Both Thursday: Another major court development in the ballot initiative case, this time with the Supreme Court PLUS a judicial standards complaint from Sen. Barry Usher about the judge in the case. helenair.com/news/state-reg…

#mtpol

Trump is set to hold a Bozeman rally in support of Tim Sheehy, the Sheriff's Office confirmed to me. Updates to come here: helenair.com/news/state-reg…

TV Reporters vs. Print Reporters

In the latest poll on Montana's heated U.S. Senate race, Sheehy leads Tester by two points after trailing for months. "Statistically, it's too close to call," one professor said. #mtpol helenair.com/news/state-reg…

The Democrat’s campaign targets mansion roofers as undocumented, without evidence. #mtnews buff.ly/3LZYrja

Live updates of the Trump rally in Bozeman from Holly Michels Seaborn Larson Carly Graf and myself are being updated frequently here: helenair.com/news/state-reg… Speakers are set to start at 6pm and Trump at 8pm.

Our MT State News Bureau team spent 12+ hours in Bozeman yesterday at the rally for Trump and Tim Sheehy. With the help of an XL jug of cold brew and miraculously functional wifi in the venue we produced a comprehensive online package that everyone should check out. A teaser:

Libertarian U.S. Senate candidate Sid Daoud told the Montana State News Bureau that top Republicans from the Montana GOP chairman to Donald Trump encouraged him to drop out of the contest. missoulian.com/news/state-reg… via Missoulian and Victoria Eavis

This scoop from Victoria Eavis suggests the GOP are worried about losing votes to a 3rd party candidate as they try to unseat Tester in Montana. Trump, Daines and others quietly encourage Libertarian to drop out of Senate contest helenair.com/news/state-reg…

Scoop: Montana quietly doubled its inmate transfers to a private Arizona prison this month, setting up a $19 million deal with CoreCivic. #mtnews helenair.com/news/state-reg…

Liz Cheney endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris at Duke University The News & Observer