By Dustin Hurst | Watchdog.org HELENA — Since I started working April 1 in Montana, I’ve noticed Treasure State politicians pride themselves on open government and transparency.

  By Maggie Thurber | Ohio Watchdog   Democrats used an upcoming Republican fundraiser to attack Second Amendment rights and other gun laws in Ohio.

By Tom Blumer | Ohio Watchdog Uncle Sam's Bureau of Labor Statistics released the March Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment report on Wednesday. It showed sharply contrasting results for Ohio's three largest metro areas.

By Maggie Thurber | Ohio Watchdog Changes implemented by Gov. John Kasich have helped raised Ohio rankings in the annual “Rich States, Poor States” report produced by the American Legislative Exchange Council.

By Patrick B. McGuigan | CapitolBeatOK OKLAHOMA CITY — Presidential elections are not horse races, although many of us in journalism trend to treat them that way. Flesh and blood voters make decisions for complex and personal reasons, which explains why Red States can go strongly Republican in presidential elections while electing Democratic Senators or Representatives or [...]