Guest Column

Guest Column

The Major Wins of the 68th Legislature

As legislators return home to their lives as normal citizens, Montanans will feel the positive impacts of their work for years to come

By Jason Ellsworth, Steve Fitzpatrick and Ken Bogner
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Power Grab Will be a Disaster

One of the worst power-grabbing bills this session is SB 176, which allows the majority party to stack Interim Study Committees

By Hal Harper
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Protecting Montana’s Next Generation

Because of our focused and unified approach to lawmaking this session, Montana is positioned more competitively as a great place to work, live, and raise a family

By Montana House Leadership
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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