Cascade County Democratic Central Committee official Jasmine Taylor (representative for precinct 22A) was reported and apparently suspended from Twitter for violating their hateful conduct rule. E-City Beat received an email with the following message and screenshot: “Have had the misfortune to encounter a hateful and disgusting person on Twitter: Jasmine Taylor from Great Falls. I…
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Great Falls Welcomes New American Citizens
On Thursday, December 15 I had the honor and privilege to represent the City of Great Falls and the citizens of Great Falls in welcoming 21 newly minted American citizens to our country, state, and community. The naturalization swearing-in and ceremony was held at the federal courthouse here in Great Falls with the Honorable Brian…
Debunking The Bunk: No, GF Taxes Aren’t Going Up 191%
This is the first in what will be a regular column on E-City Beat in which I will attempt to debunk some of the rumors, urban myths, misinformation, and flat-out bunk making the rounds in Great Falls on social media, information/news outlets, and ‘word on the street’. We’ll start with the recent local rumor that…
Marijuana Tax Revenue For Great Falls – Commissioner Rick Tryon
On Election Day a few weeks ago Cascade County voters voted to approve a 3% local option tax on recreational adult use marijuana sales countywide. On the same ballot, Great Falls voters approved commercial marijuana activities, weed shops etc., within Great Falls city limits. In light of those decisions by local voters I will be…
Cascade County Dems Crushed Again
On Election Day in November of 2020 Cascade County Republican candidates for the state legislature defeated every one of their Democrat opponents on the ballot, including several incumbent legislators. It was an unprecedented red wave in Great Falls/Cascade County. This year it was even worse for local Dems. It was a red tsunami. Democrats lost…
Great Falls Listed In Top 4 Cities In MT To Move To
This week I read an article titled “WHY IN THE FUNK DOES GREAT FALLS GET DISSED SO MUCH” posted on KMON’s website and written by Tammie Toren, a KMON DJ. While I agree with Tammie that my hometown Great Falls is an awesome and wonderful place to live I have to scratch my head a…
Trick Or Treat: 15 Fentanyl Deaths In Great Falls In 2022
Heads up, Great Falls, Halloween is this coming Monday. ‘Candy’ that looks like Skittles or Sweet Tarts could actually contain fentanyl. If you think this poison, or other harmful stuff, could never get into YOUR kids’ trick or treat candy you’re whistling past the graveyard. At our 10/18/22 regular meeting the Great Falls City Commission…
GF Dems Krotkov, Bessette, Smith Hoping Voters Have Short Memories
If you want to know what politicians really think then you have to be reminded of what they say when they think voters aren’t listening or watching very closely. E-City Beat has been keeping track of what the most ‘progressive’ local Democrats running for state legislature were Tweeting when they thought voters weren’t paying attention….
Great Falls Democrat Official: “F*** Columbus”
Today, October 12, is the actual Columbus Day anniversary even though the federal holiday was Monday. Below is a re-post of an article I wrote last year for Columbus Day. First, though, I want to comment on a recent post from the ‘Jasmine Taylor For Montana’ Facebook page. Taylor is an official with the Cascade…
Weed Shops In Great Falls On The Ballot November 8
I noticed this post (screenshot below) on the Great Falls Tribune Facebook page this morning and had to scratch my noggin a bit. The Facebook blurb above the picture doesn’t jibe with the headline below the picture. The caption below the picture is accurate, the sentence above the picture is an uninformed opinion presented as…