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Clean energy in Montana needs your help!

The legislature may only be in week two, but bills are already moving full speed ahead. This week there are multiple important bills being...

January 11, 2017

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Zinke is a ‘beast’ — with listening skills

It was morning on Montana’s first legislative day in 2009 when Greg Barkus got a phone call from Ryan Zinke, an incoming freshman...

January 6, 2017

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Battle expected over net metering bills in 2017 Legislature

Montanans who want to produce more of their own energy are back again this legislative session for another tussle with the state’s major...

December 30, 2016

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Montana Board of Oil and Gas Fails to Do its Job

by Derf Johnson It’s only reasonable, and legally required, that Montana’s water resources should be adequately protected. It’s also...

December 28, 2016

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Election, Cabinet nomination top list for best state stories of 2016

The long, hard-fought election that left Gov. Steve Bullock as the lone upper-tier state Democrat tops our list as the No. 1 story for...

December 27, 2016

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Colstrip at forefront of coal debate at state Legislature

When it comes to the coal debate in the Montana Legislature, there are forces at work outside of Helena. Namely, President-elect Donald J....

December 25, 2016

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A Federal Agency is Blocking Montana Renewable Energy Development

by Anne Hedges Should the federal government impose a roadblock to clean energy development in Montana? Should it squash Montana wind...

December 23, 2016

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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...

December 20, 2016

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DEQ again asks Tintina to revise Smith River mine application

For the second time this year the state has asked the company planning to develop a copper mine near a tributary to the Smith River to...

December 17, 2016

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Trump’s choice for interior gets mixed reviews

By picking Representative Ryan Zinke (R–MT) to be secretary of the Department of the Interior, as the media have widely reported,...

December 15, 2016

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