The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee’s backing of the smokejumper and local union leader is the latest indicator that the race in Montana’s western half is viewed as competitive, with both sides investing national resources to win the seat.

Forstag’s participation in the Red to Blue program is set to bring organizing and fundraising prowess to the Democrat’s campaign in what is shaping up to be a competitive race.

The Trump administration is proposing to rescind the Roadless Rule, a 25-year-old policy that bars development like road construction and logging on nearly 45 million acres of national forest land, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Tuesday.

The Roadless Rule protects nearly 6 million acres of federal public land in Montana, and nearly 10 million acres across the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. It's more anti-public lands and wildlife policies from Trump, et. al.

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