Thursday, January 23, 2025

ARTICLES BY SEN. DEE BROWN

Legislative audits

There is a huge secret lurking in the capitol building in Helena. No, it has nothing to do with this election cycle, and there are no ghosts from the past.
WHITEFISH PILOT | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Improvements needed with state CPS program

The Department of Health & Human Services, the largest state agency, has a budget of almost $4 billion. DPHHS is in charge of everything from welfare programs to Child Protective Services. Last fall’s audit of CPS did not paint a rosy picture and pointed out several standards which needed implementing …
WHITEFISH PILOT | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

State audit worrisome

The financial audit for the State of Montana revealed some disturbing problems in front of the Legislative Audit Committee in Helena.
WHITEFISH PILOT | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

The underground raw milk railroad

I used to read a book about Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad to my fifth graders. It was a strange concept for them at the beginning of the book since kids think of a railroad as a set of tracks with a train running on the metal rails.
BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

The underground raw milk railroad

I used to read a book about Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad to my fifth graders. It was a strange concept for them at the beginning of the book since kids think of a railroad as a set of tracks with a train running on the metal rails.
HUNGRY HORSE NEWS | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Changes in cottage food laws help small producers

Articles in the paper and various Facebook posts show the growing interest in farmers markets locally and across the state. Sellers have been preparing special potions and crafts during the long winter while growers are planning their gardens to showcase seasonal fruits and vegetables for eventual buyers.
WHITEFISH PILOT | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Legislature looking at farmers market bills

Articles in the paper and various Facebook posts show the growing interest in farmers markets locally and across the state. Sellers have been preparing special potions and crafts during the long winter, while growers are planning their gardens to showcase seasonal fruits and vegetables for eventual buyers.
BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Legislature looking at farmers market bills

Articles in the paper and various Facebook posts show the growing interest in farmers markets locally and across the state. Sellers have been preparing special potions and crafts during the long winter, while growers are planning their gardens to showcase seasonal fruits and vegetables for eventual buyers.
HUNGRY HORSE NEWS | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Rolling coal and crowdfunding

I remember when teens would drag race their souped up cars on the quarter mile markers up the North Fork Road or on Aluminum Drive toward CFAC. Most of the cars were Ford Mustangs, Dodge Chargers, or Chevy Camaros.
WHITEFISH PILOT | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Rolling coal and crowdfunding

I remember when teens would drag race their souped up cars on the quarter mile markers up the North Fork Road or on Aluminum Drive toward the Columbia Falls Aluminum Co. plant. Most of the cars were Ford Mustangs, Dodge Chargers or Chevy Camaros. Ask anyone who grew up in …
HUNGRY HORSE NEWS | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Rolling coal and crowdfunding

I remember when teens would drag race their souped up cars on the quarter mile markers up the North Fork Road or on Aluminum Drive toward the Columbia Falls Aluminum Co. plant. Most of the cars were Ford Mustangs, Dodge Chargers or Chevy Camaros. Ask anyone who grew up in …
BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Political practices, bed tax and de-icer bills

Transmittal break allowed me to recover from a terrible head cold and cleared the way for the last half of working for you during the legislative session. Experience teaches us that the 50-0 votes from the first half will soon be over as we discuss the meat of the budget …
HUNGRY HORSE NEWS | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Political practices, bed tax and de-icer bills

Transmittal break allowed me to recover from a terrible head cold and cleared the way for the last half of working for you during the legislative session. Experience teaches us that the 50-0 votes from the first half will soon be over as we discuss the meat of the budget …
BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Bill aimed at cutting back on road salt

The two types of Flathead winter days most enjoyable to me are those 20 below zero and blue sky days. The majority of you would agree on the blue sky description, but you may be scratching your head on the below zero comment.
BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Bill aimed at cutting back on road salt

The two types of Flathead winter days most enjoyable to me are those 20 below zero and blue sky days. The majority of you would agree on the blue sky description, but you may be scratching your head on the below zero comment.
HUNGRY HORSE NEWS | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

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