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• TEA Party marks anniversary in Billings

  April 16, 2012 8:42 AM

  BILLINGS- Three years after the first TEA Party organizers say the movement is just as strong and enthusiastic as in the beginning. April 15 has been a traditional day for a Taxed Enough Already or TEA Party and the first parties nationwide and in Billings took place in 2009.... more »

• Romney nabs endorsement from SC Tea Party official

  September 4, 2011 8:12 PM

  Columbia, South Carolina (CNN) -- On the day before he takes part in a South Carolina presidential forum being organized by Sen. Jim DeMint, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney secured a high-profile tea party endorsement in the first-in-the-south primary state. State Treasurer Curtis Loftis, one of the most tea... more »

• Tea Party group plans to sue Helena over gun ordinance

  June 30, 2011 1:09 PM

  HELENA- A group known as the Lewis & Clark's Conservative Tea Party says that its requests to address Helena's gun ordinance have fallen on deaf ears, and now they say they'll take the issue to court. About two weeks ago, the group brought the issue up to the Helena... more »

• Tea party members run in FVCC Board of Trustees election Play Video

  April 18, 2011 11:15 PM

  KALISPELL- Nine candidates faced the public and the Faculty Senate to explain why they should be elected to the Flathead Valley Community College Board of Trustees. Two of the candidates have been affiliated with the Tea Party because of past speeches for the party or sharing some of the... more »

• TEA Party rallies in Billings

  April 16, 2011 9:11 PM

  BILLINGS- Tea Party groups across the county held tax protests Saturday, including in Billings. Montana Shrugged held its third annual TEA Party rally to protest high taxes, spending and debt. Taxed Enough Already, TEA party rallies, started on tax day two years ago and Saturday at the Yellowstone County... more »

• Tea Party planning Kalispell rally Play Video

  April 14, 2011 3:20 PM

  KALISPELL- A Tea Party organization is planning a rally in downtown Kalispell on Friday for what they say is an effort to give more power back to the people. Northwest Montana Patriots will lead the Tax Day Rally on the sidewalks in front of Depot Park and Red lion... more »

• Tea party hosts Kalispell rally

  April 13, 2011 5:59 PM

  KALISPELL- A Tea Party organization is planning a rally in downtown Kalispell Friday for what they say is an effort to give more power back to the people. Northwest Montana Patriots will lead the Tax Day Rally on the sidewalks in front of Depot Park and Red Lion Inn with... more »

• 4 ways we're still fighting the Civil War

  April 11, 2011 9:15 AM

  CNN -- He stood 5-foot-8 and weighed 145 pounds. His face was gaunt and sunburned. Ticks, fleas and lice covered his body. Before battle, his lips would quiver and his body went numb. When the shooting started, some of his comrades burst into maniacal laughter. Others bit the throat... more »

• Gun advocates rally in Helena Play Video

  March 4, 2011 8:39 PM

  HELENA- Members of the Lewis & Clark Conservative Tea Party gathered on the Capitol steps in Helena on Friday to demonstrate their advocacy for the right to bear arms. The group, which is separate from the Big Sky Tea Party Association, is led by Tim Ravndal, who was ousted... more »

• Tea Party at second anniversary: What happens next?

  February 26, 2011 10:55 AM

  Phoenix (CNN) -- The Tea Party has already stitched together a colorful history made of success and failure, anger and optimism and lots of controversy. And as the movement marks its second anniversary, it's worth asking: Where is it headed? "It started spontaneously and organically as a protest/rally... more »

• Tea Party will hold state convention in Helena

  February 13, 2011 10:42 PM

  BILLINGS - The 27 Tea Party groups in the state will meet for the very first Montana Tea Party Convention later this week in Helena, coinciding February th the Legislative session. Organizers hope to increase membership and get information out about the issues. "We're Americans concerned about America,"... more »

• Tea Party favorite Bachmann to speak in Helena

  January 19, 2011 11:35 AM

  HELENA - Michele Bachmann, a rising star of the Republican Party, is coming to Helena. The U.S. Representative from Minnesota will headline the Lewis and Clark County Lincoln-Reagan Dinner. Montana's U.S. Representative Dennis Rehberg will also be at the event. Bachmann is a Tea Party favorite and... more »

• Tea Party group hopes to hold new lawmakers' feet to the fire -- in a "supportive" way

  January 4, 2011 9:05 AM

  (CNN) -- A prominent Tea Party group intends to send a message to those lawmakers it helped elect: we intend to hold your feet to the fire - in a "supportive way." That will be the intended message from the Tea Party Express as it holds an upcoming town-hall-style... more »

• Analyst expects Tea Party to influence MT elections

  September 22, 2010 10:29 AM

  BILLINGS - We'll be counting the votes from the mid-term elections in about six weeks. One of the big questions is what impact, if any, will the Tea Party Movement have in Montana. Political analyst Craig Wilson says given the groups track record across the country, they could... more »

• Anonymous $1 million donation to Tea Party

  September 21, 2010 2:51 PM

  WASHINGTON (CNN) -- A leading national Tea Party organization says it's going to pump $1 million to local Tea Party groups to spend on the midterm elections, thanks to an anonymous donation. The Tea Party Patriots announced Tuesday that money will be distributed no later that October 4.... more »

• More Big Sky Tea Party members resign

  September 9, 2010 8:49 AM

  BOZEMAN - Several members of the Big Sky Tea Party Association have resigned after the weekend removal of the group's president. The association's board voted to remove president Tim Ravndal after a Facebook exchange appeared to condone violence against homosexuals. "The board read his statements in the Great... more »

• GOP, Tea Party members share common ground

  May 26, 2010 12:24 PM

  GREAT FALLS - In our continued look at the Tea Party's possible influence on the upcoming elections, we focus on the Tea Party platform, which stress fiscal responsibility, limited government, and free markets, which are often seen as Republican values. Tea Party members say that there has been a departure... more »

• Tea Party affecting MT 2010 election

  May 25, 2010 9:45 AM

  GREAT FALLS - For more than year, the national grassroots movement known as the Tea Party has gained attention and some notoriety, and the upcoming mid-term election could be a chance for candidates who support the Tea Party to make some waves. Tea Party organizers say there are coalitions... more »

• Can the Tea Party influence the political process?

  May 11, 2010 10:49 AM

  BOZEMAN - The Tea Party movement can certainly draw a crowd, including in Bozeman, and it's attracted the attention of a number of voters. But with the primary election just a few weeks away, can the Tea Partiers actually influence the political process. "I think the Tea Party movement... more »

• Tea Party protest in Missoula, around state Play Video

  April 15, 2010 4:38 PM

  MISSOULA - Nationwide Tax Day triggered citizen protests across the country and on Thursday, Missoula became a hub for Montanans to express their views on the government and paying taxes. More than 500 people stood outside the federal building on Broadway holding homemade signs with their political views. ... more »

• Tea Party members hold mini-rally in Helena

  January 21, 2010 10:47 AM

  Members of the Helena Capital Tea Party could be found on all four corners of a Helena intersection on Wednesday. About 20 people affiliated with the Tea Party gathered at Lyndale and Getchell, saying that they want the government to return to the principles laid out in the U.S.... more »