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Former land trust director running for U.S. House seat

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Kier

Over many years, Grant Kier has worked with farmers and ranchers, conservationists and roughnecks. He has helped find middle ground between often opposing groups and closed deals worth millions of dollars. On Tuesday, the former well-site geologist and director of Five Valleys Land Trust entered Montana’s race for Congress, looking to win the seat currently occupied by freshman Rep. Greg Gianforte. Billings attorney and restaurant owner John Heenan has also entered the race as a Democrat. (more…) Continue Reading →

Filed under: Montana, News, Five Valleys Land Trust, Grant Kier, Greg Gianforte, John Heenan, Rob Quist, U.S. House

A postmortem look at the special election results

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Apology

Until just about 24 hours before the polls closed, the race for Montana’s sole congressional seat seemed to be focused on health care, Donald Trump and gun rights. Republican businessman Greg Gianforte appeared to be headed for a victory in the race against another political newcomer, musician and Democrat Rob Quist. Then came Wednesday night. (more…) Continue Reading →

Filed under: Montana, News, Ben Jacobs, Greg Gianforte, Guardian, Rob Quist

Sailing on the good, but sinking, ship ‘Healthcare’

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DC

Nothing summarizes the emptiness of Montana’s special election for the U.S. House better than the candidates’ stances on what may be the second-most important issue to come before Congress in the next two years: healthcare. Those 30-second TV ads leave little time to flesh out plans for reforming healthcare. But the candidates’ websites, with virtually unlimited and cheap space, aren’t much better. (more…) Continue Reading →

Filed under: Opinion, Donald Trump, Greg Gianforte, Mark Wicks, Obamacare, Rob Quist

Opinion: The unspoken crux of the health-care debate

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Bruce Lohof

Seven years after the passage of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and more than six months after the election of a repeal-and-replace majority in Washington, the health care quarrel remains unresolved. And now it’s leaking into Montana’s special congressional election. Here’s why. Most Montanans believe in universal health care; many of them don’t want to admit it, though, and most don’t realize that they’re already paying for it. (more…) Continue Reading →

Filed under: Opinion, Affordable Care Act, American Health Care Act, Greg Gianforte, Rob Quist

Opinion: In House race, questions of wealth, geography

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Evan Barrett

What separates Greg Gianforte from the rest of us? Geography, issues and wealth. Montana is large and diverse: 144,000 square miles, 56 counties, 537 unincorporated towns and communities, 130 incorporated cities and towns, and 118,405 businesses (3078 large; 115,326 small). At the same time, Montana has only three members of Congress to represent our wide social, economic and geographic diversity. (more…) Continue Reading →

Filed under: Opinion, Greg Gianforte, Mark Wicks, Rob Quist, Steve Daines

Tester, Daines disagree on firing

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Jon Tester

Montana’s U.S. senators disagreed Tuesday night on the firing of FBI Director James Comey. U.S. Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., said in a statement: “No one is above being held accountable, not even the President of the United States. The FBI has a long history of playing a critical role in investigating matters of national security. I am deeply concerned that this decision will result in an abandonment of the FBI’s ongoing efforts and it underscores the urgent need for an independent investigation.” Tester in February called for an independent investigation of Russian involvement in the 2016 presidential election. Continue Reading →

Filed under: Last Best Blog, Donald Trump, Greg Gianforte, James Comey, Jon Tester, Rob Quist, Steve Daines

Gianforte talks Trump, health care with Montana Mint

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Gianforte

Editor’s note: This is reprinted with permission from  Montana Mint, a website whose stated mission is to “Bring the best of Montana to the internet.”

In our final U.S. House candidate interview, we spoke last week with Republican candidate Greg Gianforte. You can check out our interviews with Democrat Rob Quist here and Libertarian Mark Wicks here. (more…) Continue Reading →

Filed under: Montana, News, Greg Gianforte, Mark Wicks, Montana Mint, Rob Quist