2009 Legislative Session: Week 6 (Part I)

February 8, 2009 in 2009 Legislative Session, Montana

by jhwygirl 101 committee hearings between Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, folks. Plenty have moved through one house, into the other…so stuff is moving forward. There’s no time like the present to involve yourself with a letter or a phone call to Helena. On Monday, in House Judiciary, we’ve got one that addresses an issue that [...]

Gravel Week Comes to the Legislature

February 8, 2009 in 2009 Legislative Session, Environment, Montana, Water Quality

by jhwygirl Monday starts off with Rep. JP Pomnichowski’s proposals HB359, which would require public notice for open cut mining (gravel pit) permits and HB313, which would revise open cut mining permit regulations, and allow counties to permit operations. This one gives back to counties that which was removed in the 2005 legislative session that [...]

Threatening Both the Taxpayer and Local Government – Sen. Shockley’s SB310

February 8, 2009 in 2009 Legislative Session, Montana, Zoning and Planning

by jhwygirl Since conservabloggers Carol at Missoulapolis and Professor Natelson at Electric City Weblog are getting behind this one in full-force (I use that term loosely, because, as Wulfgar! has pointed out, their blogging sure has been waning), I figured I better kick in on this one because of the danger it presents to not [...]

Dissecting the Lunacy that is HB228 – House Floor Vote Monday

February 8, 2009 in 2009 Legislative Session, Common Sense, Montana, violence

by jhwygirl Of all the crazy things to make it out of committee and onto the floor – and that’s not to diminish the lament of things that should of made it out of committee and onto the floor – Rep. Krayton Kern’s crazy HB228 has survived a House Judiciary vote (10 to 8!) and [...]