Legislator Ed Buttrey, the incumbent in HD 21, will once again face a competitive primary. Black Eagle resident Sally Tucker filed to run in HD 21 as a Republican today. Buttrey trounced Republicans John Abarr and Rickey Linafelter (winning over 75% of the vote) in a three-way primary in 2018, before ultimately defeating Democrat Leesha…
Author: ECB Staff
Impeachment Poll: Should The Senate Remove Donald Trump From Office?
With the impeachment trial set to begin next week, we thought we would ask you, our readers, where you stand … Vote now! [poll id=”18″]
A Question For Bernie Sanders
Not from us, but from Brit Hume: Seems fair to at least ask. What would be the limiting principle of Bernie’s socialist give-away train? Would there be one?
Tryon’s January 7 Great Falls City Commission Meeting Recap
Editor’s note: E-City Beat has requested and received permission to copy and paste Great Falls City Commissioner Rick Tryon’s reports from his public commissioner’s Facebook page, ‘Rick Tryon for a Greater Great Falls’. COMMISSIONER TRYON’S GREAT FALLS CITY COMMISSION REPORT As a way to partially fulfill my personal commitment to working for transparent and responsive…
Nearly 76% Of Whitney Williams’ Donations From Out Of State
Montana Democrat and gubernatorial candidate Whitney Williams is a fundraising tour de force. Williams, the daughter of former U.S. Representative Pat Williams and former Montana Senate Majority Leader Carol Williams, has amassed a campaign war chest that leads the Democratic field. According to the Montana Free Press, Williams has raked in $431,768, but with only…
New Year, New Look
Starting today, E-City Beat is sporting a new look. We’ve streamlined our blog page design and we hope that you, our awesome readers, like the change. We’re also looking forward to bringing you additional content this year including local, state, and national information and opinion. Election 2020 should be exciting and interesting at all levels!…
Tryon’s January 7 Great Falls City Commission Meeting Preview
Editors note: E-City Beat has requested and received permission to copy and paste Great Falls City Commissioner Rick Tryon’s reports from his public commissioner’s Facebook page, ‘Rick Tryon for a Greater Great Falls’. COMMISSIONER TRYON’S GREAT FALLS CITY COMMISSION REPORT As a way to partially fulfill my personal commitment to working for transparent and responsive…
Texas Gun Law Allows Hero To Save Lives
Starting today E-City Beat is adding a new feature to the blog – a weekly (at least) roundup of some of the top national, state, and local stories from various news outlets curated in an easy access format. Happy New Year to all of our readers! We hope you enjoy this new addition to our…
Poll: Will Impeachment Backfire On Democrats?
This morning House Judiciary Committee Democrats voted two articles of impeachment against President Trump out of committee by a 23-17 vote along strict party lines. There appears to be zero chance that a two-thirds majority of Senators will vote to convict and remove the President if the full House votes next Wednesday to send the…
Bill Knows Best
Outgoing Great Falls City Commissioner Bill Bronson had a few things to say in the Tribune today, and wouldn’t you know it … he intoned that he just might be smarter than the rest of us. Your private property rights … who needs ’em?! Certainly not Bill Bronson. And who knows better than Bronson how…