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Auditor's race a contrast of philosophies (Billings Gazette)
HELENA - Montana voters probably don't get too excited about who's running for state auditor, or even know what the office does. (Hint: the auditor is also the insurance commissioner.) Parties seek restraining order over BCBS deal (Helena Independent Record)
Plan Helena and developer Alan Nicholson on Friday filed a complaint in District Court against the Helena Regional Airport Authority, claiming the airport didn’t follow the rules in negotiating a deal to lease 9 acres of land to Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Montana for a new office building. The Cabinet: Interior Secretary (CQPolitics.com via Yahoo! News)
Conflicts over federal land, water and other natural resources are at the heart of politics in the modern West, from which the next secretary is likely to come. Town weighs EPA cleanup designation (Billings Gazette)
SUPERIOR - You can appreciate Mike Wood's dilemma. Three candidates vie for state's highest elections post (Missoulian)
HELENA - The low-key race for Montana's top elections officer pits three distinct candidates against each other in a race that, typically, has failed to attract much money or attention.
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