Making the Montana Cowboy Hall of Fame
Saturday cowboys and their families filled the Heritage Inn banquette hall in Great Falls. They gathered to honor our local and regional cowboys being inducted to the Montana Cowboy Hall of Fame.
Category Archives: Democrat
House rolls back rule restricting gun sales to severely mentally ill
The Republican-led House voted Thursday to repeal an Obama-era Social Security Administration regulation to keep people with severe mental illnesses from buying guns. "The Social Security Administration not only overstepped its mission with this regulation, it discriminated against certain Americans with disabilities who receive Social Security benefits.
Latest: Ex-inmate: Prisoners were upset over poor conditions
More ambulances arrive on scene as all Delaware prisons went on lockdown Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2017, due to a hostage situation unfolding at the James T. Vaughn Correctional Center in Smyrna.
The Latest: Union leader: Inmates practiced hostage-taking
Geoffrey... . Vaughn Correctional Center near Smyrna, Del., remains on lockdown following a disturbance on Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2017.
Repeal of Health Law Could Mean Women Pay More For Less
Consumer Reporter Lynda Baquero helps a Long Island man after he changed his healthcare provider but the bills then came to him! From a return to higher premiums based on gender, to gaps in coverage for birth control and breast pumps, experts say women could end up paying more for less if the Obama-era health care law is repealed. The 2010 law ended a common industry practice of charging women more than men for policies purchased directly from an insurer.
How to Pick a Better Ed. Secretary Than Betsy DeVos
Eight years ago, in this very newspaper, I warned against the appointment of Arne Duncan as President Barack Obama's first education secretary . He sailed through a Democratic-controlled Senate confirmation despite a track record in Chicago's public schools of advancing a corporate-driven agenda to marketize public schools, alongside test-and-punish policies that fractured the most struggling of communities-a harbinger of things to come.
Prison employee found dead at Delaware hostagea
Prison employee found dead at Delaware hostage standoff Inmates held guards hostage in 20-hour standoff. Check out this story on dailyworld.com: http://usat.ly/2k2ACuC Delaware prisons have been put on lockdown following a reported hostage taking at the state's maximum security facility.
Morrisey leads AGs supporting Gorsuch
West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey's office says he's leading Republican attorneys general from 20 states in support of President Donald Trump's nominee to the U.S. Supreme Court, Neil Gorsuch. Morrisey's office said in a news release that the group sent a letter of support Wednesday to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley and Sen. Patrick Leahy, ranking member of the Judiciary Committee.
Dairy industry monopolists pushing to criminalize “milk” label for all nut milks
Big Dairy is making another effort to suppress non-dairy alternatives, with a new bill before Congress that would order the FDA to punish companies that use terms such as "milk," "cheese," or "yogurt" on products not made with cow's milk. The new bill is just the latest salvo in a fight that the dairy industry has been waging for years, ever since sales of dairy started to fall in favor of alternative products.
Republicans told to proceed with speed a ” and caution a ” on dismantling Obamacare
Republicans have yet to agree on how they want to replace the Affordable Care Act, but they're hearing that they might not have much time. Insurance companies need some details by the end of March as they develop health coverage packages for 2018, panelists suggested at a Senate hearing on Wednesday.
Trump makes unannounced trip to honor fallen Navy SEAL
Assuming the somber duties of commander in chief, President Donald Trump made an unannounced trip Wednesday to honor the returning remains of a U.S. Navy SEAL killed in a weekend raid in Yemen. Chief Special Warfare Operator William "Ryan" Owens, a 36-year-old from Peoria, Illinois, was the first known U.S. combat casualty since Trump took office less than two weeks ago.
Willis Tower Transforming
Mayor Rahm Emanuel calls it a $500 million vote of confidence in Chicago. Blackstone Real Estate chief John Gray says there is a lot of change.
Willis Tower in Chicago prepares for a $500M face-lift
Willis Tower in Chicago is preparing for a $500 million face-lift under an ambitious plan Mayor Rahm Emanuel supports. The renovations call for six levels of entertainment, restaurant and retail space, which could become an attraction for thousands of building employees and 1.7 million yearly visitors drawn to the observation deck on the 103rd floor.
Trump makes unannounced trip to honour fallen Navy SEAL
Assuming the sombre duties of commander in chief, President Donald Trump made an unannounced trip Wednesday to honour the returning remains of a U.S. Navy SEAL killed in a weekend raid in Yemen. Chief Special Warfare Operator William "Ryan" Owens, a 36-year-old from Peoria, Illinois, was the first known U.S. combat casualty since Trump took office less than two weeks ago.
Democrat on Trump’s secretary of state pick: Senate won’t let me vote ‘hell no,’ so I’ll vote ‘no’
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The Latest: GOP changes rule to back Price, Mnuchin
A Senate committee has approved President Donald Trump's picks for Health and Treasury secretaries after majority Republicans suspended the panel's rules. The rule they suspended requires at least one Democrat to be present for votes.
AP NewsBreak: Clinton will reflect on 2016 race in new book
In this Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2016, file photo, Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton speaks at a rally at Broward College in Coconut Creek, Fla. Clinton has a lot of plans for 2017, including some reflections on her stunning loss to Donald Trump.
Filing suit: Democratic state attorneys general begin Trump pushback
Washington became the first state to sue the Trump administration with a filing Monday over the president's executive order restricting refugees and immigration. It likely will not be standing alone for long.
Gabbard to personally cover cost of Syria trip
Gabbard's press release came less than a week after she detailed her trip in another press released and received public and political criticism for the purpose and merits of the trip. "Though the trip has met every requirement of the House Ethics Committee, the congresswoman has decided to reimburse AACCESS-Ohio for the trip because it has become a distraction from the important issue at hand - do the American people want their taxpayer dollars to continue to be used in support of militant groups working hand-in-hand with al-Qaeda and ISIS in the effort to overthrow the Syrian government?" the release issued by Erika Tsuji from Gabbard's said.
Connecticut Legal Experts Say It Will Be Tough To Block A Supreme Court Pick
Democrats mad about Republicans refusal to confirm Barack Obama's Supreme Court nominee to fill Justice Antonin Scalia's seat will have a hard time blocking the nomination of Neil M. Gorsuch to fill the vacancy, predicted Supreme Court observers. "The difference is that we are in the first two weeks of at least a four year term," Quinnipiac law professor John Pavia said Wednesday after President Donald Trump made his selection.