Senate Finance Committee chairman Max Baucus's decision to retire instead of seeking a seventh term further complicates Democratic efforts to keep control of the Senate — unless the most popular Democrat in Montana decides to take a shot at the seat.
Currently sitting on Montana Governor Steve Bullock's desk is HB27, a bill that allows Montanans to salvage and eat the beasts they run over with their cars. To the antelopes, deer, elks, or moose out there, you've been warned
Groups that did not disclose their donors played a larger role than ever before in trying to sway U.S. elections, and such spending played a greater role in the Montana Senate race than almost any other.
Advocates are rallying around a Montana man facing a lifetime behind bars for cultivating what he emotionally insists was legal pot.
Today in Ad Watch: President Obama attacks Mitt Romney for sending jobs to China and a veterans group accuses a Montana Senate candidate of preferring to raise his own pay rather than fund prosthetic limbs for injured soldiers.
Today in Ad Watch: A sneak peek at Romney's first 100 days. Plus, a Montana Republican campaigns against the sacred Ryan budget plan, and President Obama demands reporters demand to know Romney's position on immigration.
The general election has begun! And so has the onslaught of campaign ads. In today's Ad Watch: How national politics affect state races. Scott Brown forgets to mention he's Republican, Jon Tester gets tied to Obama, and Scott Walker is accused of "Republican class warfare."
Now that the Republican primary is over, the race between Mitt Romney and President Obama is getting closer. Romney has the edge nationally, but Obama has the edge in the states that matter. Here's our guide to today's polls and why they matter.
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