________________________________________________________________________ Well, it’s the day after Election Day 2018 and most observers of the national election results are calling it a “split decision”. Being a big boxing fan I have to disagree a little bit – a split decision means that on two of the three scorecards one of the pugilists scored higher than…
With Election Day only a week away we are publishing what we hope will be some useful information for local voters about local and statewide candidates. We’re listing grades and endorsements for candidates from organizations which align with both the left and the right based on the most recent information detailed on the national Vote Smart…
________________________________________________________________________ by Roger Hagan Montana’s mining industry is a bright spot in our state economy. While our state has been facing growing concerns about declining tax revenue and budget shortfalls, mining continues to be one of the largest employers and taxpayers in our state—supporting over 12,000 jobs and generating nearly $200 million in revenue…
________________________________________________________________________ As part of E-City Beat’s continuing effort to help our readers make informed decisions as voters, last month we sent questionnaires to all local legislative candidates in the upcoming general election informing them that we would publish their responses without editorial comment. Here are the four questions we asked: What do you see…
________________________________________________________________________ As part of E-City Beat’s continuing effort to help our readers make informed decisions as voters, last month we sent questionnaires to all local legislative candidates in the upcoming general election informing them that we would publish their responses without editorial comment. Here are the four questions we asked: What do you see…
________________________________________________________________________ As part of E-City Beat’s continuing effort to help our readers make informed decisions as voters, last month we sent questionnaires to all local legislative candidates in the upcoming general election informing them that we would publish their responses without editorial comment. Here are the four questions we asked: What do you see…
________________________________________________________________________ As part of E-City Beat’s continuing effort to help our readers make informed decisions as voters we have sent questionnaires to all local candidates in the upcoming general election and will be publishing their responses starting today. First up are the candidates for Cascade County Commissioner, Jane Weber (D) and Josh Eli (R). Here…
________________________________________________________________________ As part of E-City Beat’s continuing effort to help our readers make informed decisions as voters, last month we sent questionnaires to all local legislative candidates in the upcoming general election informing them that we would publish their responses without editorial comment. Here are the four questions we asked: What do you see…
________________________________________________________________________ As part of E-City Beat’s continuing effort to help our readers make informed decisions as voters, last month we sent questionnaires to all local legislative candidates in the upcoming general election informing them that we would publish their responses without editorial comment. Here are the four questions we asked: What do you see…
________________________________________________________________________ An alert reader sent us this screenshot from local novelist Jamie Ford’s Facebook page: Fords wife, Leesha Ford, is running as a Democrat for the Montana Legislature in House District 21 here in Great Falls and the “opponent” Ford refers to is Republican Ed Buttrey. This has us scratching our heads a little…