Legislative Update – January 21, 2019
January 18, 2019
An update on MACD’s Legislative activities. CRITICAL ENGAGEMENT The hearing for the DNRC Section C Budget is still scheduled to be heard on January 29th from 8:30 – Noon in room 317C at the Capitol by the Natural Resource and Transportation Appropriations Subcommittee. The subcommittee is comprised of Rep. Ken Holmlund (Chair) from Miles City, […]
Legislative Update January 14, 2019
January 14, 2019
Week 2 of the 66th Session The hearing for the DNRC Section C Budget will he heard on January 29th from 8:30 – Noon in room 317C at the Capitol by the Natural Resource and Transportation Appropriations Subcommittee. MACD will be supporting the DNRC budget. More importantly we will be asking for an amendment […]
Find Your Legislator by Conservation District
January 7, 2019
The following table contains links to contact information for Montana legislators by Conservation District. Please use the table header row to sort the columns. Or, you can use the Search Bar to search by your Conservation District or Legislator name. This table was prepared through the joint wizardry of Jessica Makus & Kate Arpin.
Legislative Committee Update 12-27-2018
January 4, 2019
The legislative committee has begun monitoring bills for the 2019 Montana Legislative Session. The bills listed below are just a start. There are over 1700 LCs that have the potential to turn into bills. The DNRC budget is part of Section C: Natural Resource and Transportation. Their budget will be heard by the House Natural Resource […]
House Natural Resources Committee Approves Bills Making Changes To Endangered Species Act
October 25, 2017
Last week, the House Committee on Natural Resources passed five bills to reform the Endangered Species Act. Chairman Rob Bishop (R-UT) issued the following statement: “The ESA is a landmark statute created with noble intent. It also includes fatal design flaws that inhibit greater success and handicap state-led, science-based recovery strategies. These flaws must be […]
News From the Front, the Last One
May 12, 2017
“A ship does not sail with yesterday’s wind.” Red Mark, a 12th-century pirate from a Louis L’Amour novel. “To see what is in front of one’s nose needs a constant struggle.” George Orwell Scrooge said to the ghost of his dead partner Jacob Marley (who resembles at least two of my ten uncles, even in […]
News From the Front April 21
April 21, 2017
Friday 21st April is day 82 of the 90 day Session. The Legislator’s on-line calendar ends on Friday, 28th April. We want these dark clouds because they bring rain. The week according to Jeff… Dear Readers: It’s good to be back in Montana. It remains the best place I’ve ever been. This is a very […]
News From the Front April 18
April 18, 2017
Dear Readers: In all areas of life, we vote people into office in order to serve our interests. Often, they do this for the most part. It’s difficult for our elected officials to fully serve people on every bill or decision. So while it’s important to push your legislator on the issues where their vote […]
News From the Front April 7
April 7, 2017
Dear Readers: Time is a precious commodity. Time is of the essence. Time is relative. The legislature has stated that their goal is to end by Good Friday. This means there was a lot of movement and work on bills in the past week and this pace will continue into next week. Given the shortened […]
News From the Front, March 31
March 31, 2017
Dear Readers: Albert Einstein (14 March 1879 – 18 April 1955) had a very interesting life. That made him eminently quotable, seemingly for many topics. This one is very wise in today’s world, in my opinion. His quote also reminds me of the saying that if you want to learn something new, read something old. […]