Capitol Monitor
Capitol Monitor is MEIC’s legislative bulletin, filling you in on the good, the bad, and the ugly. We include the most relevant legislative topics on the environment and conservation, and offer tools for contacting legislators and becoming involved in the legislative process in order to protect our environment.
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Capitol Monitor, Feb. 4, 2021
Capitol MonitorVol. 24 No. 2, Feb. 4, 2021 Things are heating up at the Capitol. Check out our latest issue below or download the PDF here.
MEIC’s Legislative Engagement Training (Jan 7&14, 2021)
2021 Legislative Engagement Training The raging pandemic casts an unusual shadow over this legislative session, but some things never change… It’s up to us to stand up for our air, land, water, and health, and we can’t do it without your help. Join MEIC’s ZOOM meeting (linked below) on Thursday, January 7th, at 5:00 PM and Thursday, …
Climate Action: The Time is Now!
Volume 23, Number 2 — February 13th, PDF Version Fighting climate change isn’t just about fighting against coal mines and for a price on carbon. It’s also about the complex world of Public Service Commission decisions. It’s about fighting to protect electricity consumers from monopoly utilities that make more money by spending more money on expensive electricity generation sources such as …
Your “Insider’s Guide” to the Legislature since 1973
Volume 23, Number 1 — January 17th, 2019, PDF Version Welcome to the first issue of MEIC’s Capitol Monitor for the 2019 legislative session. As usual, you can expect to receive high-quality and up-to-date information on the session from MEIC. We expect that this session will be one of the most challenging in MEIC’s 45-year history. …
These Bills All Should Be Vetoed
Volume 22, Number 6 — May 2, 2017, PDF Version The 2017 Montana Legislature has adjourned, sine die (Latin for “without [setting a] day [to return]. MEIC had incredible success in stopping a number of bad bills in their tracks, in large part thanks to the help of our members and supporters who contacted their …
March Madness (in April) at the Montana Legislature
March Madness may be over for college basketball, but madness is entering full swing at the Montana Legislature. This is the time of the session when the worst bills are being debated, when deals are being cut behind closed doors, and when legislators are trying to wrap up their work and get out of Helena …
High Priority Half-Time Report
Volume 22, Number 4 — March 3, 2017, PDF Version Legislators are heading into their half-time break, but MEIC is still working hard to support clean energy, clean water, and clean air, and we need your help too! Make a few phone calls, send a few emails, or talk to your legislator, and help protect Montana’s …
Things Are Heating Up
Volume 22, Number 3 — February 17, 2017, PDF Version Until now the 2017 legislative session focused on attacking clean energy. Many legislators seem intent on preventing Montanans from powering their homes and businesses with solar energy, or on stopping development of Montana’s outstanding wind resource. This approach will leave Montana “in the dust” as …
Expanding Clean Energy in Montana!
Volume 22, Number 3 — January 23, 2017, PDF Version One of the best opportunities in the 2017 legislative session to improve Montana’s environmental laws involves the encouragement of renewable energy systems. There are several bills that MEIC supports that will improve our current clean energy laws and we will work hard to have passed. …
Your “Insider’s Guide” to the Legislature, since 1973
Volume 22, Number 1 — December 21, 2017, PDF Version Welcome to the first issue of MEIC’s Capitol Monitor for the 2017 legislative session. As usual, you can expect to receive high-quality and up-to-date information on the session from MEIC. We expect that this session will be one of the most challenging in MEIC’s 43-year history. …
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