Child being held by immigration authorities

By Keila Szpaller | Deputy Editor

“The Judge put it pretty cleanly – you don’t move the goalposts in the middle of the game.” – Rep. Llew Jones, chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, about a court order that allows him and Rep. Steve Fitzpatrick, House majority leader, to stay on the general election ballot after a new attorney general opinion would have removed the Republicans.

Immigration authorities are detaining a Montana child illegally, attorneys allege

by Keila Szpaller

A 9-year-old child with special medical needs from Billings is being held at the Havre Border Patrol Station after U.S. Customs and Border Patrol made an unlawful arrest earlier this month, according to a petition filed in the U.S. District Court of Montana. Federal agents detained parent Adrián Espinoza De La Cruz and the child […]

Judge allows Republican lawmakers to stay on ballot

by Micah Drew

Lewis and Clark District Court Judge Christopher Abbott on Wednesday ruled that two Republican lawmakers will be allowed to stay on November’s ballot, halting a new opinion last week by the attorney general that would have booted them. Rep. Llew Jones, Republican nominee for Senate District 9, and Rep. Steve Fitzpatrick, Republican nominee for House […]

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