“This president does not have a strategy to contain, defeat, or win.” Potential of over 300 New Jobs in Central MT Should you go solar? Consider these factors first… Former SC Congressman says people will make good decisions about energ… ‘This president I think is unilaterally disarming our country as it re… Rep. Jeff Essmann Read More…

The Wall Street Journal has the latest in the swipe fee debate.  HiffPost Hill calls it a compromise, while retailers still call it a handout to big banks.  In a bid to sign up more supporters for a bill to delay the new rule, the Montana Democrat said on the Senate floor that more time Read More…

Here’s a taste of the most absurd stories of the week, and what could be the most viral story of the week.  First, the absurd, as the AP reports: Montana Supreme Court orders state to respond to children’s climate change lawsuit Tuesday’s order gives the state 20 days to respond to the petition, which seeks to Read More…

Well, after wasting a few weeks in a failed effort to hike taxes on domestic oil and gas production, now Senator Jon Tester (D-MT) says he doesn’t even want the extra tax revenues that would flow thanks to increased domestic oil and gas drilling.  Apparently his response to “drill, baby, drill” is “no, baby, no.” Read More…

I was at the Billings Chamber of Commerce legislative panel discussion Wednesday.  The luncheon discussed featured a very informative collection of thoughts from Sen. Jeff Essmann (R-Billings), Sen. Kim Gillan (D-Billings), Rep. Tom McGilvray (R-Billings), and Rep. Margie MacDonald (D-Billings).  More to follow with thoughts from each of them, but first- I found a comment Read More…

Gillette Vaira profiles what was thought to be the longest school bus route in the State of Montana with her “Taken for a Ride” series that first aired Tuesday night on KULR-8 TV, the NBC station in Billings.  She joins us Wednesday morning at 9:06 AM on “Voices of Montana.” In the series, she profiles Read More…

“This president does not have a strategy to contain, defeat, or win.” Potential of over 300 New Jobs in Central MT Should you go solar? Consider these factors first… Former SC Congressman says people will make good decisions about energ… ‘This president I think is unilaterally disarming our country as it re… Rep. Jeff Essmann Read More…

“This president does not have a strategy to contain, defeat, or win.” Potential of over 300 New Jobs in Central MT Should you go solar? Consider these factors first… Former SC Congressman says people will make good decisions about energ… ‘This president I think is unilaterally disarming our country as it re… Rep. Jeff Essmann Read More…

“This president does not have a strategy to contain, defeat, or win.” Potential of over 300 New Jobs in Central MT Should you go solar? Consider these factors first… Former SC Congressman says people will make good decisions about energ… ‘This president I think is unilaterally disarming our country as it re… Rep. Jeff Essmann Read More…

“This president does not have a strategy to contain, defeat, or win.” Potential of over 300 New Jobs in Central MT Should you go solar? Consider these factors first… Former SC Congressman says people will make good decisions about energ… ‘This president I think is unilaterally disarming our country as it re… Rep. Jeff Essmann Read More…

Attention jobless college graduates: you may want to head to Eastern Montana if you’re looking for work.  More on that in a minute, but first- did you see this headline?  Eight out of 10 University of Montana students asked by a Missoulian reporter do not have jobs waiting for them in their chosen field.   Jenna Cederberg has this:  Approach Read More…

“This president does not have a strategy to contain, defeat, or win.” Potential of over 300 New Jobs in Central MT Should you go solar? Consider these factors first… Former SC Congressman says people will make good decisions about energ… ‘This president I think is unilaterally disarming our country as it re… Rep. Jeff Essmann Read More…

“This president does not have a strategy to contain, defeat, or win.” Potential of over 300 New Jobs in Central MT Should you go solar? Consider these factors first… Former SC Congressman says people will make good decisions about energ… ‘This president I think is unilaterally disarming our country as it re… Rep. Jeff Essmann Read More…

“This president does not have a strategy to contain, defeat, or win.” Potential of over 300 New Jobs in Central MT Should you go solar? Consider these factors first… Former SC Congressman says people will make good decisions about energ… ‘This president I think is unilaterally disarming our country as it re… Rep. Jeff Essmann Read More…

Governor Brian Schweitzer signed a bill lowering business equipment taxes in Montana, despite raising his objections to the GOP-backed bill.  On Friday’s Voices of Montana, the Governor told me that his proposal would have eliminated the tax for 17,000 Montana businesses- leaving out those businesses with much higher business equipment expenses.  Phil Drake has this Read More…

