2023 Montana Legislature and Politics

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Close the digital divide in rural areas first

It’s our hope that Montana’s congressional delegation stands up for rural communities. It would be a darn shame if Congress were to send critical resources to America’s largest cities while the rural divide grows in places like Montana. Prioritize rural broadband.

Redistricting commission adopts criteria for Montana’s new congressional district

Montana’s five-member redistricting commission voted Friday to formally adopt criteria to guide its work in establishing lines for the state’s new congressional district. A vote on criteria governing how the commission will redraw state legislative boundaries was pushed to July 20.

President Biden Just Announced Plans to Restore Net Neutrality

But it could take months to get rolling.

Montanans divided over drawing political lines for new Congressional district

Make the districts compact. Make them as similar in population as possible, advised Republican Rep. Derek Skees, of Flathead County. Don’t worry about making them fair or competitive.

States and Cities Scramble to Spend $350 Billion Windfall

However, she said she was also seeing creative ideas such as recurring payments to the poor and investments in remote-work support emerge as cities looked to expand their safety nets and modernize their work forces.

Small Cities Struggling to Pay for Infrastructure Projects

Towns with shrinking or stagnant tax bases can’t keep up with the costs of aging infrastructure without state and federal support.

Montana is ground zero for Native American voter suppression — and the fight against it

Per the National Congress of American Indians, the turnout rate amongst Native voters is up to 10 percentage points lower than any other racial group. In 2019, the Brennan Center reported that restrictive voting laws throughout the country continue to disproportionately impact Native communities.

Montanans deserve fair and competitive congressional, legislative districts

For the first time in history, there will be free, publicly available redistricting websites that everyday Montanans and the media can use to evaluate the political characteristics of any proposed map.

The Future Of Autonomous Vehicles: Product Or Service?

The big question about the evolution of car transportation is whether in the future, we will continue to buy and own vehicles, or simply hire them as and when we need them?

Montana is melting and its politicians refuse to do anything about it

It’s almost impossible to believe, but while Montanans are melting in record-high, triple-digit temperatures in June, mining and burning more coal as well as drilling and burning more oil and gas continues to be recklessly promoted by our politicians who are apparently blind to the severe drought, blistering temperatures, and insect infestations as the climate-destroying cycle of fossil-fuel production and consumption continues.

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