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MT Lowdown Podcast – Episode 18: A view from the right
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House Majority Whip Derek Skees reflects on conservative losses in the 2019 Legislature. “Democrats got everything they wanted.”
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MT Lowdown Podcast – Episode 17: Seeking solutions
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Their admirers see them as pragmatic problem solvers. Their detractors say they abandon conservative principles to work with Democrats. How do Republican Reps. Llew Jones and Nancy Ballance view the outcomes of the 2019 Legislature?
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Five to Follow for the week of April 8 at the Montana Legislature
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This week, committees will see bills on biometric data privacy, on the deregulation of the cottage animal treat business, on the public’s right to know about the state settling lawsuits, on slashing income taxes for veteran pensions, and on the regulation of hemp farming.
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Bill to give NorthWestern Energy more power over Colstrip rapidly advancing in the Legislature
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A bill that would allow NorthWestern Energy to take control of the Colstrip power plant with scaled-back oversight of the Public Service Commission, is moving through the Legislature at lightning speed.
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MT Lowdown Podcast – Episode 7: A View From the Left
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Democratic Rep. Kim Abbott on the difference between lobbying and legislating, the challenges of keeping personal emotions in check during debate on hot-button issues, and some of the surprises she encountered since joining the House.
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Five to Follow: Week of Jan. 28 at the Montana Legislature
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Tourists, taxes, carbon emissions, and coal exports are among the five things on our radar this week at the Montana Legislature.
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MTFP to publish legal review notes as lawmakers move to limit access
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Lawmakers in the Senate advanced rules that limit public access to legal review notes on bills by barring their publication on the Legislature’s website. Montana Free Press will provide online public access to those legal notes right here on our website.
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Affordable housing advocates look to Montana Legislature for help
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HELENA – There are plenty of infrastructure priorities jockeying for scarce state dollars as the Montana Legislature meets this winter, but, with housing costs a burden for many modest-income Montanans, advocates and some lawmakers want to spend state money boosting affordable housing projects. A trio of bills endorsed by a committee of legislators who studied housing and local government issues between the 2017 and 2019 legislative sessions — House Bill 16, Senate Bill 15, and Senate Bill 18 — are designed to make that happen.