Letters to the Editor
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Heroics from St. Regis firefighters
I want to call attention to the actions of volunteer firefighter Clint Wolff with the St. Regis Fire Department.
CSKT Water Compact
While it may be true that - and lawful for - a tribal member of the CSKT Corporation to serve as a Legislator in Montana, it is NOT true that the privilege of being a “Tribal Council Person” confers governmental au…
Farmers have decisions to make
By Bruce Nelson
A thank you
I would like to thank Senator Jennifer Fielder of Thompson Falls for carrying an important privacy bill (Senate Bill 50) brought by my office.
Compact sets dangerous precedent for Montana
While there are many questions associated with the contentious and complex CSKT Water Compact, here are some known details:
Invest in Montana, not Wall Street
By: Sen. Rick Ripley
Bills to combat benefit fraud
Combating benefit fraud frees up resources for those in need
Bills would help Montana's students
Jim Stipcich, president/CEO Student Assistance Foundation
Invest in Montana's rural school districts
We are writing today as leaders from across Montana’s rural school districts.
CSKT Compact
Passing Compact is the Fiscally Responsible Choice
A call to action
Dear Montanans,
Water compact continues to generate controversy
Dear Editor,
CSKT water compact
Editor,
Energy companies need to pay up
In Montana, we believe in fairness and a level playing field. But right now, oil and gas companies extracting Montana resources are not paying their fair share. From 2008 to 2014, these companies received a tax bre…
Read between the lines
Re your headline from last week: CSKT Compact Passage will prevent litigation
Rural America: It's complicated
By Brian Depew, briand@cfra.org, Center for Rural Affairs