Decision coming ASAP on term limits case

By Keila Szpaller | Deputy Editor

"If we were sincere about this 800-pound gorilla in the room needing to be addressed, we would do it the right way. It would not be 90 days before the secretary of state is to certify the ballots for the general election.” – Jesse Laslovich, a lawyer arguing a new interpretation of term limits shouldn’t come this late — when it could boot primary winners from the ballot.

District Court judge says he’ll rule quickly on term limit lawsuit

by Jordan Hansen

Montana District Court Judge Chris Abbott said on Tuesday afternoon he will decide quickly on a lawsuit filed by two longtime Republican state legislators over Attorney General Austin Knudsen’s reinterpretation of the state’s term limit statue. Knudsen published his opinion just days before the secretary of state must certify who will be on the November […]

Public Service Commission says NorthWestern’s energy plan ‘deficient’

by Keila Szpaller

NorthWestern Energy’s plan for energy resources for the next 20 years came up short on Tuesday at the Montana Public Service Commission. In a 3-1 vote, the PSC returned the plan to the utility with a revision request to address deficiencies identified by Public Service Commission analysts. Every three years, NorthWestern Energy must do an […]

Montana GOP selects Kronebusch as replacement candidate in disputed Senate race

by Micah Drew

Members of the Montana Republican Party on Monday nominated Ted Kronebusch as a replacement candidate for Senate District 9, even as a lawsuit filed by current candidate Rep. Llew Jones to stay on the ballot is ongoing. Kronebusch is chairman of the Pondera County Republican Central Committee and a close friend of Jones for decades. […]

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