ARTICLES BY DAVE FERN

Democrats seek your vote for legislators

Whether your family has lived in Big Sky Country for decades or you’re a first-generation Montanan, all of us are united by the promise of our Montana values: hard work, rugged independence, and a commitment to join together and lift each other up in the face of adversity.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 7 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Democrats seek your vote for legislators

Whether your family has lived in Big Sky Country for decades or you’re a first-generation Montanan, all of us are united by the promise of our Montana values: hard work, rugged independence, and a commitment to join together and lift each other up in the face of adversity.
BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 7 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

OPINION: A Democratic call for property tax reform in Montana

As we campaign across our local districts we are fortunate to have had the opportunity to speak with hundreds of citizens about their concerns regarding our community.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Fern advocates for fair property tax system

The Tax Foundation, a right of center of tax analysis think tank in Washington D.C. It ranks Montana sixth best in the nation in their State Business Tax Climate Index survey. Montana has retained this ranking for several consecutive years.
WHITEFISH PILOT | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

State facing many challenges in funding senior services

The Montana Office of Aging in a recent strategic plan warns readers of “the tsunami of elderly coming.” One might take a cautionary note in reviewing the plan and from the latest biennium budget for the Senior Long Care Division (SLTC), all a part of Montana Health and Human Services.
WHITEFISH PILOT | UPDATED 10 YEARS AGO

It's time to raise the minimum wage

As a candidate for House District 5, Whitefish, I am in support of increasing the minimum wage to the level of $11 an hour subsequent to the next legislative session, one year from now.
WHITEFISH PILOT | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Support for Haskill easement essential

Imagine Whitefish without the improvements of our infrastructure as a result of the resort tax. Now imagine 3,024 acres of land within Haskill Basin off limits to public access and affordable drinking water for the city of Whitefish.
WHITEFISH PILOT | UPDATED 11 YEARS AGO

Support Lieser for HD 5

On a early morning in Helena in the Senate Taxation Committee meeting during the 2012 legislative session, Rep. Ed Lieser and a handful of concerned citizens were present to testify on a bill to reduce property taxes for those owners whose tax bill had become excessive and unaffordable.
WHITEFISH PILOT | UPDATED 11 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Legislature is an opportunity to collaborate

Not long ago, we buried Joe Muzurek, a former Montana attorney general, legislator and statesman. As former Secretary of State and Montana legislator Bob Brown wrote in an eloquent editorial in the Great Falls Tribune, “Joe was the furthest thing from a phony or glad handler. His courage was in …
HUNGRY HORSE NEWS | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Legislature is an opportunity to collaborate

Not long ago, we buried Joe Muzurek, a former Montana attorney general, legislator and statesman. As former Secretary of State and Montana legislator Bob Brown wrote in an eloquent editorial in the Great Falls Tribune, “Joe was the furthest thing from a phony or glad handler. His courage was in …
WHITEFISH PILOT | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Legislature is an opportunity to collaborate

Not long ago, we buried Joe Muzurek, a former Montana attorney general, legislator and statesman. As former Secretary of State and Montana legislator Bob Brown wrote in an eloquent editorial in the Great Falls Tribune, “Joe was the furthest thing from a phony or glad handler. His courage was in …
BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Senate candidate lays out the issues

Not long ago, we buried Joe Mazurek, a former Montana attorney general, legislator and statesman. As former Secretary of State and Montana legislator Bob Brown wrote in an eloquent editorial in the Hungry Horse News, “Joe was the furthest thing from a phony or glad handler. His courage was in …
BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Senate candidate lays out the issues

Not long ago, we buried Joe Mazurek, a former Montana attorney general, legislator and statesman. As former Secretary of State and Montana legislator Bob Brown wrote in an eloquent editorial in the Hungry Horse News, “Joe was the furthest thing from a phony or glad handler. His courage was in …
HUNGRY HORSE NEWS | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Senate candidate lays out the issues

Not long ago, we buried Joe Mazurek, a former Montana attorney general, legislator and statesman. As former Secretary of State and Montana legislator Bob Brown wrote in an eloquent editorial in the Hungry Horse News, “Joe was the furthest thing from a phony or glad handler. His courage was in …
WHITEFISH PILOT | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

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