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INVESTIGATION: “Property taxes skyrocket statewide, but not for Montana’s governor’s properties”

INVESTIGATION: “Property taxes skyrocket statewide, but not for Montana’s governor’s properties” A shocking new investigation from MTN News reveals that while many Montanans are grappling with a “property tax fiasco” that has led to some seeing their annual property tax bills go up as high as 100 percent, one Montanan has largely been spared, and…

Gov. Greg Gianforte Won’t Commit to Protecting Medicaid Expansion

Gov. Greg Gianforte Won’t Commit to Protecting Medicaid Expansion Montana’s Medicaid expansion is set to expire in 2025 and Gov. Greg Gianforte is refusing to say whether he would do anything to ensure Montanans don’t lose their health care coverage if elected to a second term as governor. In Montana, Medicaid expansion has increased access…

Disapproval Grows for Gianforte in Latest Poll

Disapproval Grows for Gianforte in Latest Poll New polling from Emerson College found that while Gov. Greg Gianforte’s job approval rating has stayed steady at a dismal 37 percent, the number of Montanans who disapprove of his performance as governor has jumped ten points since the fall, also to 37 percent. Additionally, voters who say…

DGA Statement on Montana’s Messy GOP Gubernatorial Primary

DGA Statement on Montana’s Messy GOP Gubernatorial Primary Democratic Governors Association Deputy Communications Director Izzi Levy issued the following statement after Republican State Representative Tanner Smith joined Montana’s GOP gubernatorial primary: “With Rep. Tanner Smith’s announcement yesterday, Montana is the latest state where Republicans are bracing for a messy gubernatorial primary — part of a…

ICYMI: Infamous Body-Slammer Greg Gianforte’s Campaign Gets Violent Again

Montana gubernatorial candidate Greg Gianforte’s closing message really packs a punch. Three years after Gianforte body-slammed a reporter, one of Gianforte’s senior staffers was caught committing a possible felony. According to police, Gianforte’s political director and spokesman intentionally bashed a woman’s car with his truck last week. The events are reminiscent of Gianforte’s infamous assault…

DGA-Backed Group Launches New Ad In Montana

Good Jobs MT, an independent organization backed by the Democratic Governors Association, released a new TV ad in Montana, “Reasons.” There are a lot of reasons Montanans don’t like New Jersey multi-millionaire Greg Gianforte. As Montana’s sole Congressman, Gianforte voted in favor of putting Social Security at risk while receiving millions in tax breaks for…

Multi-Millionaire Greg Gianforte Caught Illegally Funneling Money to His Campaign For Governor

Commissioner Of Political Practices Refers Case to County Prosecutor New Jersey multi-millionaire Greg Gianforte just got caught red-handed trying to buy the election for Montana governor. Yesterday, the Commissioner of Political Practices ruled Gianforte violated campaign finance laws, and referred the case to the local county prosecutor. Since the primary, Gianforte has raised money into…

ICYMI: As COVID-19 Pandemic Hammers the U.S., GOP Governors Refuse to Implement Precautionary Measures, Preaching “Personal Responsibility”

“This really demands a coordinated, orchestrated, higher-level response than just saying to an individual person, ‘Here’s what you might want to try.’” New models predict there could be nearly 400,000 COVID-19 deaths if the U.S. doesn’t implement any new COVID-19 restrictions, and more if states continue to ease measures. And yet, instead of implementing mask…

After Attending A Superspreader Concert, Montana GOP Candidate Greg Gianforte Refuses To Take COVID-19 Test

Montana GOP gubernatorial candidate Greg Gianforte, who has railed against mask mandates and science-based policies during the pandemic, attended a concert on October 3rd that local health officials are warning could become a super-spreader event. Gianforte appeared maskless at the event, which violated local health guidelines. Several cases of coronavirus have already been linked to…

ICYMI: “An Easy Call”: Three More Montana Editorial Boards Endorse Democrat Mike Cooney Over Republican Greg Gianforte

Over the weekend, the Independent Record, Missoulian, and Montana Standard editorial boards all endorsed Democrat Mike Cooney for governor over Republican Greg Gianforte, citing Cooney’s years of dependable, steady leadership and dedication to the people of Montana, and Gianforte’s refusal to take the pandemic seriously. The Independent Record said, “Cooney is an empathetic leader with…

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