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June 28, 2012
June 28, 2012, Bozeman, Mont.—More than 50 people gathered on the Gallatin County Court House within three hours of the US Supreme Court’s decision to uphold all of the President’s new health care law. Despite the disappointing news of the court’s decision, activists gathered to express their opposition and to hear from local leaders. Joe [...]
June 21, 2012
By Joe Balyeat When Jon Tester was first up for election 6 years ago, his opponent went after him with the catch phrase – “Jon Tester: conservative haircut, liberal values”. After that attack proved unsuccessful, a modified version of it became my intro line for MT Senate floor speeches: “Howdy. I’m Joe Balyeat – Liberal [...]
June 19, 2012
Tonight in Kalispell, Montana, AFP kicked off the first stop of a five-city, three-day bus tour across the state. The events send a message to Montana Senator Jon Tester and other politicians that big government, freedom-killing policies are destroying Montana and the country – and that it’s time to embrace policies that support Montana. Over [...]
June 12, 2012
Editor’s note: In early June, District Judge Jeffrey Sherlock of Helena declared Legislative Referendum 123 an unconstitutional delegation of power by the Legislature to a legislative fiscal analyst acting on the entire body’s behalf and ordered it removed from the ballot. Sherlock said he expects his decision to be appealed to the Montana Supreme Court. [...]
May 07, 2012 JProperty Rights
May 3, 2012, Bozeman, Mont.—Wolves took center stage at the Gallatin County Commission hearings tonight. Proponents argued ethical concerns to maintain the wolf population. Others claimed wolves bring in millions of dollars of eco-tourist funds. And a few denied any real impact on the big game population despite a report from a local Fish and Game expert who said she counted only 4 moose in a recent fly-over in Gallatin County. One person testified that having county involvement in the wolf issues was simply adding more bureaucracy to the problem.
