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DATA POINTS
“The Supreme Court decision
to issue a nationwide stay on
the Obama administration’s misguided, job-killing rule is great news for Montana.”
Montana U.S. Sen. Steve Daines following the Supreme Court’s decision to put President Barack Obama’s Clean Power Plan on hold until after legal challenges are resolved.
THE BAD
WARM TEMPS
The sunny weather is nice, but the unseasonably warm temperatures have led to the cancellation of the Pond Hockey Classic and a rapidly diminishing snowpack.
WILL BERNIE SANDERS WIN THE DEMOCRATIC NOMINATION FOR PRESIDENT?
TOTAL VOTES
278
THE GOOD
ECONOMIC OUTLOOK
Economists see a good year ahead for Flathead County and most of Montana, with likely growth in construction, manufacturing and tourism.
49% YES
51% NO
284,120
WILL DONALD TRUMP WIN THE REPUBLICAN NOMINATION FOR PRESIDENT?
TOTAL VOTES
VOTES
184
“They are throwing everything at me, except the kitchen sink, and I have a feeling that kitchen sink is coming pretty soon.”
Presidential candidate and U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders following his resounding victory over Hillary Clinton in the New Hampshire Democratic primary.
Number of Republican ballots cast in 2016 New Hampshire primary, shattering the previous record set in 2012 of 248,475. Democrats cast 250,974 ballots in this year’s primary.
73°
Temperature in Choteau on Feb. 9, the highest ever recorded in Montana on that date, according to the National Weather Service.
47% YES
53% NO
34%President Barack Obama’s approval rating in Montana, according to a
Gallup poll released this month, the eighth-lowest in the country. Obama garnered his highest approval rating in Hawaii (58%) and lowest in West Virginia (24%).
TOTAL VOTES
THIS WEEK’S POLLS
FROM FLATHEADBEACON.COM
DOES WHITEFISH NEED MORE AFFORDABLE HOUSING?
162
%% 67YES 33NO
*READER POLLS ARE NOT SCIENTIFIC
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