Bullock Raises 380% more money out of state than Hill

American Tradition Partnership Responds to Frontline Story’s False Claims of Campaign Finance Violations Coordinated smear campaign by political opponents revealed October 30, 2012 –American Tradition Partnership (ATP) responded late Tuesday evening to the false claims of improper political activity alleged in this evening’s broadcast of “Big Sky, Big Money” […]

After a government audit reveals one in four convicted sex offenders in Montana is not properly listed in the state Sexual or Violent Offender Registry run by Attorney General Steve Bullock [previously reported in the MT Statesman], little progress has been seen in correcting the problem. Under Bullock, more than one in four convicted sexRead the full articl […]

McCulloch may face investigation over massive vote irregularities, ballots to voters not registered at legal addresses Secretary of State Linda McCulloch, tasked with running Montana elections, is under fire for massive voting irregularities and financial ties to a controversial Hungarian billionaire opposed to voter ID and clean election reforms. McCulloch’ […]

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Montana Attorney General Steve Bullock’s office is seeking the dismissal of a law suit against former Montana Commissioner of Political Practices (COPP) Dave Gallik brought by the Montana Policy Institute (MPI). The suit was filed under the 2005 “False Claims Act,” which alleges on behalf of the state that Gallik worked for his private law […]

The Montana Associated Press took a sharp left turn in their reporting this October with AP Bureau Chief Matt Gouras penning several columns which either openly touted Democratic politicians, or have the line for left-wing policies. Media Trackers has extensively documented Gouras’ penchant to lean leftward, however, analysis of Gouras’ reporting over the la […]

District Judge Kathy Seeley ruled in favor of Democratic gubernatorial candidate and Attorney General Steve Bullock’s law suit against Republican gubernatorial candidate Rick Hill, forcing the Hill campaign to stop spending a $500,000 contribution from the Montana Republican Party — effectively shutting down his campaign. Seeley,who worked in the Montana Dep […]

By Dustin Hurst | Watchdog.org HELENA – Live by the nuance, die by the nuance. To some voters, you know, people who watch Honey Boo Boo while drinking sodas and munching chips, understanding the federal government is nigh impossible. It’s a hulking bureaucracy, after all, employing millions of workers who defend the country, perform research and regulate nea […]

By Dustin Hurst | Watchdog.org HELENA – In Montana’s 2006 U.S. Senate race, Jon Tester came out of Big Sandy swinging, hitting incumbent Republican Conrad Burns in his underbelly: his ties to disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff, his undying support of the Iraq War — and his lousy personal finances. “The fact of the matter is that Sen. Burns […]

Montana Democrat Jon Tester is the number one recipient of lobbyist cash this year, despite his 2006 pledge not to take K Street money. […]

By Dustin Hurst | Watchdog.org HELENA – During Montana’s 2006 U.S. Senate election, a dark figure loomed over polling booths statewide: Disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff. Earlier that year, Abramoff pled guilty to tax evasion, bribing public officials and mail fraud. He spent 43 months in prison and must pay $44 million to Indian tribes he defrauded. To the [ […]

By Dustin Hurst | Watchdog.org HELENA – A conservative lobbying organization has made itself a campaign issue for its advertisement that falsely implies Democratic gubernatorial candidate Steve Bullock is a sex offender. Now American Tradition Partnership, the Bozeman-based group behind the Internet ad, has gone silent. Take a look at the Internet advertisem […]

Montana Attorney General Steve Bullock’s office is seeking the dismissal of a law suit against former Montana Commissioner of Political Practices (COPP) Dave Gallik brought by the Montana Policy Institute (MPI). The suit was filed under the 2005 “False Claims Act,” which alleges on behalf of the state that Gallik worked for his private law practice on state […]

This is long for a blog post. Sorry about that. But I was cc’d on an email exchange between two people I know that is worth sharing. The first email was a list of President Obama’s accomplishments straight from the campaign’s website. Fair enough, but just one more political hack who spams their friends’ inboxes with campaign materials doesn’t impress me muc […]

Philosophies on Philosophies By: Carl Graham, CEO, Montana Policy Institute With stimulus packages apparently designed to just stimulate government growth, “Quantitative Easing” that’s only inflating the next bubble, and institutionalized denigration of those holding differing opinions passing for political discourse, maybe it’s time to say a few words about […]