December is a time when days are filled with bazaars, shopping plans, baking, eating, decorating, singing carols, gathering together with friends and families, school programs, opportunities to help others as we celebrate Christmas. It’s a time to count our many blessings. For legislators such as me, it also is time …
VALLEY PRESS-MINERAL INDEPENDENT | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
While these December days are filled with bazaars, shopping plans, baking (and eating), decorating, singing carols, gathering together with friends and families, school programs, opportunities to help others and time to count your blessings, for me and other Legislators it is also a time to prepare for the upcoming 62nd …
VALLEY PRESS-MINERAL INDEPENDENT | UPDATED 14 YEARS AGO
On June 24th and 25th, I attended the State Administration and Veterans Affairs (SAVA) Interim Committee meeting in Helena where we discussed two of the state's retirement programs as directed by House Bill 659. There were also a number of requests by various stake holders and state agencies brought before …
VALLEY PRESS-MINERAL INDEPENDENT | UPDATED 14 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
While serving on the Public Health and Human Services Standing Committee during the last session, many bills regarding health related issues came before us. One bill addressed the need for disclosing any financial interest that a referring health care practitioner might have associated with a referral. While no law was …
VALLEY PRESS-MINERAL INDEPENDENT | UPDATED 14 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
With the 2010 Decennial Census actively underway in each and every community, it's important to know the Census numbers will play a large part in another process which will impact Montanans and their communities, Reapportionment and Redistricting.
VALLEY PRESS-MINERAL INDEPENDENT | UPDATED 14 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO