Editors note: The following press release was received by E-City Beat Monday morning. We are publishing it without edits or editorial comment. The press release doesn't necessarily reflect the opinion of E-City Beat or any of our contributors and it is not a campaign endorsement for Tony Rosales.
Emphasizing Constructive Change While Acknowledging Good Faith Efforts of All Parties
GREAT FALLS,...
Today E-City Beat sent an email to the three GFPS School Board candidates requesting a candidate profile and their reasons for seeking the position of School Board Trustee. We will publish their responses without edits or editorial comment towards the end of April.
The three candidates vying for one open seat are Rodney Meyers, Marlee Sunchild, and Tony Rosales. The...
It's time to update our Growth Policy, Great Falls.
It may come as a surprise to some folks but there are a significant number of Great Fallsians who don't want our city to grow at all, they're happy with things exactly as they are here in the Electric City.
I get it. Take a look at Bozeman and you see why...
Our regular feature highlighting a few of the latest and most interesting local and national news items from various sources.
Three Great Falls Libertarian state House candidates, Rosales, Leatherbarrow, Sui, disqualified from ballot, from MTPR:https://www.mtpr.org/montana-news/2024-03-21/12-candidates-disqualified-from-montanas-primary-election-ballot
Woman dies from injuries after being hit by car in Great Falls, from ABC/FOX NonStop Local:https://www.montanarightnow.com/great-falls/pedestrian-dies-after-hit-by-car-on-10th-ave-s-in-great-falls/article_4279db12-e558-11ee-91fb-6b4cdcd2535a.html
Cops nab juvenile suspect, from KRTV:https://www.krtv.com/news/crime-and-courts/juvenile-stabbing-suspect-arrested-in-great-falls
Editors note: the following is a press release sent to E-City Beat from the Cascade County Libertarian Party. Stay tuned to E-City Beat as we begin our coverage of local candidates on the 2024 primary and general election ballots.
Four Libertarians File for Office to Represent >50% of Cascade County in State Legislature
GREAT FALLS, MT, March 12, 2024 – Four...
Here's a excerpt from the article written by Daily Montanan reporter Nicole Girten and posted last week.
"Plaintiffs in a case against the Cascade County Elections Office over its handling of a May 2023 election alleged the office knowingly went against state statute – and fault included ousted Clerk and Recorder Rina Moore’s former staff.
According to a court filing submitted...
Editors note, the following is an opinion piece by Jeni Dodd.
Jasmine Taylor of the blog WTF 406 apparently has issues with the facts. Taylor opined that E-City Beat✓’s recent article, "Library Director And Library Board Chair Spouses/Partners Donated $130,000 To Levy Campaign Committee", was an attack on philanthropy and that it showed ire against the donors to 'Yes for...
Our regular feature highlighting a few of the latest and most interesting local and national news items from various sources.
CCSO Deputy wounded, man killed in shoot out west of Great Falls, from KRTV:https://www.krtv.com/neighborhood-news/great-falls-cascade-county/man-dead-after-shooting-a-cascade-county-sheriffs-deputy
Gianforte 52%, Busse 30%, from KULR8:Recent Montana poll shows Gianforte leads Busse in race for Governor | Hometown Election HQ | kulr8.com
Great Falls men charged with rape and...
E-City Beat has confirmed that the two largest contributions to the 'Vote YES for Libraries' committee, which advocated in favor of the Great Falls Public Library levy in 2023, appear to have come in equal amounts from the spouses/partners of Susan McIntyre, the Library Director, and Whitney Olson, the Chair of the library board.
According to the publicly available Montana...
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