Kerns’ Crazy Gun Bill – HB 228 – Faces Growing Opposition

March 17, 2009 in 2009 Legislative Session, Montana

by jhwygirl Update: I want to update this to say that placement of this bill in a subcommittee is certainly indicative that cooler heads are at work here. Continued opposition to this bill – via calls or emails to the Senate Judiciary – will continue to be helpful. HB228 faced growing opposition, with significant opposition [...]

Butcher’s Horse Slaughter HB 418 Passes Out of Ag Committee

March 17, 2009 in 2009 Legislative Session, Ed Butcher, Environment, Montana

by jhwygirl An unfortunate vote. Despite overwhelming opponent testimony focused on the poor environmental portion of HB418, the bill passed out of the Senate Agriculture committee with a 7-2 vote. Senators Cliff Larson (D-Missoula) and Gary Branae (D-Billings) were the NO votes. Thank you, Senator Larson, Senator Branae. Unfortunately, this one will go to the [...]

We All Have to Pay for Government We Don’t Want – Including the Occasional War

March 17, 2009 in Blogs, Mountain Blogs

by jhwygirl Really, the above line is by Dave Crisp, of the Billings Blog. Go read the rest.