Republican Gov. Greg Gianforte has declined to debate Democratic challenger Ryan Busse, whom the governor’s campaign repeatedly called “unhinged” and lacking credibility.

“Gianforte’s refusal to participate should also not result in Montana voters being denied an opportunity to hear from willing candidates who have the courage to answer tough questions from the press and from voters.”, Busse campaign manager Aaron Murphy said in a press release.

Speaking on Working Ranch Radio Show, Sheehy embraced land transfer, voicing his opinion that “some of these public lands (getting) turned over to state agencies, or even counties” would be the best way to manage them.

This position brings Sheehy firmly in line with some of the most extreme anti-public lands ideologues in the West, like Ammon Bundy. It also shows that Sheehy doesn’t actually have a clue how we want our public lands to be managed.

An initiative to ask voters if they want to protect the right to a pre-viability abortion in Montana’s constitution reportedly has enough signatures to appear on the November ballot, supporters said. Republicans continue to attempt to thwart the effort.

Officials have verified 74,186 voter signatures, more than needed. The ballot initiative states "there is a right to make and carry out decisions about one’s own pregnancy, including the right to abortion."