This past Tuesday, the Montana House of Representatives passed House Bill 2, which will eventually serve as the state’s budget for the next two years. Creation of a balanced budget is the one constitutional duty of the Legislature and it is a responsibility my Republican colleagues and I take very …
VALLEY PRESS-MINERAL INDEPENDENT | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
HB 161, sponsored by Speaker of the House Mike Milburn, passed 2nd reading in the Montana House of Representatives this past week with 63 out of 100 House members voting for repeal.
VALLEY PRESS-MINERAL INDEPENDENT | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Montana has by far the highest workers’ compensation rates in the country, with costs over 160 percent above the national median. An overhaul of the system is essential to prevent the exodus of employers who find it more cost-efficient to conduct business in nearby states. House Republicans introduced a bill …
VALLEY PRESS-MINERAL INDEPENDENT | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Hello from the capitol. This marks the end of week three which was a very busy one for all of us. I introduced three bills so far: HB119, a bill to revise laws related to volunteer firefighter compensation; HB20, a bill to authorize a county social host liability ordinance and …
VALLEY PRESS-MINERAL INDEPENDENT | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
