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Dark money, ALEC and the ‘blasting’ game

In the news today, critics of the Gov.’s ‘dark money’ bill, a flat tax, ‘cookie cutter legislation’, apprentice hunters,... 

Charter schools, business equipment taxes on Friday’s agenda

Lawmakers will consider a bill to establish charter schools and one to cut business equipment taxes.

TRACE act would raise campaign contribution limits, require disclosure

Opponents say there’s no reason to raise contribution limits.

Should employers be able to demand access to your social media accounts?

Senate Bill 195 would prohibit employers from requiring access to social media accounts of employees or job applicants.

Why Governor Bullock says it took so long to introduce Medicaid Expansion bill

Bullock says the wait has given “the public the opportunity to start paying attention…”

State employee pay raises in limbo

Legislators say pay raises for state employees are coming, but not as laid out in House Bill 13.

House GOP blocks regulation of controversial religious boarding schools

A 2007 provision exempts some adolescent treatment programs from regulation by the state. Some qualifying schools have been accused of child abuse.

Postponed pay raises, pensions and progressive taxation

State employee pay raises, pension shortfall fixes, legislative term limits, bison and Medicaid expansion are in the news today.

Senate committee to consider Governor’s campaign finance bill

The TRACE Act aims at making dark money groups accountable for political campaign contributions.

Capitol Connections March 13, 2013

The latest on the state pension systems fix, revising term limits for legislators, and efforts to help Eastern Montana communities cope with the Bakken...