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State Tipoffs Involving Montana Newsletter for 2020-11-08 ( 11 items )  
Democratic Governors Association: Infamous Body-Slammer Greg Gianforte's Campaign Gets Violent Again (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 3 -- The Democratic Governors Association issued the following news: Montana gubernatorial candidate Greg Gianforte's closing message really packs a punch. Three years after Gianforte body-slammed a reporter, one of Gianforte's senior staffers was caught committing a possible felony. According to police, Gianforte's political director and spokesman intentionally bashed a woman's car with his truck last week. The events are reminiscent of Gianforte's infamous assault on a Guard more PR

Democratic Governors Association: Infamous Body-Slammer Greg Gianforte's Campaign Gets Violent Again (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 4 -- The Democratic Governors Association issued the following news: Montana gubernatorial candidate Greg Gianforte's closing message really packs a punch. Three years after Gianforte body-slammed a reporter, one of Gianforte's senior staffers was caught committing a possible felony. According to police, Gianforte's political director and spokesman intentionally bashed a woman's car with his truck last week. The events are reminiscent of Gianforte's infamous assault on a Guard more PR

Kansas City University of Medicine & Biosciences: Let Go of Old Tools to Survive During a Crisis (10)
KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Nov. 4 -- Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences issued the following news: By John P. Smith, Board Chairman Three weeks before I was born on August 5, 1949, 15 brave men known as "smokejumpers" boarded an airplane in Missoula, Montana, to head to a forest fire near Mann Gulch for what they termed a "10 o'clock fire." That was one they would extinguish by 10 a.m. the next day. After parachuting in with full gear, the group met up with a forest ranger named Wa more PR

Montana Democratic Party: A Suitcase - Is There GianforTAX on That? (10)
HELENA, Montana, Oct. 30 -- The Montana Democratic Party issued the following news release: A suitcase costs $68.29. Is there GianforTAX on that? Greg GianforTAX has called a statewide sales tax an "ideal solution" for Montana. He even testified on behalf of a plan to implement one in Montana, which would have also conveniently slashed income taxes on millionaires like himself. Despite Gianforte's outrageous claim to have "never advocated for a sales tax," Gianforte's own testimony reveals the more PR

Montana Democratic Party: Daines Closing Out Campaign Alongside Ted Cruz Who Has Called for 'Transferring Federally Owned Public Lands' (10)
HELENA, Montana, Oct. 30 -- The Montana Democratic Party issued the following news release: You can tell a lot about a person by the company they keep - and today Senator Steve Daines is campaigning alongside his ally Senator Ted Cruz who has "vigorously committed to transferring as much federal land as humanely possible." Cruz is just the latest in a slew of out-of-state Republicans making last-ditch efforts to boost Daines' sinking re-election bid. Both Daines and Cruz are bankrolled by arc more PR

Montana Democratic Party: Daines to Spend Final Weekend of Campaign Alongside Donald Trump Jr. Who Calls U.S. Deaths From Coronavirus 'Almost Nothing' (10)
HELENA, Montana, Nov. 2 -- The Montana Democratic Party issued the following news release: On the final weekend of the campaign, Senator Steve Daines is choosing to campaign along Donald Trump Jr. - the latest dispatch from the national Republican Party to help shore up Daines' sinking re-election campaign. This week, Trump Jr. carelessly downplayed the pandemic, saying that deaths from the coronavirus in the U.S. are "almost nothing" despite roughly 800 people in the country continuing to die  more PR

Montana Democratic Party: Downing and Jacobsen, Running to Regulate Securities and Elections, Violate Montana Campaign Finance Law Several Times (10)
HELENA, Montana, Nov. 2 -- The Montana Democratic Party issued the following news release: Christi Jacobsen and Troy Downing, running to regulate Montana elections and the insurance and securities industries respectively, have racked up an impressive handful of campaign finance violations. Christi Jacobsen failed to disclose more than $30,000 in contributions and expenditures, including a personal contribution of $10,000, and a $20,000 expenditure to a Las Vegas consulting firm. Jacobsen has r more PR

Montana Democratic Party: Greg Gianforte's No Good, Really Horrible, Truly Terrible Week (10)
HELENA, Montana, Oct. 30 -- The Montana Democratic Party issued the following news release: It was a tough week for New Jersey millionaire Greg Gianforte. It started off with a rough poll (followed up by an even worse one), and ended with his fellow New Jersey millionaire friend - former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie - making national headlines by publicly urging Gianforte to "get yourself back to Jersey." Let's take a closer look at Gianforte's week from hell: Thursday: Greg Gianforte m more PR

Montana Democrats Will Always Champion Working Families (10)
HELENA, Montana, Nov. 7 -- The Montana Democratic Party issued the following statement on Nov. 6 by Executive Director Sandi Luckey: * * * This morning, Montana Democratic Party Executive Director Sandi Luckey released the following statement: "Democrats will always champion working families. Our values focus on the people of Montana -- and we will never stop working to get the right things done for all Montanans. "Creating good jobs has never been more important. Protecting access to qualit more PR

Real Estate Developer Matt Rosendale Gives Up the Ranch Act - and the Actual Ranch (10)
HELENA, Montana, Oct. 30 -- The Montana Democratic Party issued the following news release: Maryland Matt Rosendale has quietly looked to leave behind his ranch act, after it became an infamous liability in his constant quest for the next rung of the political ladder. Over the course of his political career, Rosendale has made numerous claims of being a rancher, in his stump speeches, op-eds, paid advertisements, social media accounts, and press releases. But reports and public records showed  more PR

University of Montana Research Essential to Global Arctic Animal Migration Archive (10)
MISSOULA, Montana, Nov. 7 (TNSJou) -- The University of Montana issued the following news release: Warmer winters, earlier springs, shrinking ice and increased human development - the Arctic is undergoing dramatic changes impacting native animals. And now, scientists can track the movements of thousands of Arctic and sub-Arctic animals over three decades with the new global Arctic Animal Movement Archive. Researchers from around the world, including the University of Montana, have long observe more PR