Helena Montana

"COVID starts fires and kills Christmas trees now? Holey moley." That was one reaction to the news that Montana won't have a Christmas tree in the state capitol in Helena this year. Another commenter called it Bullock's "final little FU on the way out the door."

Montana Democrats also got trapped in their Helena bubble- refusing to get out and spend much time talking with everyday Montanans, or even come on local radio shows to take phone calls from across Montana. There was a time when Democrats controlled most all of the statewide offices in Montana. Then they got trapped in the Helena bubble, and now their bubble burst.

Hertz is right. But you could also make the argument that Gianforte is already a breath of fresh air in Helena following 16 years of Democrat control. Here's what I think Gianforte is already doing to show he wants to bring people together to move Montana down the right path.

Trump flags are outselling Biden flags 10-1 even in the Democrat stronghold capital city of Helena. Meanwhile, the newspaper in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania endorses a Republican for president for the first time since 1972.

Montana soldiers are now back home on Treasure State soil. The soldiers with the 189th General Support Aviation Battalion (GSAB) made it back to Montana on Saturday, following a year long deployment overseas.

President Trump and Secretary of Agriculture Perdue have been clear: land managers need to increase access, and they need to increase recreational opportunities on public lands. So why is the opposite being proposed by the US Forest Service when it comes to the Helena Lewis & Clark National Forest?

As we told you last week, Trump parades are planned for Bozeman and Kalispell this weekend. And now, events are being planned in Helena and Great Falls as well.

Zolnikov: "Now that protests are erupting around the nation, I have not seen one statement about the importance of staying home due to the virus, the lack of social distancing or CDC guidelines."

Hundreds of peaceful demonstrators turned out in front of Montana's State Capitol calling for the governor to end the shutdown of small businesses across the state.