Floor Hearings for Thursday, Legislative Day 49

March 4, 2009 in 2009 Legislative Session, Environment, Healthcare, Montana, Wildlife

by jhwygirl SB425, which The Editor at the Button Valley Bugle calls “Walleye Welfare” sees its second reading on the floor of the Senate tomorrow, Thursday, at 1 p.m. The Editor put together another thought on it – detailing the shenanigans of the fiscal note drawn up for the bill, in this post, titled Quick [...]

2009 Legislative Session: Week 9 (Part II)

March 4, 2009 in 2009 Legislative Session, Montana

by jhwygirl I didn’t count them, but it sure is a pretty long list for just two days of committee meetings. First up, on Thursday, we’ve got Scratch I guess all you all can look at for now is that list of meetings for Thursday and Friday…as I try to access the .pdf or html [...]

How toxic are our banks???

March 4, 2009 in Montana

by problembear “it’s going to get a lot worse before it gets better.” with those words president obama warned us a few weeks ago to not get too hopeful about how soon things will get better. toxic assets are working their way through the pipelines of a very weakened economy and they do not just [...]

“Engaged Citizenry” Takes on a Whole New Meaning in Ravalli County

March 3, 2009 in 2006 Election Night, 2008 Election, Ethics, Montana, Politics, Ravalli County, Wal-Mart, Zoning and Planning

by jhwygirl The opening line to sentence to Ravalli Republic’s John Cramer’s latest reads “Dennis Unsworth, Montana’s commissioner of political practices, knows the term “engaged citizenry” takes on a whole new meaning in Ravalli County.” Boy – he couldn’t be more accurate. And he sure knows how to grab a reader. Not that Bitterrooters have [...]

Tester Maintains His Committment to Veterans

March 3, 2009 in Healthcare, Jon Tester, Veterans

by jhwygirl Of the many things I admire about our Senator Jon Tester is his outspoken advocacy of veteran’s issue, and is ongoing committment to securing funding to ensure that veterans receive the services they deserve – the services they’ve been promised as part of their service to our nation. Valley Veterans Service Group is [...]

Interviews for School Board Interim Position Scheduled

March 2, 2009 in 2009 Local Election, Education, Missoula, Missoula School Board, Montana

by jhwygirl School Board trustee Jenda Hemphill has resigned her district-wide board position for health reasons and the school board will be appointing a replacement. There are 10 applicants for the position. Interviews will be conducted during a public meeting, to be held Thursday, March 5, in the Business Building Board Room, 915 South Avenue [...]

2009 Legislative Session: Week 9 (Part I)

March 1, 2009 in 2009 Legislative Session, Affordable Housing, Education, Healthcare, Montana, Water Quality

by jhwygirl Legislators report back for floor sessions Monday afternoon – the House at 4:30 p.m., the Senate at 5 p.m. Committee hearings start back up on Tuesday morning. There are 92 hearings for Tuesday and Wednesday. Wow. Back to work, huh? Also, the Senate Finance and Claims Committee will hold a public hearing and [...]