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Montana's ballot measure on judicial elections, explained (opens the original)
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HELENA — Elections for Montana Supreme Court justices and state district court judges have been run on a nonpartisan basis since 1936. Whether the public approves or rejects Constitutional Initiative 132 won’t immediately change that – but it may affect whether the question of how Montana elects judges remains a big political topic going forward. CI-132 is just one sentence long. It would add a section to the Montana Constitution, saying, “Judicial elections shall remain nonpartisan.” By enshrin
Montana's ballot measure on political spending, explained (opens the original)
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HELENA — In 2010, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its Citizens United decision, ruling that corporations have a right to spend money on political ads as long as they don’t coordinate directly with a campaign. In the 16 years since, there’s been an explosion in those independent expenditures, including in Montana elections. Frustration over that political spending, and the mailers and TV ads that go along with it, is what the supporters of Initiative 194 say they’re responding to. “The funding sour
Flat tax advocates present arguments at Helena town hall (opens the original)
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HELENA — Earlier this month, Gov. Greg Gianforte was on hand to launch a campaign calling for Montana to move to a flat income tax. Now, advocates of that proposal are going across the state, to put their arguments before an audience. On Thursday, Mountain States Policy Center held a town hall in Helena, promoting its “Flat. Fair. Montana. Initiative.” President and CEO Chris Cargill says it’s the first of six scheduled around Montana over the next four months.“We're out on the education trail,
Montana Supreme Court candidates Eddy, Wilson meet in Bozeman forum (opens the original)
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BOZEMAN — Two candidates made their cases Wednesday for why they’re the best choice to fill an open seat on the Montana Supreme Court. Amy Eddy and Dan Wilson, both running for an associate justice position, met at Montana State University in Bozeman, for a candidate forum sponsored by the Gallatin County Bar Association. (Watch the video to see more from Wednesday's forum.) Eddy and Wilson are both state district judges in the 11th Judicial District, which covers Flathead County. On Wednesday,
More outside groups getting involved in Montana U.S. Senate race (opens the original)
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HELENA — In recent U.S. Senate elections, Montana has seen hundreds of millions of dollars spent on political ads from outside groups. Things have been much quieter so far this election cycle – but with Election Day just six weeks away, more independent organizations are starting to get involved. (Watch the video for more on some of the groups working to get their messages out about candidates.) Last week, a group called Independent PAC began airing TV ads in support of Seth Bodnar, running for
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