Category: montana legislatu
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Confusion
I'm a little confused, a normal state it seems like. There is a bill in the Montana Legislature to <a href="http://www.billingsgazette.net/articles/2007/02/24/news/state/70-legifinance.txt">public finance legislative races</a>. The bill even talks about how the money is going to be raised for the idea. They would use $500,000 in State money to seed the project and then "fund the…
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Who’s Behind It
I would be real curious to know what is the driving force behind the push for States to mandate the new HPV vaccine. Is it truly the health and welfare of the children behind the push or is it the health and welfare of the company that makes the vaccine, Merck & Co, that is…
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Smarter Than I Thought
Well, the Montana Senate is <a href="http://www.billingsgazette.net/articles/2007/02/08/news/state/38-college.txt">smarter than I thought</a>. I'm glad to see this one go down to defeat as you undoubtedly all ready know if you read <a href="http://nowherethoughts.net/sarpysam/archives/2430-Electoral-Mess.html">my thoughts on it</a>. Usually the Legislature doesn't show this much common sense. I applaud them.<br />n<br />n<strong>If that rampart collapsed your liberties would be…
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Tax Breaks
<a href="http://www.billingsgazette.net/articles/2007/02/01/news/state/60-breaks.txt" >Governor details range of clean-energy tax breaks</a><br />n<br />n<blockquote><a href="http://governor.mt.gov/governor/govbio.asp">Gov. Brian Schweitzer</a> wants property tax breaks as big as 75 percent for "clean and green" energy development and transmission, part of his effort to develop energy resources in the state.<br />n<br />nSchweitzer unveiled details on the tax breaks Wednesday, which he hinted at…
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Real ID
<a href="http://www.billingsgazette.net/articles/2007/01/31/news/state/23-legiids.txt" >House rejects federal ID card program</a><br />n<br />n<blockquote>The House gave bipartisan support Wednesday to a pair of bills that would make Montana one of the first states in the country to say ''no'' to federally approved national identification cards.<br />n<br />nThe measures by Reps. Diane Rice, R-Harrison, and Brady Wiseman, D-Bozeman, are nearly…
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Legislature Dealings
Just a little information on what the Legislature is up to from the <a href="http://www.billingsgazette.net/" >Gazette</a>. I don't have time to do much else right now.<br />n<br />nWe have a push to allow more <a href="http://www.billingsgazette.net/articles/2007/01/31/news/state/56-legicabaret.txt" >licenses</a> to sell drinks at places that serve food. Not much opposition is seen for this for a change.<br…
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Sour Grapes
<a href="http://www.billingsgazette.net/articles/2007/01/30/news/state/56-legiswitchers.txt" >GOP senator takes aim at party switchers</a><br />n<br />n<blockquote>A Republican state senator wants to let voters recall public officials who switch parties, a bill that follows a defection that cost the GOP power in the state Senate.<br />n<br />nSen. Dan McGee, R-Laurel, said his bill is not directed at former Republican Sen. Sam…
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Business Friendly, NOT
Can anyone tell me why the state of Montana is so unfriendly to businesses? They do provide jobs and services throughout the state so why no matter which way we turn does the Legislature take such aims to hurt them?<br />n<br />n<a href="http://data.opi.mt.gov/bills/2007/billhtml/HB0213.htm">Here</a>, as reported by the <a href="http://montanamainstreetblog.typepad.com/montana_main_street_blog/2007/01/more_ways_to_su.html">Montana Main Street Blog</a>, we have a…
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Hodgepodge
If a <a href="http://www.billingsgazette.net/articles/2007/01/20/news/state/62-tax.txt">local option sales tax</a> is such a good thing, why not just make life easy and make it a state wide sales tax? That way everybody can get involved in the thing. Making it local option just gives certain areas the choice to build that fence tighter and tighter while building different…
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Status Quo
<a href="http://www.billingsgazette.net/articles/2007/01/16/news/state/54-bill.txt" >Governor, developers split on bill</a><br />n<br />n<blockquote>If Montana is going to develop more of its wind, coal, oil and gas, it will need ways to move energy products beyond its borders, and a new state board or authority can help encourage new power lines and pipelines, supporters of the idea said Monday.<br />n<br…