Glacier Park Maintenance Requires Action Glacier Park Maintenance Requires Action Congress must dedicate funding to our national parks to fix years of neglect and wildfire devastation By Mike Cuffe // Nov 2, 2017
Contemplating a Special Session Contemplating a Special Session Even if collections improve, we are deep in the hole, people will suffer, and that fact justifies a special session By Dave Fern // Nov 1, 2017
Cuts Would Hurt Mental Health Services Cuts Would Hurt Mental Health Services Our leaders must work together to solve this crisis without forcing the brunt of cuts on families By Geoffrey L. Birnbaum // Oct 26, 2017
An Urgent Call to Save a Guardian of the Flathead An Urgent Call to Save a Guardian of the Flathead Marginalizing the Flathead Basin Commission would destroy Montana’s best and most accomplished watershed organization in the AIS fight By Thompson Smith // Oct 25, 2017
Montana Has a Spending Problem Montana Has a Spending Problem Since 2012, general fund revenue is up 14 percent, but at the same time general fund spending is up 32 percent By Montana House Republican Leadership // Oct 19, 2017
Montana Tax Policy Needs Solutions, Not Sound Bites Montana Tax Policy Needs Solutions, Not Sound Bites This problem is the result of years of harmful Republican tax cuts for a select group of wealthy folks By Rep. Shane Morigeau // Oct 18, 2017
Tester Ignoring Mainstream Montanans Tester Ignoring Mainstream Montanans It would seem the only representation Tester provides is to the Democratic Party By John Mello // Oct 11, 2017
‘Blame Game’ Not An Effective Way to Fight Fires ‘Blame Game’ Not An Effective Way to Fight Fires Leaders should be pushing for real solutions to address this complicated problem, like renewable energy and decreasing the use of fossil fuels By Debo Powers // Oct 5, 2017
A Case for Federal Forest Management and Reforms A Case for Federal Forest Management and Reforms Without the loggers, log haulers and mill manufacturers, the condition of private, state and federal forests will only worsen By Julia Altemus // Oct 4, 2017
U.S. House Budget Plan is Indefensible U.S. House Budget Plan is Indefensible The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is the most effective and important anti-hunger program in America By Donna Gleaves // Sep 28, 2017
Don’t Let Fake Narrative Block Monuments Review Don’t Let Fake Narrative Block Monuments Review Opposition centers on the ridiculous claim that the review will result in the federal government selling federal land to private entities By Chuck Denowh // Sep 27, 2017
Time to Tighten Government Purse Strings Time to Tighten Government Purse Strings In these tough times, the governor needs to be fiscally prudent and make the difficult decisions expected of a leader By Llew Jones // Sep 21, 2017
Budget Would Take Food from Our Neighbors Budget Would Take Food from Our Neighbors The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) helps over 120,000 Montanans keep food on their tables By Lori Botkin // Sep 20, 2017
Going Out on a Limb for Constituents Going Out on a Limb for Constituents We can be thankful that Rep. Frank Garner had the foresight and guts to represent all people in the state By Richard Griffin // Sep 14, 2017
Clean Water Rule Means Big Fish and Big Money Clean Water Rule Means Big Fish and Big Money Fishing is at the heart of the state’s $7 billion per year outdoor recreation economy By Montana Outfitters // Sep 13, 2017
