Butte election recount ordered for June 4 results
Butte Silver Bow officials will conduct a complete recount of the June 4 primary after about 1000 ballots were reportedly counted twice. Judge orders the recount. results could shift close races including a four way District Court contest where Ann Shea and Frank Joseph led. Ballots will be unsealed Tuesday as Republican leader Jason Ellsworth weighs in.
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Jason Ellsworth
Montana Senate
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William Joyce
Michael McKeon
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Lake County court blocks GOP bid to nix ballot initiatives
In a brief Zoom hearing Judge John Larson ruled against Secretary Christi Jacobsen and Republican allies, declaring constitutional initiatives 126 and 127 legally insufficient to halt, with MER and MSRR intervening to protect abortion access and open primaries efforts. The decision could affect certification of petitions and future signature gathering in Lake County.
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Christi Jacobsen
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John Larson
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Butte health center names new medical director
Butte SW Montana Community Health Center promotes Dr Mel anie Nelson to medical director after three years as pediatric physician. Nelson, raised in Kalispell, trained at UW and Utah, previously chief resident at University of Utah, will oversee clinical operations and guide pediatric care in the center open to all southwest Montana since 1986.
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Tammy Cox
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