Voices

Reps. Katie Sullivan and Derek Harvey write, "House Bill 170 would give the Governor the power to do whatever he wants. Repealing Montanan's energy policy is a terrible idea and will have negative consequences for years."

Marty Petritz of Butte writes, "Those bills that failed to become law, did so because individual hunters expressed their opposition through the public comment process. Legislators heard that collective hunter voice."

Jim Elliott writes, "The United States House of Representatives will be doing exhaustive (and exhausting) investigating into many things like Hunter Biden, Jill Biden, President Biden, and Major Biden (the Biden’s dog, which has an anger management issue)."

Steve Kelly writes, "Logging always sounds and looks better when shrouded in a disingenuous, prepackaged timber-industry narrative that creates confusion and indifference in the hunting community, and a real sense of pride and manliness in the governor’s office."

Dick Barrett writes, "What local governments really need is a tax system that allows them to raise revenue efficiently, fairly and in accordance with ability to pay. In that regard, the current property tax system is a miserable failure."

Lee Brown writes, "It does not take much googling to figure out what their bend is. I am not surprised that Gianforte would use them, they are part of the State Policy Network, another right-wing collection of 'think tanks.'"

Whitney Tawney writes, "Thankfully the Governor’s proposed budget is not final and we’ll be working with you, our partners and the legislature to stand with Montana voters and restore the Montana Outdoor Fund in the final budget."

Ken Toole writes, "Most of us realize that our economy is far more complex than simple free-market capitalism. It is baffling that big business is now viewed as more virtuous than our public institutions."

Rachel Hadas writes, "Civic responsibility gave way to a desperate emphasis on individual survival or immediate gratification, and the spirit of cooperation crucial for a working democracy withered."

Quentin Young writes, "At all levels of government, in every branch of government, Republicans increasingly stand only for disorder."