Category: government waste
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Ethanol Board SB 122
Montana Legislature alert. (I'll add this to all post that are very strictly about the Legislature for those not interested.)<br />nWith the Montana Legislature in session I have been paging through the <a href="http://laws.leg.mt.gov/pls/laws07/LAW0217W$BAIV.return_all_bills">bills proposed</a> and a few caught my eye. Here is one.<br />n<br />n<a href="http://data.opi.mt.gov/bills/2007/billhtml/SB0122.htm">SB 122</a><br />n<br />nEstablish ethanol education board<br />n<br />n<blockquote>The…
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Paper Towels SB 2
Montana Legislature alert. (I'll add this to all post that are very strictly about the Legislature for those not interested.)<br />nWith the Montana Legislature in session I have been paging through the <a href="http://laws.leg.mt.gov/pls/laws07/LAW0217W$BAIV.return_all_bills">bills proposed</a> and a few caught my eye. Here is one.<br />n<br />n<a href="http://data.opi.mt.gov/bills/2007/billhtml/SB0002.htm">SB 2</a><br />n<br />nRequire availability of paper towels in…
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Track It
I have been waiting for more information before commenting on the latest case of E-coli hitting our food markets. I see a little more information but no answers yet.<br />n<br />n<a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061213/ap_on_bi_ge/e_coli_outbreak_taco_bell" >Officials: Lettuce source of E. coli</a><br />n<br />n<blockquote>Lettuce was the most likely source of an outbreak of E. coli linked to Taco Bell,…
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Animal ID
If you have paid any attention to me at all, you know I don't support the governments <acronym title="National Animal Identification System">NAIS</acronym> efforts. We don't need the government mandating yet another expensive program that us producers can't afford to implement for them.<br />n<br />nYesterday I worked my replacement heifers, heifer calves that I am keeping…
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Wolf Notes
I see there are some ranchers complaining that the state isn't fast enough <a href="http://www.billingsgazette.net/articles/2006/08/13/news/state/70-ranchers.txt" title="Billings Gazette Story">killing problem wolves</a>. for their tastes.<br />n<br />n<blockquote>State wildlife officials take too long to authorize the killing of problem wolves, ranchers and others said Friday at a meeting of the agency oversight committee of the Environmental Quality Council.<br…
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Stupid Ideas
A lot of people are complaining about the <a href="http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/E/EARNS_OIL?SITE=MTBIL&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT">profits the oil industry</a> is making and have all kinds of solutions as to how to help consumers past this stretch of high gas prices. The stupidest of these I've heard is a $100 fuel-cost rebate for millions of taxpayers and suspending the federal 18.4-cent-per-gallon gasoline…
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What Are They Fighting Over?
<a href="http://www.billingsgazette.net/articles/2006/03/28/news/state/35-delisting.txt">Who will pay for wolf costs undecided</a><br />n<br />n<blockquote>Since it first declared gray wolves in need of protection, the federal government has paid the bill to help rebuild the predator's population in the Northern Rockies.<br />n<br />nBut with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service now declaring wolves recovered and eager to hand off full…
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Money To Burn
Boy, it must be nice to have all that money to burn on a facility designed and built by Dr. Temple Grandin.<br />n<br />n<a href="http://www.billingsgazette.net/articles/2006/03/05/news/business/45-stock.txt">Facility will handle livestock peacefully</a><br />n<br />n<blockquote>A new livestock handling facility that will have curved chutes, round pens and other stress-reducing innovations will be built this year at Montana State University's…