Here are the local Great Falls candidates running for state legislature. Below the list is the email E-City Beat sent to all of the candidates requesting a profile, their reasons for running, and their priorities if elected. We’ll be publishing their responses in the coming weeks. HD 19 (Open seat)Jane Weber – DHannah Trebas –…
Jon Tester continues to fall behind Tim Sheehy in pivotal MT U.S. Senate race, which could determine Senate majority, from MTPR:https://www.mtpr.org/montana-news/2024-09-06/tester-trails-sheehy-in-senate-race-according-to-aarp-poll Memorial Mural for Great Falls police officer, Shane Chadwick, is revealed, from KRTV:https://www.krtv.com/news/great-falls-news/shane-chadwick-memorial-mural-unveiled-in-great-falls Missing boy found safe in Great Falls, from ABC/FOX NonStop Local:https://www.montanarightnow.com/great-falls/boy-spotted-at-great-falls-gas-station-found-sunday-evening/article_7d611fbc-6c7e-11ef-aa68-e348bff5430a.html
Governors task force releases Montana property tax recommendations, from the AP:https://apnews.com/us-news/montana-greg-gianforte-taxes-helena-general-news-9d41adc39c548dac5cb059f3e85ec894 Sheehy leads Tester by 6 points in Montana senate race, from ABC NonStop Local:https://www.montanarightnow.com/elections/montana-political-show/new-poll-takes-a-look-at-how-montanans-feel-ahead-of-general-election/video_0ed57cf5-32b3-5a0b-b660-a9e461adb259.html Property tax rebate available to apply for in Montana, from the Montana Free Press:Homeowners have till Oct. 1 to apply for second Montana property tax rebate (montanafreepress.org) Crime Stoppers Most…
This weeks news roundup Senator Tester only one of 25 Montana Democrat delegates to not vote for Harris as Dem nominee, from MTPR: https://www.mtpr.org/montana-news/2024-08-06/tester-withholds-vote-for-harris-highlights-republican-support Trump rally in Bozeman to support GOP Senate candidate Tim Sheehy, from KRTV:https://www.krtv.com/news/montana-and-regional-news/trump-supporters-excited-about-his-montana-visit Big Lots stores closing in Great Falls and Helena, from ABC/Fox NonStop Local:https://www.montanarightnow.com/great-falls/big-lots-to-close-two-montana-locations-in-helena-great-falls/article_c8dd718e-5342-11ef-a00a-7b1d04d09770.html
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Editors note: Here is full text of the letter Melania Trump wrote to America the day after her husband, former President Donald Trump, survived an assassination attempt in Butler, Pennsylvania. Melania TrumpJuly 14, 2024 I am thinking of you, now, my fellow Americans. We have always been a unique union. America, the fabric of our…
Jon Tester told Montana voters in 2023 that Joe Biden was “absolutely 100% with it” – then came the presidential debate in June…and vodka-cran for Senator Tester, from the Daily Caller:https://dailycaller.com/2024/07/10/jon-tester-joe-biden-bistro-cacao-vodka-cranberry MT Secretary of State Jacobsen claims some CI-128 signatures invalid, from the Missoula Current:https://missoulacurrent.com/abortion-petition-signatures/ Great Falls indoor recreation center/pool now open to the public,…
Here are two press releases from Great Falls Fire Rescue outlining some of the activity during the Independence Day holiday in Great Falls.
A Great Falls teenager is still missing as the search resumes north of Shelby, from NonStop Local:https://www.montanarightnow.com/great-falls/search-continues-for-missing-teen-in-shelby-after-weather-turned-on-lake-elwell/article_2b97e122-2c12-11ef-bb55-fba4de8dbfe7.html Long-awaited ribbon cutting and grand opening for the Scheels Aim High Big Sky indoor aquatics and recreation center coming next week, from KRTV:https://www.krtv.com/news/great-falls-news/opening-date-set-for-aim-high-big-sky-aquatic-recreation-center Flooding in Babb due to ruptured siphons, from MTPR:https://www.mtpr.org/montana-news/2024-06-18/catastrophic-failure-of-st-mary-canal
Editors note: All of the local Great Falls/Cascade County legislative and county commission contests in the June 4 primary election are Republican. HD21 candidate James Osterman did not submit a profile to E-City Beat. Here is the profile submitted by incumbent Ed Buttrey, unedited: Personal Bio: I am a 4th generation Montanan, born in Helena…