Politics

How the COO of a chicken sandwich restraunt provoked the wrath of Rosanne Barr, the Muppets, and Rahm Emanuel.

We still have more than three months to go before Election Day, and for anyone who owns a television, it’s going to be a long three months.

The commissioner of political practices is tossing four complaints alleging misrepresentation of a candidate's record in the wake of a judge's decision that the underlying state laws unconstitutionally restrict free speech.

Monday's Missoula city council meeting involved a fiery discussion over a proposed text change to the way Missoula's zoning codes are read. The change would allow owners of single family zoned homes to create or use adjacent dwelling units (or ADUs) as rentals...

Politician runs fire area roadblock.

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Montana Democratic Sen. Jon Tester is reporting his biggest fundraising quarter yet as his re-election battle with Republican Rep. Denny Rehberg intensifies. A fundraising report released Thursday says the freshman senator brought in nearly $2 million over the past three months...

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — A Montana voter initiative that says corporations are not entitled to constitutional rights because they are not human beings has qualified for the November ballot. The Secretary of State's office said Wednesday that backers have gathered enough signatures for it to be put before voters in the general election...

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Republican Mitt Romney is raising money in Montana as he becomes the first major presidential candidate to visit the state this year. Romney was in Hamilton Wednesday night for a fundraiser at the Daly Mansion. The cost to attend started at $2,500 per person, and went up to $25,000 or more for those dining with the former Massachusetts governor...

Many national polls show President Obama and his Republican challenger, Mitt Romney, essentially tied in the upcoming race for the White House. But according to a new survey, there’s at least one segment of the population Obama has mostly locked up: smartphone users.

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Former Republican congressman Rick Hill is pacing Democratic Attorney General Steve Bullock in the latest fundraising reports. Both candidates hauled in a little more than $50,000 in a short fundraising period that covered about two weeks...