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Former HD 3 Rep. Jerry O’Neil endorses Taylor Rose

April 20, 2016NewsMontana Legislature, Taylor RoseMRLCC

COLUMBIA FALLS, Montana—Yesterday, former House District 3 Republican legislator Jerry O’Neil endorsed Taylor Rose, the young Republican running for the Montana House of Representatives in the same district. “Taylor is a very intelligent and perceptive young man” O’Neil said in a meeting yesterday between himself and Rose. O’Neil added that “Taylor has very original ideas … Continue reading Former HD 3 Rep. Jerry O’Neil endorses Taylor Rose →

Bullock Gives $1.2 Million lease to Company of Budget Director’s wife

April 8, 2016NewsDan Villa, Montana Legislature, Steve BullockMRLCC

From the Helena Independent Record “…Montana officials signed a 19-year lease at the 38,000-square-foot former federal juvenile placement facility in Galen — terms that squeaked just under square footage and lease term requirements that would have triggered mandatory legislative review of the deal. There was no competitive bidding process to award the Galen lease. In … Continue reading Bullock Gives $1.2 Million lease to Company of Budget Director’s wife →

Sue Vinton files to run for State Legislature

February 22, 2016NewsMontana Legislature, Sue VintonMRLCC

Community leader and business owner Sue Vinton of Lockwood has announced that she will run for House District 56 in the Montana State Legislature. Formal filing of Vinton’s Declaration of Candidacy took place on the first day of filing, Friday, January 14, 2014 at the State Capitol in Helena. Vinton is Vice President of Vinton … Continue reading Sue Vinton files to run for State Legislature →

Sen. Ripley: Obama’s anti-coal agenda won’t affect Montana climate

February 11, 2016NewsMontana Legislature, Rick RipleyMRLCC

Barack Obama’s Department of Interior recently announced a moratorium on federal coal leases, and few states will be hit harder than Montana. Not only is our state home to more than one-third of all coal reserves in the United States, but about half of the coal production in our state happens on federal land. Halting … Continue reading Sen. Ripley: Obama’s anti-coal agenda won’t affect Montana climate →

Judge in corruption lawsuit wife of lieutenant governor

February 1, 2016NewsMontana LegislatureMRLCC

Helena District Judge DeeAnn Cooney has only been on the bench since Jan. 1, but already she’s presiding over one of the most high-profile political corruption cases the state has seen in decades. On one side of the long-running litigation is Commissioner of Political Practices Jonathan Motl, the state’s top political watchdog and campaign ethics … Continue reading Judge in corruption lawsuit wife of lieutenant governor →

Montana lawmakers ask Washington state for time on Colstrip

January 23, 2016NewsMontana LegislatureMRLCC

HELENA — A delegation of Montana lawmakers made their pitch to their counterparts in Washington state to save the coal-fired Colstrip power plant — or at least give them time to plan for a partial shutdown. A bill before the Washington Legislature would authorize Colstrip’s largest owner, Puget Sound Energy, to file a plan to … Continue reading Montana lawmakers ask Washington state for time on Colstrip →