Government News & Events

The issue that’s provoking angry protests in France – proposals to raise the official retirement age – could come to the United States, too, and sooner than many Americans may expect.

Hara explained in an interview that Washington is one of only two states that impose property taxes on the basis of what total tax revenue local governments need, rather than budgets being drawn on the basis of total property taxes available.

Is there anybody out there who believes that when it comes to Congress we’ve elected the 535 smartest, wisest, most honorable men in the nation?

It has been an educational experience and a chance to meet other elected and staff personal from throughout the state.

Senator Announces Increased Access to Capital to Help Support Montana jobs

Montana voters sent him to the Senate in 2006, but he flies home almost every weekend to plow his fields, fix his farm machinery and tend to his relatively modest 1,800 acre farm in the rolling hills of wheat country north of Great Falls.

We still have funding available to pay for your MCA (Montana Contractor’s Assn) dues. This will help you with networking and meeting primes. Contact Shannon at 444-7287 if you are interested.

The new site, http://www.TweetMontana.org, was created by the The Montana Policy Institute in Bozeman, and aggregrates and displays the tweets from elected Montana officials.

From taxes to Twitter, Livingston-area leaders on Friday swapped ideas for running cities and building community with a 55-person delegation from Park City, Utah.

“This report demonstrates the State of Montana’s commitment to sincere and meaningful state-tribal relationships,” Governor Schweitzer said. “We look forward to continuing these historic efforts and strengthening the government-to-government relationship”.