Category: Politics
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Home Builders Endorse Zinke
The National Association of Home Builders and Montana Building Industry Association endorsed former U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke for Montana’s first Congressional District. The Montana Building Industry Association is made up of 1,500 construction companies and allied tradesmen from across Montana. “Quality and affordable housing is becoming an endangered species in Montana, but…
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Republicans Now Hold Most Trifectas
When Virginia’s legislators and Governor-elect Glenn Youngkin (R) were sworn into office on Jan. 12, the political dynamics of the country shifted even more to the right. Now, 33.9 percent of Americans (112 million) live in a state with a Democratic trifecta, 41.8 percent (137 million) live in a state with a Republican trifecta, and…
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Governor Talks Impact of Pro-Jobs, Pro-Growth Policies on Ag Industry
Governor Greg Gianforte recently visited Diehl Ranch Co. in East Helena to discuss the impact of pro-growth, pro-jobs policies on the state’s agriculture industry. “For too long, Montana producers have had to pay taxes on equipment that sits around for most of the year, and it just doesn’t make any sense,” Gov. Gianforte said. “To…
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AG Attends Summit on Border Crisis, Illegal Drugs Coming to Montana
The Center Square Ahead of a two-day border summit hosted by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, attorneys general from across the country are sharing why border security is important for their states. One of them, Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes, has expressed a sentiment other Republican AGs also share: “All states are border states” and all states…
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Montana School Board Association Drops Membership in National Organization
The Montana School Boards Association has voted to leave the National School Boards Association next summer, following the national organization’s collaboration with the Biden Administration and the FBI to target protesting parents at school board meetings. According to the Montana School Boards Association Lance Melton their membership will expire without renewal in June 2022. Melton said the…
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Majority States Say ‘No’ to President’s Vaccination Mandates
Last week, President Joe Biden announced executive orders that mandate vaccinations for the COVID virus for what is estimated to be 100 million workers in both the public and private sector. The backlash has been swift and strong, with people from both sides of the isle claiming the President has no authority to impose such…
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Czech Republic Adopts Its own Second Amendment
The Senate, the upper house of Czech parliament, has approved the right to use arms to defend oneself and others under legal conditions to be embedded in the constitution as a reaction to the EU’s pro-regulatory stance on firearms acquisition and possession. The amendment comes as a reaction to a petition signed by 102,000 people,…
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Court Halts “Racist” Farm Program
Mountain States Legal Foundation General Counsel William E. Trachman cheered a federal judge’s order halting the Department of Agriculture from proceeding with a post-pandemic farm loan relief program that expressly excludes white farmers and ranchers. MSLF and the Southeastern Legal Foundation challenged the constitutionality of race-based loan relief on equal protection grounds, on behalf of Tennessee farmer Rob Holman and…
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At the halfway mark, Montana agriculture is in good hands
By Nicole Rolf and Rachel Cone, Montana Farm Bureau Federation As we review the official first half of the Montana Legislative session, it’s safe to say the session is looking good for Montana agriculture. Of the 3,357 total bill draft requests, 1,121 have been formally introduced. Montana Farm Bureau has taken a stance and lobbied…
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YOUR BOOTS ON THE HILL
By Nicole Rolf and Rachel Cone, Montana Farm Bureau Federation New bills are arriving rapidly in the 2021 Montana State Legislative Session, and we’re here to bring you the highlights. We’re in the final push before transmittal deadline, which is the date when all non-revenue bills have to make their way into the second chamber.…