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The presumed frontrunners in the race are Republican incumbent Gov. Greg Gianforte, a former tech entrepreneur from Bozeman, and Democrat Ryan Busse, a political newcomer and former firearms industry executive from Kalispell. We’ve also got Libertarian Kaiser Lieb, who runs a comedy production company, Republican Rep. Tanner Smith, a legislator and construction business owner from Lakeside, and Democrat Jim Hunt, an attorney in Helena.
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Regional News
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Gray wolf numbers in Wyoming continue to climb while verified livestock killings by wolves drop
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School leadership says the district is balancing budget and staffing issues.
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State utility regulators are at odds with groups asking the agency to incorporate climate change and greenhouse gas emissions into its decision-making.
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Hunting conservation groups requesting to intervene in ongoing litigation over relisting wolves.
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The St. John’s United Urban Horticulture Center is a public-private partnership between the Billings School District and St John’s United, a Montana nonprofit human services organization. The greenhouse raises fresh produce in aeroponic towers for the kitchens of SJU residences while creating educational opportunities for Billings students.
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The story of a Billings bull rider who broke down barriers for women in rodeo roughstock events will be the subject of a new documentary coming to Montana PBS.
Elections 2024
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From program cuts to construction costs, school superintendents take account of their losses after school elections
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The state Senate endorsed previously stalled legislation that would provide for a top-two primary in the 2024 race for the U.S. Senate — an “experiment,” sponsor Sen. Greg Hertz testified. Critics decry a partisan power grab and silencing of Libertarians.
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Montana Democratic U.S. Sen. Jon Tester announced Wednesday he’s seeking a fourth term.
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Sen. Jon Tester says he has not yet made up his mind on running again in 2024. The three-term Democrat says he needs to talk it over with his wife, Sharla, first.
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Corey Stapleton, a Republican from Billings, served as a state senator and ran unsuccessfully for governor and the U.S. House.
National News
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"Russia remains the most active foreign threat to our elections," said Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines, noting that new AI technologies make influence operations easier to pull off.
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A federal district court ruled that the new map drawn by the state legislature violated the Voting Rights Act by diluting the Black vote. A group of conservatives challenged the legislature's map.
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Report from the Pew Research Center says Hispanic women in general continue to face pressure to play traditional roles, despite advances in educational attainment and entrepreneurship
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This comes after a yearlong listening tour by a bipartisan working group in the Senate.
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Inflation eased last month, according to a report Wednesday from the Labor Department, which means people feeling stretched by high prices and high borrowing costs could feel a little relief soon.
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