Social Security and Supplemental Security Income benefits for approximately 70 million Americans will increase 1.3 percent in 2021, the Social Security Administration announced Nov. 5. The 1.3 percent cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) will begin with benefits payable to more than 64 million Social Security beneficiaries in January 2021. Increased payments to more than 8 million SSI beneficiaries

Although he wasn’t pleased with the election results from most of the state, Frank Smith, D-Poplar, is looking forward to serving House District 31 at the Montana Legislature in 2021. “I always say, the voters have spoken,” Smith said regarding the results. “We have to live with it.” Results included Greg Gianforte being elected as Montana’s new governor and Republicans keeping

Republicans dominated Montana’s elections on Tuesday, Nov. 3, as the party earned victories in races for governor, U.S. Senate and U.S. representative In the race for governor, Greg Gianforte led with 54 percent over Mike Cooney’s 42 percent with 76 percent of the state’s votes received. Gianforte is Montana’s current U.S. representative while Cooney is Montana’s lieutenant governor.