Lawmakers consider bill to simplify, reduce Montana taxes

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Lawmakers consider bill to simplify, reduce Montana taxes

A state Senator from Kalispell wants to simplify Montana’s income tax system by repealing many of the tax credits. Senator Bruce Tutvedt...

February 24, 2013

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Billionaire fracking brothers top donors to Montana political campaigns

HELENA — Two billionaire brothers who made a fortune in the fracking industry and have begun buying up eastern Montana land were the top...

February 10, 2013

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PPL may sell Montana dams, power plants

A potential sale of PPL Montana’s dams and its share of coal-fired power from Colstrip and Billings has several officials keeping their...

February 10, 2013

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School funding bill gets hearing: Plan increases stability for districts, supporters claim

School supporters from Ekalaka to Kalispell urged members of the Montana Senate’s education and cultural resources committee on Wednesday...

February 1, 2013

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Lawmakers muddy the water on renewable energy standard

No one disputes that hydroelectricity is a renewable energy source. But Montana lawmakers are again considering whether power from dams...

January 26, 2013

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Montana Republicans seek business tax cuts

Montana Republican leaders pitched their plans Wednesday to cut business equipment taxes and argued that the state’s clean energy tax...

January 23, 2013

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“FrackNation” documentary stirs debate

HELENA – The controversy surrounding the process of hydraulic fracturing – “fracking” – continues to grow in...

January 23, 2013

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PSC chair pulls plug on report

HELENA — Supporters of small, renewable electricity producers say the chairman of the Montana Public Service Commission removed a report...

January 21, 2013

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Power industry, environmentalists behind study of Montana’s renewable-power mandate

HELENA — Utility companies and environmental groups on Thursday spoke in favor of a proposed legislative study of Montana’s nearly...

January 18, 2013

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Women and Montana’s 2013 Legislative Session

How do women lobbyists defend what we care about? What can you do?  Amy Cilimburg talks with Janet Ellis (Montana Audubon) and Anne Hedges...

January 16, 2013

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