Category: Gov. Brian Schwei
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Do Something Then
<a href="http://www.billingsgazette.net/articles/2006/06/14/news/state/23-school-funding.txt">Schweitzer: Taxpayers tired of school funding litigation</a><br />n<br />n<blockquote>Most Montanans are tired of litigation over school funding, <a href="http://governor.mt.gov/governor/govbio.asp">Gov. Brian Schweitzer</a> said Wednesday in response to the latest court filing on the issue by the education interests that sued the state four years ago.<br />n<br />n"There are some that would like education dollars to…
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It Doesn’t Make Sense
<a href="http://www.billingsgazette.net/articles/2006/06/10/news/state/30-bison.txt">Governor's bison ideas irk ranchers"</a><br />n<br />n<blockquote>If Montana continues its current approach to bison that leave Yellowstone National Park, eventually Brucellosis will be transmitted to cattle, according to <a href="http://governor.mt.gov/governor/govbio.asp">Gov. Brian Schweitzer</a>.<br />n<br />n"I don't want to be the governor of Montana when we lose our Brucellosis-free status," Schweitzer said.</blockquote><br />n<br />nSo, Schweitzer doesn't…
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Leash
Two stories caught my eye in the Gazette this morning. Of course they both have to do with my [sarcastic]favorite Governor[/sarcastic].<br />n<br />n<a href="http://www.billingsgazette.net/articles/2006/05/12/news/state/35-schweitzer.txt">Schweitzer goes East to boost state, politics</a><br />n<br />n<a href="http://www.billingsgazette.net/articles/2006/05/12/news/state/50-leash.txt">Even governor's dog has to be leashed</a><br />n<br />nMy first thought when reading these headlines was that maybe we need to leash our…
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Disgusting
<a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/04/23/AR2006042300870.html">Burns May Be Bouncing Back</a> (Washigton Post story free registration required)<br />n<br />n<blockquote>Polls here suggest that Burns, 71, a three-term incumbent who has been targeted by the Democrats as one of the most beatable Republicans in the Senate, may be bouncing back from the pounding he took late last year after the publication of…
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An Idea That is Not Well Thought Out.
<a href="http://www.billingsgazette.net/articles/2006/04/14/news/wyoming/25-bison.txt">Schweitzer explains bison ideas to ranchers</a><br />n<br />n<blockquote><a href="http://governor.mt.gov/governor/govbio.asp">Gov. Brian Schweitzer</a> is proposing an expanded bison hunt and payments to ranchers who remove their cattle from the Yellowstone National Park area, saying he won't "roll over for the federal government" and let Montana be put at risk of losing its prized brucellosis-free status.</blockquote><br />n<br…
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Yea, and What Good Is This
<a href="http://www.billingsgazette.net/articles/2006/04/11/news/state/45-ppl.txt">PPL exec endorses governor's coal-to-liquid idea</a><br />n<br />nSo, he endorses the idea. Is the company willing to pony up any money or improvements or development to this project or are they just sucking up to the Governor in an effort to keep the State from taking their dams away from them, since there is…
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Voting Begins
You might remember the Montana Quarter designs I <a href="http://nowherethoughts.net/sarpysam/archives/1575-Quarter-Designs.html">posted back in Febuary</a>. Well I see the Secretary of the Treasury <a href="http://www.billingsgazette.net/articles/2006/04/05/news/state/75-coins.txt">has approved</a> the designs that were submitted so the Governor has opened up voting on the designs.<br />n<br />n<a href="http://governor.mt.gov/hottopics/mtquarters.asp">Go Here To Vote For Your Favorite</a><br />n<br />nI voted all ready and at…
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Another "Great Idea" Not looking To Good
I'm sorry but this one really is funny. Gov Brian Schweitzer established, and appointed, a Film and Television Advisory Council to help bring more Hollywood dollars to Montana. It now turns out the Charmian of this Council is busy filming a <a href="http://www.kxlf.com/Global/story.asp?S=4702339">movie in Canada</a>.<br />n<br />n<blockquote>Markey says shooting in Winnipeg saved the production half…
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Quarter Designs
<a href="http://www.billingsgazette.net/articles/2006/02/25/news/state/20-quarter_m.txt">Quarter designs roll out</a><br />n<br />n<blockquote>The preliminary designs have not been officially released by the U.S. Treasury Department, but children's author Ken Thomasma, who is on the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee, brought the final four design samples with him to the school for an assembly aimed at encouraging reading. The event was sponsored by…
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Business Friendly Or Not
Boy, don't disagree with our Governor. He gets a might testy.<br />n<br />n<a href="http://www.billingsgazette.net/articles/2006/02/20/news/state/25-governor.txt">Schweitzer pans professors' business ideas</a><br />n<br />n<blockquote><a href="http://governor.mt.gov/governor/govbio.asp">Gov. Brian Schweitzer</a> has criticized two University of Montana professors for suggesting that Montanans debate some controversial changes in law to make the state more attractive to business.<br />n<br />nAmong the issues raised by business…