Today, the Montana House Judiciary Committee heard testimony on HB 194, a bill sponsored by Rep. Jeremy Trebas, R-Great Falls, that would prohibit local governments from imposing “restrictions on [the] use of mobile communications devices while operating a motor vehicle.” We published Trebas’ prepared remarks two days ago. In testimony opposing Trebas’ bill, City Commissioner Bill Bronson included a letter from…
Rep. Jeremy Trebas, R-Great Falls (HD-25), submitted to us testimony he will add to to the House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday, January 17, at 8:00 a.m. Here is the full text: Mr. Chairman and Members of the Committee, Today I am presenting a unique bill to you, House Bill number 194. It is unique because it goes in…
With Mary Moe’s resignation from SD-12 imminent, Cascade County Democrats must submit three names to the Cascade County Commission, which will then appoint Moe’s replacement to the Legislature. From the Central Committee’s website, here is the latest list of interested names: Mike Henning Garrett Lankford Bob Moretti Carlie Boland Zach Angstead Ron Szabo Don Ryan…
In November, 2016, the City Commission voted unanimously to adopt the Park and Rec Master Plan. Less than two months later (and not because of this), Director Joe Patrella resigned his position for a job in Arizona. With the search to succeed Patrella still ongoing, important questions persist for the City, and for its taxpayers. The Master Plan,…
Andrew Higgins, Moscow bureau chief for the venerable New York Times, the “newspaper of record,” snuck in two glaring admissions about the recently-released intelligence report concerning Russian “hacking”: But the absence of any concrete evidence in the report of meddling by the Kremlin [emphasis added] was met with a storm of mockery on Saturday by Russian politicians…
It’s a little early, but since the Tribune reported that GFPS is exploring the possibility of another school levy this year, we thought we’d ask: [poll id=”3″] Proponents will point to belt-tightening at the Legislature… This is our opportunity to share where we stand and let them see what we see through our crystal ball, so…
Earlier, we wrote about legislative candidates vying to fill Ryan Zinke’s soon-to-be vacated U.S. House seat. While the eventual winner may indeed come from the Legislature, maneuvering from outside the Capitol chambers has brought far more intrigue, especially recently. Former Gov. Brian Schweitzer all but took himself out of the running, endorsing political newcomer Rob Quist yesterday. From Troy…
Well, maybe not all writers. But if you write well and have something interesting to say, chances are we will publish your work. We aren’t interested in running a “rant sheet,” but we do welcome submissions from across the political spectrum. If you have a query, or even a full piece that’s ready to go, send it…
With Ryan Zinke expected to sail through Senate confirmation hearings to become Donald Trump’s Secretary of the Interior, Montana politicians are rapidly angling to replace him in the U.S. House. The very good Mike Dennison has a piece profiling six sitting legislators and how their Congressional aspirations might affect the 2017 session. For Republicans, Sen. Ed Buttrey, a…
H/T to Twitchy, for compiling Iowahawk’s complete and total takedown of the Democrats’ and the mainstream media’s myth that the Russians “hacked” the 2016 Presidential Election. It took him just 12 tweets: 1/ John Podesta, like 100% of everyone who has ever had a email account, received a password phishing email. He fell for it. — David…