President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw U.S. troops from Syria has earned condemnation from Montana’s entire congressional delegation.

The Montana Democratic Party will soon start searching for a new executive director. Monica Lindeen will step down from her post as executive director of the Montana Democratic Party by year’s end.

Montana Gov. Steve Bullock’s order to temporarily halt the sale of flavored e-cigarettes will not go into effect next week after all. On Friday, a state district judge blocked the administration’s move until a hearing later this month. Montana vape shop retailers last week vowed to challenge Bullock’s order to temporarily halt the sale of flavored e-cigs. They made good on that promise in a Thursday court filing , and State District Judge Jennifer Lint of Hamilton has backed them up, at least

Montana Lt. Gov. Mike Cooney is asking his opponents in the Democratic primary race for governor to sign a pledge to limit outside spending and self-funding in their campaigns. The pledge was called a media stunt by one opponent. Cooney this week offered the pledge to donate to charity half of the value of any independent expenditures made by outside organizations, individuals, or corporations that benefit his campaign.

Montana Gov. Steve Bullock will not share the debate stage with the twelve remaining Democratic presidential candidates Tuesday night in Westerville, Ohio. With three and a half months to go until the Iowa caucuses, a handful of Hawkeye State Democratic party stalwarts Tuesday cheered him on to stay the course.

Democrats in the Flathead Valley will select three candidates next week to replace House Rep. Zac Perry, who resigned in September. Flathead County Commissioners will select the new House District 3 representative early next month.

Gov. Steve Bullock’s order to temporarily ban the sale of flavored e-cigarettes was heralded this week by state health officials. Montanans who rely on e-cig sales, however, say Bullock’s move will devastate their livelihoods, and they plan to sue.

A majority of Montana voters do not think President Donald Trump should be impeached, according to a poll from the University of Montana released this week. 52% of Montana voters polled say they do not think Trump should be impeached and removed from office. 39% say he should be impeached and removed, and 10% say they don’t know.

Updated: 10/07/19 at 5:15 p.m. A new council dedicated to building consensus around state grizzly management and paving the way to delisting wrapped up its first round of meetings last week. At the Governor’s Grizzly Bear Advisory Council, the future of bear management starts with neon sticky notes and poster boards. Council members are milling around a dimly lit room outside Helena, sticking their thoughts under big, controversial topics in grizzly management, like “bear distribution,”

State Sen. and Republican gubernatorial candidate Albert Olszewski picked a running mate yesterday for his bid to win the party’s nomination in 2020. Olszewski is tapping fellow state Senator Republican Kenneth Bogner of Miles City.