Information that is important and relevant to the people of Montana.
“The historic 2020 election, deemed the most secure in modern history by election officials of both parties, achieved record-shattering voter participation and necessary expansions to voter access during a deadly pandemic. Now is not the time to back down, but to surge forward. Federal voting rights protections cannot wait and are vital to saving the […]
Community organizers have long known that “It is better to have a thousand people talk to one person than to have one person talk to a thousand.” The conversations each of us have, one on one, with family, friends, and neighbors make a difference. In the fall of 2020, I began to knock on doors […]
For the better part of a year now, I have been organizing in Gallatin County, because I wholeheartedly believe that the government can and should do a better job caring for our communities. There are far too many people feeling disillusioned, skeptical, or just plain old let down. And they’re not wrong to feel that […]
Written by Representative Kelly Kortum, HD-65 Bozeman, published on September 28, 2021. “At least four times this last legislative session, the Republican majority showed us that they do not trust Montanan voters to decide their own future… One-hundred-fifty-one people get to change our state law. You get to vote for three of them: your representative, […]
On August 25, municipal, nonpartisan candidates running in the 2021 election in Belgrade and Bozeman joined your neighbors in the Gallatin Democrats to share ideas on what city government can do to tackle issues facing you and your community. At the start of the community conversation, each candidate who attended introduced themselves. Below are the […]
Your Democratic legislators from Gallatin County worked tirelessly this spring to do the people’s work in the 2021 Montana Legislature, and sought to help, not hurt, Montanans. Unfortunately, the Republican-controlled legislature did not listen, and destructive laws have been passed that allow COVID-19 to continue it’s chokehold on Montana and Montanans. Representatives Denise Hayman, Jim […]
Your neighbor, Bruce Gourley, wrote a recent letter to the editor in the Bozeman Daily Chronicle. Read the full letter here. “Embedded in the fabric of our nation, systemic racism was the product of white people controlling the levers of power. And it remains so. Even now, whites as a whole have far more power […]
Written by Representative Ed Stafman, HD62. Published July 21, 2021. “Montana’s public education system is one we can all be proud of. But, the divisiveness that seeks to undermine so many American institutions is coming for our public schools. By diverting public money from public schools toward private and religious schools, Montana Republicans are damaging […]
Written by Representative Denise Hayman, HD66, and Representative Tom France, HD94 (Missoula). Published on July 18, 2021 “This summer’s torrid weather is more than just uncomfortable for those heading outside. Across the West and in Montana, it is taking a significant toll on many sectors of the economy. Farmers and ranchers, always at the frontline […]
Written by Representative Kelly Kortum, HD65. Published on July 2, 2021. “Montana ranks 50th out of 51 in affordable broadband service. The internet has become so vital to maintaining our healthy state economy that it is no longer optional for most Montanans, their businesses, and schools. Your Montana Legislature attempted to address this issue, but […]