Strength through Community

On Monday, March 31, our legislature stalled on a bill that would raise the tax threshold for social security income. 50 yays. 50 nays....

SUPPORT HB 884 HB 884: Establish a behavioral health trust fund Where: House Human Services, Rm 152 When: Tuesday, April 1 at 3 pm This...

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a bathroom Montana's Governor Gianforte has signed into law HB 121, which mandates that people use only the bathroom that aligns with the...

Transmittal break is over and committee hearings are rolling! Remember: you can submit written testimony and messages about bills up...

A $100 million proposal to boost starting teacher pay statewide has loomed large in the 2025 legislative session. But policymakers aren’t...

Eric Dietrich —  I’m following tax policy and the state budget, with a particular eye on what (if anything) the Legislature ends up doing...

The top priority for our Democratic caucus, the topic that everyone heard while campaigning is property tax relief. To that end, HB154 ...

... grateful to God for the quiet beauty of our state, the grandeur of our mountains, the vastness of our rolling plains, and desiring to...

SB 42 just passed the second reading in the Senate. The third reading is tomorrow - Thursday, February 27! SB 42 encourages Montana's...

SB 224 , which would establish Indigenous Peoples’ Day as a legal holiday in Montana, has passed out of committee to the Senate floor....

Join us for our next Legislative Town Hall Protecting Montana's Fair and Independent Courts Tuesday, February 25, 6pm on Zoom Click here...

There are a lot of warnings flying around the internet these days. I want to point you to a very credible one from Senator Chris Murphy...

This coming Wednesday (2/26/25) at the County Commissioners meeting held in Libby and available to participate via zoom, the...

In response to news this week that Montana’s largest land manager is laying off 360 Montana-based federal employees, a spokesperson for...

I am a former Forest Service employee from Lincoln County and I continue to live and volunteer here. I am appalled at the cruelty and...

The Montana legislature, in its infinite wisdom, has just passed bill HB121 and sent it to our illustrious governor Gianforte to be...

Montana's legislature is about to pass a bill that would encourage our judges (on ALL levels!) to accept political bribes . Don't allow...

A bill to continue Montana’s Medicaid expansion has cleared an initial vote in the state House. The legislation would extend the...

Last fall, the Montana legislature quietly moved to hide early forms of legislation from public eyes. One such "junque file" would exempt...

House Bill 320 (Vouchers) passed the House Education committee and is scheduled for a vote in the full House Monday, February 10 . This...

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In 2021, Montana received almost $15 billion from the federal government. Some of this funded almost half of the state's budget. Another...