WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee issued the following news release on Oct. 4, 2024: * * * Cook Political Report: "Tranel has demonstrated an ability to take advantage of Zinke's vulnerabilities" * * * Today, the non-partisan election forecaster Cook Political Report moved Montana's 1st Congressional District from "Likely Republican" to "Lean Republican." * * * Cook Political Report: "The former interior secretary's long list of ethics issues, which ult  more

BILLINGS, Montana, Oct. 3 -- Gov. Greg Gianforte, R-Montana, issued the following news release: Governor Greg Gianforte last week visited with representatives from the HER Campaign to highlight their work to support survivors of human trafficking through residential programs. "Human trafficking is a despicable, heartbreaking crime, but thanks to dedicated Montanans like Sammy and organizations like the HER Campaign, survivors are offered resources and hope," Gov. Gianforte said. "We will conti  more

HELENA, Montana, Oct. 1 -- Gov. Greg Gianforte, R-Montana, issued the following news release: Governor Greg Gianforte today received the Behavioral Health System for Future Generations (BHSFG) Commission's final report with recommendations to reform and improve Montana's behavioral health (BH) and developmental disabilities (DD) services systems. "I commend the BHSFG Commission for their diligence over the past year and a half to develop and bring forward a thoughtful plan that is making imme  more

HELENA, Montana, Oct. 2 -- Gov. Greg Gianforte, R-Montana, issued the following news release on Oct. 1, 2024: * * * Recipients include teams and individual employees across the state for outstanding service to the people of Montana * * * Governor Greg Gianforte and Department of Administration Director Misty Ann Giles yesterday recognized state employees who have gone above and beyond in their service to the people of Montana with the Governor's Awards for Excellence. "Service is at the cor  more

HELENA, Montana, Oct. 1 -- Gov. Greg Gianforte, R-Montana, issued the following news release on Sept. 30, 2024: Governor Greg Gianforte today reminded eligible Montana homeowners that the deadline to claim up to $675 in property tax relief is tomorrow, October 1. "Recognizing the burden of rising property taxes, we worked with legislators to secure the largest property tax rebate in state history," Gov. Gianforte said. "With only one more day to claim a property tax rebate, time is running out  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- House Majority PAC, an organization that says it focuses on electing Democrats to the House of Representatives, issued the following news release: House Majority PAC is launching new television ads across 5 districts in California, Michigan, Montana, New York, and Texas. * * * CA-47 HMP is launching two new television ads, "Total" and "Breaker", highlighting Scott Baugh's extremist anti-abortion agenda and crime record. * * * MI-10 HMP is launching a new television a  more

HELENA, Montana, Oct. 1 -- The Montana Democratic Party issued the following news release on Sept. 30, 2024: If it's a day that ends in "y," Shady Tim Sheehy is telling another lie. Ahead of tonight's U.S. Senate debate, new reporting from The Guardianrevealed that Tim Sheehy falsely claimed he lived "below the poverty line." Sheehy claimed that he lived "below the poverty line" when he founded his company in 2014. In actuality, Sheehy and his wife had "$400,000 to build a company." The povert  more

HELENA, Montana, Oct. 2 -- The Montana Democratic Party issued the following news release: Democratic candidate for Attorney General Ben Alke drew a stark contrast between himself and his unethical, hyper-partisan opponent Austin Knudsen in a recent Attorney General race spotlight story featured in the Helena Independent Record. The Helena IR's reporting highlights the differences between the two Attorney General candidates' approaches to leading the Department of Justice. Alke emphasized the  more

HELENA, Montana, Oct. 1 -- The Montana Democratic Party issued the following news release on Sept. 29, 2024: * * * "When Sheehy said, 'we need to return health care to pure privatization,' believe him" * * * Ahead of Monday's U.S. Senate debate, Montana Democratic Party Executive Director Sheila Hogan called out Tim Sheehy's health care record in a new op-ed (https://montanademocrats.us15.list-manage.com/track/click?u=1aa7f723f714b48fd09acb25d&id=069002eb99&e=8c47c7bcb4). Hogan laid out She  more

HELENA, Montana, Oct. 3 -- The Montana Democratic Party issued the following news release on Oct. 2, 2024: Today in an op-ed and during Monday night's U.S. Senate debate, Tim Sheehy lied about his public lands record once again, falsely claiming that "no one, including myself, in that organization, has ever advocated for selling our public lands." Sheehy clearly called to remove protections for our public lands: "Local control has to be returned. Whether that means, you know, some of these pub  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- The Democratic Governors Association issued the following news: Democratic candidate for governor Ryan Busse: "The Montana Miracle is not much of a miracle, Housing prices are still going up, and much of what [Gianforte] did flies in the face of the idea of local control." A new report from Route Fifty reveals how Montana Governor Greg Gianforte's "Montana Miracle" has failed to bring down housing costs or skyrocketing property taxes, after a "national real estate group j  more