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Opinion

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Updated 1 year, 10 months ago

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…

Updated 1 year, 3 months ago
Losing patience while talking politics

It may sound dramatic, but I feel the fate of our nation hangs in the balance with the upcoming Presidential election and it’s my civic duty to open my trap, uncomfortable as it may be at times.

Updated 1 year, 3 months ago
Bits n’ pieces from east, west and beyond

Between 2019 and 2021, 97 members of Congress, or their family members, invested in weapons contractor stocks; 25 of them sat on committees responsible for shaping national security while also trading and profiting…

Updated 1 year, 3 months ago
Let’s keep our communities stable, safe and healthy

In 2023, Congress ended that protection and required states to redetermine eligibility for Medicaid recipients, increasing red tape and government hurdles for programs that keep our kids safe and healthy.

Updated 1 year, 3 months ago
Concern over Gianforte’s property tax increases

Recently, a young friend reached out, concerned about his $100 monthly mortgage increase and he didn’t know why. That’s a lot of money - $1,200 a year.

Updated 1 year, 3 months ago
Grizzly bears still trapped in their own end zone

On the whole, grizzly bears are still limited to about 2% of their former numbers and 2% of their former range.

Updated 1 year, 3 months ago
Montanans can pick our own candidates

We want fair and honest elections not selections.

Updated 1 year, 3 months ago
Montana is now officially for Californians

The governor then sought a shady procedural loophole to veto the bill. This shady loophole has now been found to violate the Montana Constitution.

Updated 1 year, 3 months ago
Securing the southern border

Where have you been for the last three years, Jon?

Updated 1 year, 4 months ago
New companies coming to Montana

One may ask, WHY aren’t Libby (or Eureka) on that list?

Updated 1 year, 4 months ago
Time for accountability

The all-Republican Commission approved a 28% rate hike, the majority of which falls on small businesses and residential users – renters and homeowners.

Updated 1 year, 5 months ago
Montana Supreme Court protects taxpayers and students equally

The reduction in uniform mills would have reduced taxes for out-of-state corporations by millions per year. By comparison, this change would have reduced an average homeowner’s property taxes by only $45 per year.

Updated 1 year, 5 months ago
A 2023 Political Recap: The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly

When we look back on the last year, all these changes and more were brought you by one party and its supermajority: Montana Republicans.

Updated 1 year, 5 months ago
More history on the Stimson Mill

In 2002, Stimson was being hammered with rapidly escalating and ultimately untenable insurance premiums due to W.R. Grace’s asbestos legacy.

Updated 1 year, 5 months ago
Pride of a craft

America was built by a lot of people with dirty hands. They are still building it.

Updated 1 year, 5 months ago
Southern border is a national security risk

Montana is a northern border state with a southern border crisis.