To get technical, Bullock’s order prohibits state contracts with companies or individuals who contribute to “dark money” political operatives.

No doubt it will be a spirited campaign for the US Senate.  Let’s hope it’s also a civil campaign.

Matt Rosendale has run ads touting how thrifty he is, even having his wife buzz-cut his hair.

University of Montana’s Crown of the Continent and Greater Yellowstone Initiative commissioned a poll that showed widespread support for keeping Wilderness Study Areas as they are.  Daines and Gianforte promptly trashed the results.

CoreCivic, owner of the CrossRoads prison near Shelby, tried to use $30 million of the state’s own money to extort a new contract.  Bullock refused.

Republican Senate candidate Russ Fagg released a horrible campaign ad bashing immigrants and supporting Pres. Trump’s border policy.

Republican candidate for Senate Troy Downing was proud that former National Security Advisor Michael Flynn would speak for him in Montana. UPDATE: As it turned out, the idea generated so little interest that the event was cancelled.

Pres. Trump went off the deep end, blaming Sen. Tester for derailing the flawed nomination of Dr. Ronny Jackson to head the Veterans Administration.

University of Montana tried to put lipstick on the pig of laying off over four dozen faculty members.