By DARRELL EHRLICK | Editor-in-Chief
"I’ve been having a hard time finding people that don’t like this bill,” – State Sen. Gayle Lammers, a Hardin Republican, on a bill draft for the 2027 Legislature that would make the Montana Public Service Commissioners appointed instead of elected.
300,000 Montanans have voted, in-person voting kicks off at 7 a.m.
by Micah Drew
With one day left until midterm Election Day polls close in Montana, more than 300,000 votes have already been cast. The Montana Secretary of State’s office reported that as of Sunday night, 56.6% of the more than 530,000 absentee ballots sent out had been returned, including around 45,000 from Yellowstone County, 41,000 from Missoula County, […]
Montana Millionaire game postponed, state lottery says
by Jordan Hansen
The Montana State Lottery experienced a “continued technical issue” this weekend in its Montana Millionaire game, which the state agency postponed on Nov. 1. Each year, the state lottery runs a game that picks several winners for a prize of $1 million. This year, the lottery was set to pick six tickets that would win […]
Draft bill to appoint Public Service Commissioners heading to 2027 session
by Keila Szpaller
State Sen. Gayle Lammers has been talking with Montanans about legislation to change the way the Public Service Commission is formed — to appoint members rather than elect them. Some people worry about taking away the ability to vote for a commissioner, but they also see problems at the agency, Lammers said. Recently, for example, […]
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