Missoula County Democrats Getting Back to Its Roots: Labor

June 20, 2011 in Medical Marijuana, Missoula, Missoula County Democrats, Montana

by jhwygirl Congratulations are in order for Starla Gade, newly elected chair of the Missoula County Democrats. I happen to know Starla and she is a wonderful progressive and extremely effective organizer. I expect great things. In fact, I’m sure of them. This month’s meeting – the Missoula County Democrats Central Committee Meeting – appears [...]

GOP Starts Talking Revenue Increases

June 20, 2011 in Congress, Economy & Business, Montana

by jhwygirl In Washington, at least. And some of the biggest players, too – Sen. Lindsay Graham? Sen. Tom Colburn? Will we see sacred cows fall? Graham cites ethanol subsidies, and calls for ending “…a bunch of other subsidies that go to a few people” and put(ting) the money “back into the federal treasury” for [...]

Ethanol Subsidy Update

June 20, 2011 in 2012 Election, Economy & Business, Jon Tester, Max Baucus, Montana

by jhwygirl Thought I’d update a post I did last week, given that the Senate took another vote on ending ethanol subsidies – this one an amendment from California Sen. Dianne Feinstein. A 73 – 27 bipartisan vote moved forward a repeal of the Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit, to be included in the Economic [...]