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Governor-appointed board caters to a foreign mining company
When a Canadian mining company successfully lobbied a Montana board appointed by Gov. Greg Gianforte to let them a…
Tax Assistance Program
With discussions with the Governor, the filing application deadline for the property tax assistance program has been extended until June 1, 2024.
Bruce Moats: An introduction
“The boy is finally home.” That is what my nephew wrote in a text when my wife, son and I moved back to my childhood home, Superior, a few months ago.
Voting for the 406 guy
Voting for the 406 guy
What is the right to know, and why should you care?
Did you know that you have a constitutional right to know?
Montana can't have healthy forests without a healthy timber industry
The recent closures of Pyramid Mountain Lumber and Roseburg Forest Products in Missoula County is a warning for Montana and a symptom of broader challenges threatening the region's forest and wood products sect of …
Lolo National Forest Planning
Lolo National Forest Planning
New Lolo Forest plan must prioritize active management, incorporate local input
The revision of the Lolo Forest Plan by the U.S. Forest Service, a comprehensive guide for managing the 2-million-acre on National Forest in Montana, is not merely a bureaucratic exercise, it is a plan that impacts…
Montanans deserve a fair and impartial judiciary
It’s time to let you in on a little secret about America’s judicial system: we’re doing it wrong.
A rube arrives in Trout Creek
I had been eyeballing a piece of property in Trout Creek for about a year. It was cheap enough, I had the money, why not? So, I bought it.
Clean School Bus Program will reduce emissions
Thank you, Sen. Jon Tester, for helping secure funds to purchase 41 clean school buses for Montana’s rural public schools.
Montana legislative redistricting
This past year, Montana legislative district boundaries were changed by the Montana Redistricting Commission.
A way to address high property taxes
I just read the editorial “Lets end the property tax blame game” by Kendall Cotton in which he begins by blaming local governments for property tax increases, echoing Gov. Greg Gianforte’s attack on greedy county g…
The 12 days of Christmas, legislative edition
We’re all familiar with the Christmas carol “The Twelve Days of Christmas.” In recognition of the holiday season, I’d like to share some of the good work your state lawmakers accomplished in the legislative session…
Columbia River settlement threatens Montana's economic stability
At the Montana Chamber of Commerce, we are deeply concerned by recent developments in federal energy policies that threaten our state’s power supply and economic vitality.
Seeking positive change
It is the epitome of irony that there are people more offended and outraged by certain behavior being exposed, than I am as a target of that bad behavior.