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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…
Coming soon to Montana politics: Property tax revolt
Those with good memories will recall when a citizen property tax initiative, I-105, was on the ballot in 1986.
More property tax consternation
Make no mistake, the tax increase is permanent and the rebate is ONE TIME ONLY. There are programs that could use the state surplus to help people.
Property taxes
We rely heavily on property taxes to fund state and local government, a balanced tax package would be equal parts of income, property and sales taxes.
Election deniers are controlling local elections. What could go wrong?
This conspiracy has been thoroughly debunked in Montana and across the country. But election deniers persist in claiming evil forces are manipulating elections.
Bits n’ pieces from east, west and beyond
Multnomah County in Oregon is suing 17 major oil companies for their role in causing the climate crisis that triggered the 2021 heat dome, which killed 69 people in that county.
Forest management
The eco-extremists do not want us, the citizens and visitors to Montana, in the woods. Period.
Selenium standards
The BC Premier resigned to join the Teck Board. Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau declined an IJC Committee to study transboundary pollution. Montana has no jobs threatened by the selenium limits, all we get is more …
Fighting the fentanyl crisis in Montana
In April, the Justice Department announced charges against several leaders of the Sinaloa Cartel and numerous other individuals accused of trafficking fentanyl.
Citizens not happy with Libby Cemetery maintenance
We follow the rules and regulations set forth by the City of Libby, but recently it appears the city does not even follow its own regulations and rules.
An argument for bringing life into the world
It is inconceivable that anyone could try to justify killing a fetus, a baby in the womb, because they can’t afford to raise the child.
Has a good lady missed the mark?
It seems OK though to allow young undeveloped minds to be influenced by violent shoot-em-up video games where the goal is to kill all in your path!
Guns have changed everything, especially childhood
My brain fritzed out with confusion: Here a drill, but in Florida, children were being mowed down. Relief, and yet also great grief. Other mothers were getting different news.
Opportunities to fix forests in the farm bill
Fixing our forests will ultimately require cutting through the environmental red tape that prevents many forest-restoration projects from getting off the ground or stalls them until they go up in flames.
The debt dilemma and tax cheats
Only relatively recently has the idea that “taxation is theft” been seriously suggested in the public discourse.
Congress must stand up for common-sense gun laws
I know there are gun owners who own and use stabilizing braces for sport shooting who do not want the actions of some bad actors to limit the rights of all gun owners.