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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NorthWestern is doubling down on outdated, inefficient, polluting power sources because those are the most profitable for it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
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SB 458 Will Come With A Moral Cost

Introduced by Republican Sen. Carl Glimm, R-Kila, SB 458 is a 61-page-bill that creates an impossibly narrow and embarrassingly unscientific definition of “sex” in Montana law

By Jenn Gross and Susan Webber
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Montana Wants Freedom from Disease

When states make it easier for parents to get an exemption from child care or school vaccinations, the use of exemptions increases

By Sophia Newcomer
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Who Should Be Rebuked? Not Marc Racicot

The act of excommunicating him from the party, the temerity to tell journalists that they dare not refer to him as a Republican – these are the cruel and arrogant moves of people without maturity or wisdom

By Scott Darkenwald
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Proud to Fulfill Promises to Montanans

In the second half of the legislative session, we will be focused on returning more of the $2 billion surplus to Montanans and passing a conservative state budget

By Montana House Leadership
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Stand for Judicial Independence

When self-serving political interests propose and advocate so-called “reforms” in the next few weeks, let your legislator know where you stand – with judicial independence and against those who threaten it

By American Board of Trial Advocates
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We Can Solve Homelessness If We Work Together

Every other major city across the state is working with their local providers and creating solutions that meet their community’s most dire needs. We believe that hand-in-hand we can solve this together.

By Executive Board of Collaborative Housing Solutions
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One Fish, Two Fish, – Two Headed Koocanu-fish?

Selenium’s elevated presence in the environment is directly associated with coal mining. Do we want to impact the reproduction and survivability of Montana’s native fish and other wildlife for coal and Teck’s bottom line?

By Chris Bachman
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BBER Report Shows the Flathead Needs More Housing 

At the end of the day, in the words of last year’s Housing Task Force report to Governor Greg Gianforte, “Montana needs to increase its housing supply. Period.” This statement could not be truer in Flathead County.

By Rishi Kapoor