Mara Silvers

The state’s cease-and-desist letter to the Daily Montanan alleged the publication of “sensitive and private” information about workplace climate.

Two candidates for Montana’s governor’s seat have agreed to debate in mid-October. Incumbent Republican Gov. Greg Gianforte is scheduled to face off against Democratic challenger Ryan Busse, a conservation advocate and former firearms executive, in an Oct. 16 debate hosted by NonStop Local, an ABC-Fox affiliate, Gianforte’s campaign says.

The Gianforte administration has tapped a Connecticut-based company to care for “difficult-to-place” populations in state custody.

As third-party money surges in the background, the four nonpartisan candidates for the open positions on the Montana Supreme Court are convincing voters that their races are far from boring. While Bidegaray and her opponent, Wilson, have often tried to dispel the heated political rhetoric surrounding the judicial races, Swanson and Lynch have used it to power attacks against one another and defend their own reputations.

The 2023 cases deal with Medicaid funding for abortion, ultrasound requirements and a ban on a common second-trimester procedure.

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals decision comes nearly two years after House Bill 702 was partially blocked.

Montana’s Republican governor and his Democratic challenger appeared together in their first, and perhaps last, debate before the Nov. 5 election.

Early election results showed the Republican incumbent easily besting Democratic challenger Ryan Busse.

CI-128 passed by a wide margin in an election dominated by Republican candidates.

Montana’s newly re-elected governor says the state can reduce income and property taxes while investing in public safety and education.