Mayor Tom Hanel

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Update: Last-minute filings make for crowded city election

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Hall

Update: Seven more candidates filed Monday afternoon to run for the Billings City Council, making this the most crowded city election in nearly 20 years, maybe longer. With the filing officially closed as of 5 p.m., there are now 26 candidates vying for the mayor’s position and five open seats on the City Council. According to records on the Yellowstone County Elections Office website, that eclipses the number of candidates in any city race going back to 1999, the earliest year for which results are posted. (more…) Continue Reading →

Filed under: Billings, News, Bret Rutherford, City Council, Mayor Tom Hanel

Mayor Hanel in the hot seat for Monday’s NDO vote

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Stairs

All eyes will be on Mayor Tom Hanel Monday night, when the Billings City Council is finally scheduled to vote on a nondiscrimination ordinance. Hanel appears to be the swing vote on the 11-member council, and on a roll-call vote the mayor is traditionally the last one to cast his vote. (more…) Continue Reading →

Filed under: Billings, News, ACLU, Billings City Council, Dick Pence, Jani McCall, Liz Welch, Mayor Tom Hanel

The column that should have been written

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Council

Ed Kemmick is on vacation, visiting his granddaughter in a distant state, which means he won’t be writing his Prairie Lights column this week. Which is too bad, because Ed made the mistake of keeping up with the news in Billings while he was on the road. As stories dribbled out about the City Council’s marathon meeting Tuesday night, Ed became more and more outraged, as well as somewhat despondent, which is the last thing he expected to be on a vacation to see his granddaughter. (more…) Continue Reading →

Filed under: Prairie Lights, Billings City Council, Kabul, Mayor Tom Hanel, non-discrimination ordinance, Shaun Brown, Sioux Falls