Aaron Flint posted on April 26, 2011 14:13 :: 1978 Views Bozeman legislator and 2012 US House candidate Franke Wilmer says the Treasure State Politics blog got it wrong, and that there was no conflict of interest at all when she voted in support of an increase in the state pay plan.  Why?  Wilmer says she is a university system employee, and doesn’t fall under Read More…

Aaron Flint posted on April 26, 2011 13:33 :: 1160 Views With all the millionaires moving into Western Montana in recent years, the colleges in Missoula and Bozeman, and the granduer of places like Flathead Lake- who would have thought that Northeastern Montana would lead the state in average personal income. That’s exactly what has 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…

Aaron Flint posted on April 25, 2011 16:04 :: 1160 Views From Treasure State Politics on MontPIRG: We don’t like swipe fees, but we love Max and Jon USPirg voiced very publically the support for Senator Durbin’s swipe fee amendment known as the “Durban Amendment”. (Durbin) Ironically, MontPirg has done absolutely nothing to attempt 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…

“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…

Aaron Flint posted on April 25, 2011 14:44 :: 1083 Views Billings Gazette: Budget Deal Brokered Gov. Brian Schweitzer and Republican leaders at the Legislature struck a deal Friday night on the session’s major spending bill, which they said cuts government spending by 6.5 percent over the next two years but still provides adequate funds Read More…

Aaron Flint posted on April 21, 2011 13:43 :: 1021 Views It continues to amaze me what Senator Jon Tester (D-MT) can get away with when it comes to the mainstream media back here in Montana.  Montana Farm Bureau Federation: more than 14,000 members across Montana, a well established organization in the state.  The Montana 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 21, 2011 11:57 :: 1116 Views For folks who didn’t get a chance to take part in The Montana Watchdog blogger conference, Phil Drake has highlights here.  Plus, The Helena Independent Record provided coverage of the event.  Here’s an excerpt quoting Frank Keegan with the Franklin Center:  Keegan said, bloggers should attach Read More…

Aaron Flint posted on April 20, 2011 08:40 :: 1598 Views Jack Abramoff would certainly be proud.  First, you pass legislation that the credit card industry and the banking industry doesn’t like.  (i.e. You create the problem.)  Now that you’ve created the problem, you work to pass legislation that overturns your previous action.  All the while, you 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 18, 2011 13:29 :: 1742 Views In case you missed it, National Journal notes that Congressman Denny Rehberg (R-MT) was one of four Republicans to vote against a deficit reduction plan written by Congressman Paul Ryan (R-WI) known as The Ryan Plan.  Rep. Denny Rehberg (R-Mont.), running for the Senate against Read More…

Aaron Flint posted on April 18, 2011 11:11 :: 1835 Views  The state’s top prosecutor got a little defensive after being asked a simple question over his vote against developing the Otter Creek Coal Tracts.  The Treasure State Politics blog got a hold of the video, and has more, as Attorney General Steve Bullock (D-MT) 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 14, 2011 08:59 :: 1077 Views Just received this info from the Daines campaign early this morning: U.S. Congressional candidate Steve Daines raised nearly $200,000 in the first full quarter of his campaign, and more than $420,000 since last November, who is running unopposed in the GOP primary. The campaign 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…

Aaron Flint posted on April 12, 2011 23:43 :: 1185 Views Montana’s Democratic Attorney General Steve Bullock may announce a run for Governor following Montana’s Legislative Session, as a liberal column, The Fix, notes in The Washington Post.  Montana (D): Democrats are still waiting on Attorney General Steve Bullock to get in this race, which looks like Read More…

Aaron Flint posted on April 12, 2011 22:58 :: 959 Views Folks in Northcentral Montana, leery of a new back door monument designation, will be pleased to hear about one of the hidden riders in the Continuing Resolution which prevented the federal government shutdown.   As Politico’s Morning Energy reports: The CR would block Interior from enacting its 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 11, 2011 00:17 :: 1081 Views Wyoming Republican US Senator John Barrasso and Montana Republican Congressman Denny Rehberg have the honors of making a liberal magazine’s “Worst Members of Congress You’ve Never Heard Of” list.   The Nation, which just recently posted a scathing critique of University of Montana alum and Obama Campaign Manager Jim Messina, posted their Read More…

Aaron Flint posted on April 10, 2011 23:55 :: 1408 Views With the rest of the nation was distracted with the news of the now-averted government shutdown- you may have missed what is easily one of the top political stories of the year.  In fact, this issue could certainly rank up there with his support of the Read More…

Aaron Flint posted on April 10, 2011 23:20 :: 863 Views After all the drama surrounding the potential government shutdown (I was wondering whether or not the Seattle’s Best coffee cart at the military post was going to stay open for the rest of my training), I think 2012 US House Candidate Steve Daines summed it 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 07, 2011 21:29 :: 1689 Views In classic fashion, Sen. Jon Tester (D-MT) is doing another dance around cutting the national debt.  First, The Politico’s David Catanese noted what sounded like Tester’s support for what is being termed “The Ryan Plan,” an effort to cut the budget by Republican Congressman Paul Read More…

Aaron Flint posted on April 07, 2011 21:03 :: 1070 Views Patience with Missoula’s County Commissioners is wearing so thin now, that even their hometown newspaper is calling them to the carpet over their lawsuit against the Big Rigs.  (You remember the Missoula County Commissioners: the people who lost a major employer in the last Read More…