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Bill ensured congressional oversight

June 10, 2013
by Michael Mattson

Montana Republicans converged in Bozeman Friday and Saturday for the 2013 state GOP convention. Tensions over state party leadership lingered from a legislative session in which numerous bills were passed as a result of a small group of Republicans who broke ranks and voted with Democratic lawmakers. The sense of urgency to resolve internal conflicts [...]

Lessons to learn from North Dakota

June 1, 2013
by Michael Mattson

The Bakken Boom has people around the world sitting up and taking notice.  The Wall Street Journal recently ran a headline that read “U.S. Oil Boom Divides OPEC“. “This marks a historic and largely unexpected reversal,” the article stated. One OPEC delegate was quoted as saying “We are heading toward some problems” while another “deemed [...]

Free speech on the line in Academia

May 24, 2013
by Michael Mattson

In the wake of reported sexual assault cases botched by both the University of Montana and the Missoula Police Department, the University has undergone an extensive review by both the U.S. Department of Education and the Department of Justice, and has agreed to stringent Federal oversight of gender-based discrimination. Aside from the clear failures by U of [...]

2010 Letter to IRS Head Cited GOP Groups

May 18, 2013
by Michael Mattson

Max Baucus, Montana’s senior Senator and chair of the Senate Finance Committee, is heading up an investigation into discriminatory actions by the Internal Revenue Service against conservative political organizations and individuals.  The horrifying revelation that the IRS levered its massive weight against Americans based on their political views has shocked the nation and raised the [...]

Baucus to End Forty-Year Run in Washington

May 11, 2013
by Michael Mattson

The announcement that Baucus won’t seek to retain his seat in the U.S. Senate prompted a flurry of activity, speculation and rumors, as well as concern over a repeat of election 2012 in terms of dark money flooding Montana politics.

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