“How can Democrats bash oil and on the other hand want (oil) money to support the schools and all the other things they want for the state?” Rehberg said last week. “Why continually bash the golden egg that has somewhat kept Montana in the black? “Of course I’m going to be supportive of oil, and Read More…

In case you missed the news, amidst all the coverage of Governor Brian Schweitzer’s (D-MT) final round of bill signings: a Democratic Governor signed a bill rejecting Obamacare’s individual mandate in the State of Montana.    In a longer story covering the latest round of bill signings, Lee Newspapers’ Mike Dennison had this: He (Gov Brian Schweitzer) Read More…

“This president does not have a strategy to contain, defeat, or win.” Potential of over 300 New Jobs in Central MT Should you go solar? Consider these factors first… Former SC Congressman says people will make good decisions about energ… ‘This president I think is unilaterally disarming our country as it re… Rep. Jeff Essmann Read More…

Trade unions are joining the American Petroluem Institute in opposition to Senator Max Baucus’ plan to hike taxes on domestic oil and gas producers, to the benefit of foreign producers and manufacturers.  The Wall Street Journal has this: Senate Democrats see popular discontent over oil prices and anxiety over the federal deficit as giving them Read More…

UPDATED POST 2:15 PM May 12th, 2011 For those following this whole swipe fee debate, Sen. Jon Tester’s (D-MT) office is floating around a scripted exchange between Senator Tester and Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke today.  Sure makes the Senator look like he is fighting for community banks in Montana.  In fact, the Senator’s staff made sure to Read More…

“This president does not have a strategy to contain, defeat, or win.” Potential of over 300 New Jobs in Central MT Should you go solar? Consider these factors first… Former SC Congressman says people will make good decisions about energ… ‘This president I think is unilaterally disarming our country as it re… Rep. Jeff Essmann Read More…

The ACLU wants the feds to clarify the Obama Administration’s stance on medical marijuana, as Irina Cates with KPAX-TV reports: The American Civil Liberties Union is asking U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder to make sure the Department of Justice doesn’t prioritize prosecution of people who comply with state medical marijuana laws. In a letter sent Read More…

The Montana GOP, fresh off of a legislative session where Democrats and the mainstream media criticized their efforts to “nullify” federal laws, was quick to point out via Twitter that Superintendent of Public Instruction Denise Juneau appears to be nullifying federal education laws in Montana.    The Bozeman Daily Chronicle has this: Juneau, state superintendent Read More…

The New York Times “Greenwire” notes that the 2012 US Senate race between Sen. Jon Tester (D-MT) and Congressman Denny Rehberg (R-MT) will come down to energy and natural resource issues.  That being said, Senator Tester offered some interesting remarks regarding the Environmental Protection Agency. From The Times: He (Tester) stood out last month as the only Read More…

Aaron Flint posted on April 28, 2011 09:24 :: 1302 Views As part of the budget deal brokered with Governor Brian Schweitzer (D-MT), Republican legislative leaders apparently were forced to cave on a key part of the Governor’s plan: taking money from the oil and gas school districts in Eastern Montana to help boost the budgets of Read More…

“This president does not have a strategy to contain, defeat, or win.” Potential of over 300 New Jobs in Central MT Should you go solar? Consider these factors first… Former SC Congressman says people will make good decisions about energ… ‘This president I think is unilaterally disarming our country as it re… Rep. Jeff Essmann Read More…

Aaron Flint posted on April 27, 2011 12:17 :: 1497 Views As the 2012 election nears, you can already spot both Congressman Denny Rehberg (R-MT) and Sen. Jon Tester (D-MT) reserving their campsites for the middle ground.  That fact is evident in the early positioning by both gentlemen when it comes to the deficit reduction plan known as “The Ryan Read More…

“This president does not have a strategy to contain, defeat, or win.” Potential of over 300 New Jobs in Central MT Should you go solar? Consider these factors first… Former SC Congressman says people will make good decisions about energ… ‘This president I think is unilaterally disarming our country as it re… Rep. Jeff Essmann Read More…

“This president does not have a strategy to contain, defeat, or win.” Potential of over 300 New Jobs in Central MT Should you go solar? Consider these factors first… Former SC Congressman says people will make good decisions about energ… ‘This president I think is unilaterally disarming our country as it re… Rep. Jeff Essmann Read More…