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Former governor sounds off on property tax debacle
How did the largest percentage of Republicans elected in Montana history grow government at the fastest rate in st…
What the future holds?
Using a little common sense can save this country.
Back to school doesn’t need to mean back to vape
What parents need to know when kids go back to school this year.
Why John Repke is the right choice for Montana State Auditor
His opponent Jim Brown’s record as PSC Chair is one of broken promises.
Give me a (tax) break
Local taxpayers elect legislators to represent their interests. They shouldn’t have to travel to Helena to do battle with lobbyists. That’s what a legislator is for.
Celebrating the 60th anniversary of the Wilderness Act
This is also the 40th anniversary of the largest expansion of the wilderness system in the lower 48 states. In 1984, President Ronald Reagan signed bills protecting 175 wilderness areas, covering 8 million acres ac…
Bits n’ pieces from east, west and beyond
The Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network has finalized two rules to stop corruption and money laundering...
Don’t be fooled by “public” charter school deception
A rapidly-changing world means our schools have been asked to do more and more and more, but without additional support, and that’s a recipe for making the system fall apart.
Montana Chamber of Commerce proud to endorse Supreme Court candidates
That endorsement comes after a committee of attorneys and retired judges interviewed all the candidates, evaluated their temperament, applicable rulings and ability to be fair and unbiased in the decision-making pr…
Sheehy's stance on public lands is scary
The sheer size of that transfer would overwhelm the state and counties, leading to selling lands to private owners. Over half the lands given to western states at statehood have been sold.
Bits n’ pieces from east, west and beyond
But, “Trump mocks his supporters. He calls them basement dwellers. I love my country more than my party. Kamala Harris tells the truth. She respects the American people and she has my vote.”
No more time to debate climate change
I’d like to remind my fellow Montanans that there is overwhelming consensus within the scientific community on these fundamental points regarding...
Independent states her case for Public Service Commission
These commissioners don’t need a code of conduct. They need to be voted out of office.
Kootenai Stampede organizer wants bull statue to stay at J. Neils
Did she tell the family that the Park was NEVER Neils property - that they DIDN’T donate it? (SHE didn’t know that prior to the Parks Board meeting).
State Rep. Regier says high court aligned with radical left
However, it is disconcerting, to say the least, hearing former Montana Supreme Court Justice...
Senator Tester is one of us
Apologies to F. Scott Fitzgerald: “The very rich are just different...