Oct 23 Despite appellate rulings, 3 states refuse to allow gay unions By Mark Sherman, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The writing is on the wall for gay marriage bans in Kansas, Montana and South Carolina after federal appeals courts that oversee those states have made clear that keeping gay and lesbian couples from marrying is unconstitutional. Continue reading
Oct 20 WATCH LIVE: Montana’s Senate debate By Anya van Wagtendonk Montana's candidates for U.S. Senate will debate live from Billings at 8 p.m. EDT (6 p.m. MT) tonight. Featuring Rep. Steve Daines (R) and Amanda Curtis (D). Live stream courtesy MontanaPBS. Continue reading
Oct 14 How to watch the 2014 midterm debates By Anya van Wagtendonk With one month left in this year’s midterm elections cycle, debate season is officially upon us. Many of these events promise tension and excitement in a year where control of the Senate is up for grabs. Continue reading
Feb 21 U.S. agriculture booms to record highs By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press American agriculture has experienced a boom, with market values of crops, livestock and total agricultural products reaching record highs even as the amount of U.S. farmland declined, according to a new government survey. Continue reading
Oct 30 Univ. of Montana Students Report on Close Senate Race By Imani Cheers Two University of Montana School of Journalism students are reporting on the closely watched Senate race between Sen. Jon Tester, the Democratic incumbent, and Republican Congressman Denny Rehberg. Libertarian Dan Cox is mixing up the contest and threatening to… Continue reading
Apr 12 Watch Outlining the Senate Six: Democrats on Defense While a third of senators are on the ballot this November, six races should indicate where control of the Senate is headed. Part of a new series called the Senate Six, Ray Suarez and Christina Bellantoni outline what's at stake… Continue watching
Feb 22 Watch Supreme Court Hears Free Speech Case Over Stolen Valor Act Falsely claiming a Congressional Medal of Honor could land you in jail according to the Stolen Valor Act, a federal law making it a crime to lie about a military decoration. Margaret Warner and Marcia Coyle discuss a case involving… Continue watching
Dec 07 Watch Supreme Court Hears Dispute Over Ownership of Montana’s Rivers Montana's rivers are pristine and iconic, but they are also at the center of a property rights dispute that wound up before the Supreme Court on Wednesday. Gwen Ifill discusses the details of the dispute with Marcia Coyle of The… Continue watching
Sep 19 Watch Cowboys vs. Gray Wolves: Predator Once Again Prey For the first time in years, hunting season for the once-endangered gray wolf is underway in Idaho and Montana to reduce the predator's population. Cattle ranchers say the hunts are necessary to protect their herds, but environmentalists disagree. Science correspondent… Continue watching
Sep 19 The Return of the Gray Wolf By Mike Fritz, Miles O'Brien Science correspondent Miles O'Brien reports on the successful return of a once endangered species now caught in the crosshairs of cattle ranchers. Continue reading