Guest Column

Guest Column

When Did Safety Become a Partisan Issue?

For the past three legislative sessions, Montana bicyclists have introduced bicycle safety legislation, and in all three sessions, our lawmakers have voted it down

By Bill Schneider
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Make America Work Again

Requiring able-bodied adults who do not have children to work 20 hours a week if they receive unemployment and welfare benefits is prudent

By Ryan Zinke
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Reckless Legislating

High-speed, chaotic lawmaking will result in devastating consequences for you, your families, and generations of Montanans to come

By Mary Ann Dunwell
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Our Kids Deserve to be Fully Funded

If the levies are not approved this spring by voters, the district will face budget shortfalls that require cuts to programs and services, and layoffs for teachers and staff

By Kalispell Public Schools Board of Trustees
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SB 566 Designed to Disenfranchise Candidates

It is just one more example of the unrelenting compulsion of the Republican Party leadership to accumulate political power and control over every form and branch of government

By Gary Buchanan, Sid Daoud and Marc Racicot
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Teachers on the Front Lines

Long a source of national pride, public schools are now a source of criticism and controversy

By Bob Brown
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Tax Relief for Montanans

We have accomplished a great deal this session to lessen Montanans’ tax burden and plan to build on those successes

By Greg Hertz
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The Cost of Corporate Power

NorthWestern is doubling down on outdated, inefficient, polluting power sources because those are the most profitable for it

By Monica Tranel