First, it looks like Bob Keenan (termed-out state Senate Minority Leader and former Senate President) is running for the GOP nomination for the U.S. Senate. Lots of speculation, it will be interesting to see who Keenan argues against in tomorrow's papers.

But bigger news is an update on previous diary that may position Montana for another sweep like that the one in 2004 which allowed Jon Tester to become the current Senate President. The Board of Regents investigative audit of the Inland Northwest Space Alliance should be finished by June:

The investigation into a former University of Montana vice president's involvement with a non-profit organization that received $3 million in NASA grants is on track to finish by early June, Montana's legislative auditor said Thursday. The investigation is in the preliminary stages and will require combing the financial records for not only the university and the INSA, but could also delve into the employment records of two of Montana's biggest politicians: Sen. Conrad Burns and Rep. Denny Rehberg.