April 22, 2013–We are in the last week of the legislative session and we need your help to get one school choice bill and three tax relief bills passed! In the House, there are two Bills in House Appropriations. One is a tax relief bill and the other is a critical School Choice bill that will [...]
Common Core, a national education initiative whose adoption in the states may be rewarded with federal Race To the Top grant funding, has drawn sharp criticism and concern from a number of education leaders, parents and activists. We are concerned about the Montana legislature allowing federal intrusion into education content, the data mining of students, and the [...]
The Montana pension system is in a deep financial hole which jeopardizes retirement benefits for all current state retirees and current employees as well. During the 2008 recession the DOW dropped from 14,000 down to 7,000 in early 2009. The pension investments dropped from $8.5 billion down to just over $5 billion… a $3.5 billion hole
After the House Human Services Committee tabled the Governor’s Medicaid expansion bill Wednesday night, House Minority Leader Chuck Hunter attempted a blast motion. The blast motion failed by 1 vote, 49-50. However, inside sources reveal that Rep. Hunter will try to blast this motion at every House session up until transmittal of revenue bills on [...]
The attention on Medicaid Expansion is likely to shift to the Senate, where SB395 failed by a 4-3 vote in Senate Public Health Committee. Democrat Senate leaders are likely to try to blast the bill out of Committee. Unlike the House where you need a super-majority of 60 votes, all you need is a majority of Senators to [...]
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