchet?

After a decade-long internal battle, have legislative Republicans buried the hatchet?

For the better part of the past decade, Montana Republicans have enjoyed comfortable majorities in the state …

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