By Keila Szpaller | Deputy Editor
"We haven't been able to advance our objectives because Regier is busy fighting and bickering with everybody instead of doing the job.” — Montana House Majority Leader Steve Fitzpatrick, a Great Falls Republican, about fellow Republican and Montana Senate President Matt Regier.
Attorney general decision could boot GOP primary winners from ballot
by Jordan Hansen
Montana House Majority Leader Steve Fitzpatrick said Thursday he’s going to have to file a lawsuit to stay on the ballot after a decision from Attorney General Austin Knudsen this week affected how term limits are calculated. Fitzpatrick, who ran unopposed for re-election in the Republican primary, called the decision from the attorney general a […]
Libby asbestos clinic abruptly shutters, two weeks early
by Micah Drew
A Libby clinic that focused on patients with asbestos-related diseases abruptly shuttered on Monday, two weeks earlier than its planned wind-down. The Libby Center for Asbestos Related Disease has since 2000 offered screening and resources for patients with asbestos-related diseases due to exposure to vermiculite mined in the region throughout the 1900s. According to a […]
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