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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Montana Newsletter for Sunday February 09, 2025 ( 4 items )  

'Secularist' Mont. state sen. leads bill requiring clergy to report child abuse
MADISON, Wisconsin, Jan. 31 [Category: Sociological] -- FFRF Action Fund, an organization that says it develops and advocates for legislation, regulations and government programs to preserve the constitutional principle of separation between state and church, posted the following news: * * * 'Secularist' Mont. state sen. leads bill requiring clergy to report child abuse FFRF Action Fund's "Secularist of the Week" is Montana state Sen. Mary Ann Dunwell for introducing a bill that would require  more

Governor Greg Gianforte Announces Historic Income and Property Tax Cuts for Montana Residents
WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 [Category: Political] -- Americans for Tax Reform posted the following commentary: * * * Governor Greg Gianforte Announces Historic Income and Property Tax Cuts for Montana Residents Last week, Governor Gianforte hosted a press conference at the Montana State Capitol advocating for his plan to deliver significant income and property tax cuts to Montanans. " As I meet with Montanans in every corner of our state, I hear loud and clear: tax relief is a priority, that's why w  more

Judge Upholds Ruling Limiting Wolf Trapping, Snaring in Idaho
HAILEY, Idaho, Feb. 6 -- The Western Watersheds Project issued the following news release on Feb. 5, 2025: * * * Judge Upholds Ruling Limiting Wolf Trapping, Snaring in Idaho Media Contacts: * Perry Wheeler, Earthjustice, pwheeler@earthjustice.org, 202-792-6211 * Collette Adkins, Center for Biological Diversity, cadkins@biologicaldiversity.org, 651-955-3821 * Suzanne Asha Stone, suzanne@wildlifecoexistence.org 208-861-5177 * KC York, Trap Free Montana, info@trapfreemt.org, 406-218-1170   more

SB-94 Would Finally Stop the Montana State Government from Funding Its Own Opposition
WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 [Category: Political] -- Americans for Tax Reform posted the following commentary: * * * SB-94 Would Finally Stop the Montana State Government from Funding Its Own Opposition One of the more baffling concepts in America is that state governments, of their own free will, often fund and support the very organizations working to make their jobs harder. It may be comforting for those previously unaware of this fact to know that there's a logical explanation for it: Democrats.   more