Not too long ago, we wrote about Democratic gubernatorial candidate Whitney Williams’ massive fundraising efforts, and the fact that more than three quarters of her haul originates from big money donors outside of Montana. Given the extreme disparity between Williams’ out-of-state donations compared to the other candidates, I decided to take a deeper dive into…
Three Great Falls Kids Test Positive For Meth
Here’s another edition of our roundup of some of the top national, state, and local stories from various news outlets curated in an easy access format. NationalCBS hires Priebus as political pundit (The Hill) “CBS News announced Wednesday that it has hired former White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus to serve as a political analyst on…
Tryon’s January 21 Great Falls City Commission Meetings 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…
Ed Buttrey Gets A Primary
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…
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!…
Great Falls City Commission Meeting Agendas – 1/7/2020
Here are the agendas for the Great Falls City Commission work session and regular meetings on Tuesday, January 7. The public is encouraged to attend. You can find the agenda item details and documentation here – https://greatfallsmt.net/meetings Work Session Regular Meeting