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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…
Bits n’ pieces from east, west and beyond: Billionaires profit from Covid-19
Jeff Bezos gained $17 billion, while union busting; Elon Musk became $153 billion richer while also union busting, and Warren Buffet gained $47 billion while denying rail workers sick leave.
Taking on China to defend our Montana way of life
And while the spy balloon certainly got a lot of headlines, the truth is that China has been working to undermine us for a long time now.
The best way to honor those who didn’t make it home is to fight for those who did
I’ve taken the lead in introducing bipartisan legislation with 12 of my colleagues, including every Navy SEAL in Congress to ensure the VA is granting veterans access to life-saving mental health care in their loca…
Associaton of counties not happy with Gianforte veto
His veto ignores 132 legislators from both parties who voted for SB 442. It ignores 56 county commissions and numerous local governments who support the bill because it supported needed county road maintenance, ena…
Bits n’ pieces from east, west and beyond
A New York judge recently denied Trump’s lawsuit filed in 2021 against The New York Times, following the paper’s investigation into his finances. The judge said the Times action was protected by the First Amendment…
Hunting, fishing and trapping part of Montana heritage
Montana’s weak protection for sportsmen and women provides fertile ground for anti-hunting, trapping and fishing activists to attack our heritage of harvesting wild fish and game.
Proponents tout virtues of federal Inflation Reduction Act for cheap power
The IRA’s tax incentives will accelerate deployment of cleaner, cheaper electricity.
In defense of logging, not burning
Why waste trees? Yes waste, up in smoke that we have to breath for months every year.
Chicken little
I must say I’ve grown tired of election deniers and the paranoia they foment.
Bits n’ pieces from east, west and beyond
East, west or beyond, sooner or later events elsewhere may have a local impact.
Certainty, jobs and hope through sustainable forestry
Serial litigators also know about the risks Libby faces, but they don't care. Nor do they care about the Kootenai National Forest, grizzly bears, bull trout or any of the other threatened or endangered species that…
Zinke: Make America work again
Not a day goes by in Montana that you don’t see a restaurant or shop with a sign that says “closed today due to staff shortage,” or have to wait four months for a vehicle repair.
Libby man questions leadership of Rep. Gunderson
His refusal to support the idea of the COS movement speaks to this person as usurping our wishes to suit himself.
Former secretaries of state say don't mess with elections
But once 150 legislators get together with time on their hands, plenty of strange ideas to emerge and become bills.
From ice to mud to frozen mud and back again
The chances of slipping back into winter are slightly less once you get through the first half of April.