Information that is important and relevant to the people of Montana.
Northwestern Energy (NWE) and Montana Dakota Utilities – Montana’s two investor-owned energy utilities – are beholden to their shareholders and want to make a profit. While this is acceptable, there is no incentive for them to consider more affordable energy options. Why not? They are guaranteed a rate of return on their investments as well as the […]
As the campaign intensifies in HD-62, I must address a critical issue: Public Lands. My opponent has expressed interest in attending the upcoming League of Conservation Voters’ Candidate Forum, but has yet to confirm. I have urgent questions for him, especially concerning his recent change in position on federal public lands. I did not expect […]
Our parents can’t find a nursing home; our college students can’t afford a place to rent and won’t be able to stay and raise their families here; sheriff’s deputies, electricians, teachers, and small businesses can’t find housing; people with good jobs are living in a camper if they are lucky enough to find a place to park it. Local businesses are cutting hours because the workers they need can’t afford to live nearby. Solving the housing crisis is a tough nut to crack, and local communities are doing a lot to crack it. But Congress must do more. I will make it my business in Congress to see that it does.
For those of us in the health field, we were unfortunately not surprised by last week’s report showing that Montana ranked second in the country for most children to have lost Medicaid coverage since redetermination began in April 2023. This crisis is a direct result of the Gianforte Administration’s mismanagement of our state’s healthcare. Since […]
Property owners received their second property tax bill. This is an unfortunate, unnecessary, and unaffordable reminder of the record tax increases last fall due to inaction at every level of our far-right-controlled state legislature and a governor looking out for his wealthy friends. Last summer, Democrats asked the Governor to call a one-day special session to pass this two-page bill; the Governor denied the request as he did not want to spend the money for a special session. It can be done in an hour, if we elect the right people. We can start putting our state back on a better trajectory during the primary in June and the election in November.
Tackling climate change is one of humanity’s greatest challenges. Montana’s Republican politicians do not acknowledge this reality. Montana has a vast wealth of renewable energy and storage capacity, from which we can profit handsomely. We can become an energy exporter–supporting markets that lack the renewable resources we have.
Gallatin County needs to build 5,000+ units to house our current population, which is estimated to grow about 3% annually. Although home prices fell over the past year, a single-family home here is nearly double the national average. Like clean water and quality food, we believe safe, affordable shelter is a human right for all.
A sand and gravel pit is slated for just south of Gateway. Residents have no recourse because in 2021 Republican legislators adopted HB 599, which impedes public opposition. The DEQ can no longer deny a permit on any ground. This is unacceptable; vote Democrat.
What’s shaking out with the GOP-created property tax crisis? Why are some shouldering more responsibility for taxes in Montana, while others get a pass?
Montana’s youth-led climate trial concluded on June 20, 2023. The plaintiffs’ case blended emotional testimony from the young plaintiffs with scientific and technical expertise from expert witnesses. The central principle of the case is that Montana’s use of fossil fuels is violating the plaintiffs’ constitutional right to a “clean and healthful environment.”