In our continuing series of articles concerning state public officials’ and political candidate social media pages, we’re highlighting Democrat Melissa Smith, who lost to GOP incumbent Fred Anderson in Cascade County’s HD 20 in 2020. Here, in someone else’s poke at Governor Gianforte, Smith equates a vague reference to a ‘gun’ as an example of…
As we continue our series on the revealing social media posts of local and state candidates/politicians we return to Democrat Barabara Bessette, a former Great Falls Representative incumbent who lost to GOP newcomer Steven Galloway in Cascade County’s HD 24 in 2020. After we posted our piece earlier in the week about Bessette’s nasty, extremely…
Recently we have been getting emails from readers with screenshots from local and state public officials’ and political candidate social media pages. And there are some very, very interesting examples which we will be highlighting in the coming weeks. So let’s start with former Montana Lt. Governor and 2020 Democrat gubernatorial candidate Mike Cooney. Many…
Editors note: Below is an email forwarded to E-City Beat from Great Falls State Representative Lola Galloway. Dear State Representative Galloway, As Montana continues to discuss the state’s minimum wage I wanted to call your attention to The Heartland Institute’s newest Research & Commentary examining the economic implications associated with Senate Bill 187. Heartland’s state government relations coordinator Samantha…
IMPORTANT! It has come to my attention that there is a misconception among Cascade County residents that since the county commissioners voted to oppose the National Heritage Area, it is a dead in the water. I’ve gotten quite a few messages and phone calls from folks who believe that but nothing could be further from…
Editors note: the following is a press release from Montanans Opposing Big Sky Country National Heritage Area. News Release For Immediate Release: Contact: December 2, 2020 Rae GrulkowskiMontanans Opposing Big Sky Country National Heritage Arearae@3rivers.net406.788.3204 Montanans Says NO to BSCNHA! Great Falls, Cascade County, MT – On December 2, 2020, the thirteenth organization submitted their…
The red wave in Montana dealt a crushing blow to state Democrats. In addition to sweeping all of the statewide offices from Governor to State Auditor, Republicans won a strong majority in both chambers of the Montana legislature. In the House, Republicans picked up 9 seats, giving them a 67 to 33 majority there. The…
As of today, the U.S. presidential election is undecided with four states, North Carolina, Georgia, Nevada and Pennsylvania, still counting ballots and their corresponding electoral votes still up for grabs. One thing is certain though – the oft-predicted national blue wave sweeping Republicans from office didn’t happen. There wasn’t even a blue splash. In fact…
Something is bothering me about Montana’s Office of Public Instruction candidate Melissa Romano – did she know her husband, an elementary school teacher, was using hard drugs, including LSD, meth and cocaine, before he was busted for it last year? Here’s the article from last year detailing the arrest – https://www.kbzk.com/news/montana-news/helena-teacher-and-husband-of-opi-candidate-faces-felony-drug-charge “A former Helena elementary…
“No way will I ever vote for another damn Democrat!” “Anyone who votes for any Republican is out of their mind!” Have you been hearing these kinds of comments recently? Lot’s of people have. Last week NBC Montana and Strategies 360’s released polling data covering Montana’s top political races. You can view the detailed poll…