The Senate has blocked a bill that would have stripped senior military commanders of their authority to prosecute rapes and other serious offenses in the ranks.
At a press conference today, February 7, John Walsh was appointed by Governor Steve Bullock to serve as interim U.S. Senator, replacing former Senator Max Baucus.
Two weeks ago, Senate candidate John Bohlinger announced on the Talk Back show that he may leave the Senate race if Lieutenant Governor John Walsh is appointed to fill the position by Governor Steve Bullock. Kate Cholewa is the spokesperson for the Dirk Adams for Senate campaign and she says Adams will not follow Bohlinger's footsteps.
The U.S. Senate voted to confirm former Montana Senator Max Baucus to be the next U.S. Ambassador to China, today, February 6. Below is the full text of Baucus' farewell address:
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — A 2010 investigation by the U.S. Army's inspector general concluded that lieutenant governor and senatorial candidate John Walsh used his position as Montana adjutant general for private gain.
As a candidate for the U.S. Senate, Montana state representative Champ Edmunds has a difficult path to victory. Although Edmunds will no longer be running against an entrenched incumbent now that Max Baucus is retiring, if Edmunds decides to stay in the Senate race, he will go head-to-head with Steve Daines, who has apparently received the Republican party's blessing in the primary.
The race for Max Baucus' Senate seat heated up this week with candidacy announcements by both former Montana Lieutenant Governor John Bohlinger and congressman Steve Daines.
Today, November 6, the Senate finance committee had its chance to interrogate Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius in order to find out why the roll-out of Healthcare.gov has had so many problems and what can be done to fix it.
This coming week, The Senate Finance Committee chaired by Montana Senator Max Baucus will hold a hearing with U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius.
After 16 days of shutdown, the U.S. Senate has voted to pass a bill that would reopen the federal government to full operation and avoid a fiscal cliff default for a few more months.