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Politics

Politics shapes our communities, and Western Montana News is here to keep you informed. From local elections to national policy, we cover the issues that matter most to Montana residents. Stay up to date with in-depth reporting, analysis, and commentary on the decisions impacting our state and beyond.

  • Replacing a Montana Senator

    The resignation of Republican State Senator Terry Gauthier (SD-40, Helena) revealed systemic issues in the replacement process that should be addressed by the State Legislature and Montana GOP. At the end of November, I was officially notified that one of Montana’s state senators submitted his resignation halfway through his four-year term. The process to replace…

  • Montana Judge Blocks Vaccine Mandate Protections for Healthcare Workers

    US District Judge for the State of Montana, Donald Molloy, made his preliminary injunction from March permanent against healthcare workers seeking protection from vaccine mandates through HB-702, the vaccine non-discrimination law. On Friday, Molloy ordered that the state cannot use provisions applied to Montana Code by HB-702 to defend the interests of Montana healthcare workers…

  • The Left’s Weaponization of Montana’s Economy

    This op-ed was originally published in the Substack titled “Brutus” on December 3rd, 2022. Through basic observation, we all know that certain types of industries attract different classes and kinds of people with different beliefs and politics. The oil, mining, and raw material production industries are comprised mostly of conservative blue-collar, middle-class men.  To the…

  • America 2075

    There was a small window of time between the years 2020 and 2024 to turn back the tide of tyranny washing over the shores of the Constitutional Republic that was once a free United States of America. But the few who saw it coming had no voice to warn people, and for many who finally…

  • I Have Front Row Seats to the Political Theater

    As intermission arrives the curtain closes, the audience rises in applause. People move to the break area and the stage is reset for Act II and beyond. Act I ended in a cliff hanger and what happens next only a few are allowed to know. The main characters remain the same while some of the…

  • Aftermath of the Red Trickle, 2022

    This report was originally published in Poor Roger’s Almanac on November 9th, 2022. Like many other people, I was expecting at least a wave which was discernible. Heck, I even predicted that ten months ago. “The 2022 mid-term elections will result in the Democrats being decimated and the Republicans securely ensconced as the majority party…

  • Unrestricted Voting Threatens Montanans Liberty

    This report was originally published in the Substack titled “Brutus” on August 6th, 2022. As most Montanans know, there are a multitude of serious issues with our current voting system. From election fraud to non-citizens voting, the list goes on. But there is another issue with our voting process that I would like to call your attention…

  • VIDEO: InfoWars Interviews Montana Journalists On CCP Malware In U.S. Troop Voting Software

    InfoWars has shared an interview from the Pete Santilli Show with guest and Montana investigative journalist Christopher Kortlander where he reveals that his high-level government informant who explained to him that there is CCP malware installed on devices that U.S. troops are using, allowing them to be tracked in real time. Western Montana News has…

  • Complaint Filed Against DC-based Dark Money Tipping the Scales in Gallatin County

    The office of Clerk and Recorder in Gallatin County has been occupied by a Democrat who was elected to office four years ago. The Republican challenger this election cycle, Marla Davis, has a long career as a physical therapist and has served as a dedicated event coordinator for the Gallatin County Republicans. Davis has ran…

  • Election Software CEO Responds to Montana Secretary of State Inquiry

    Votem, the election software company that administers Montana’s online voting portal for military service members and overseas citizens, responded to a letter from Secretary of State Christi Jacobsen asking about the nature of the company’s relationship with Konnech, Inc. and Eugene Yu. Western Montana News previously reported that Konnech CEO Eugene Yu was on the…

  • Bukacek Questioning Green Energy Sources is Not “Anti-Green”

    Considering the cost to build, maintain, and dispose of wind turbines, calling wind power renewable because we have wind is equivalent to saying automobiles are renewable because we have roads. It just does not add up.

  • Propaganda Outlet Clamors Under Pseudonym ‘Montana Free Press’

    This report was originally published in the Substack titled “Brutus” on October 4th, 2022. Ever wonder why virtually every mainstream so-called “local” media outlet in Montana unrelentingly spews left-wing propaganda and cultural Marxism? The obvious reason is that they are not, in fact, local. Virtually all the money that flows into their coffers comes from…

  • Montana Legislators Ask AG for Konnech Voting Software Halt Pending Investigation

    Members of the Montana Legislature have signed a letter asking the Attorney General to conduct an investigation into Konnech, an elections software company that developed and operated the state’s online voting portal for military and overseas citizen voters, called the Montana Electronic Absentee System (EAS). The company’s ties with Montana go as far back as…

  • Montana Democrats Abortion Privacy Defense Falls Flat After COVID Authoritarianism

    After two years of Montana Democrats gleefully and vigorously advocating for the forced-masking and forced-vaccination of their fellow Montanans, their sudden defense of “health privacy” in service of codifying abortion into Montana law through judicial activism exposes not only their hypocrisy, but their ignorance. Prominent Montana Democrats including former elected Democrats and Democrat-aligned non-profits have…

  • The Lesser of Two Evils is Still Evil

    Ryan Zinke’s congressional candidacy has once again shone a spotlight on a concept I like to call “Einstein’s definition of political insanity”: the action of voting for the lesser of two evils, repeatedly (simply because “he’s a Republican!”), and thinking that, magically, the candidate will morph into a principled politician. Someone who instead looks out…

  • Montana Democrats Disenfranchise Rural Voters

    Maps Submitted By Montana Democrats Play for Keeps, Zero Compromise

  • Montana Non-Profits Put Our Sovereignty and Elections at Risk

    The release of the documentary film 2000 Mules awakened millions of American voters to the blatant manipulation of the 2020 election. Figuring prominently in this exposé were non-governmental organizations or NGO’s. Non-governmental organizations are often identified as non-profits whose stated goals are to promote humanitarian or social benefits to deserving communities or groups. However, the…