by jpitney | Jan 3, 2024 | Montana, Transparency
Addie Slanger at Roundupweb.com: Government transparency is getting another watchdog in Montana with the creation and launch of the Montana Transparency Project (MTP), a non-profit, nonpartisan initiative dedicated to helping organizations and individuals prepare and...
by jpitney | Dec 24, 2021 | Civility, Montana, State Government
AT KTVH, Dennis Bragg speaks with retiring Montana lawmakers: Even with different political perspectives, there was a feeling that civility at the State Capitol is in decline. “Right now, I think our society isn’t really in agreement about who we are as a...
by jpitney | Dec 4, 2021 | Elections, Montana, Rural voters
Steve Bullock writes in NYT: I was re-elected as Montana’s governor in 2016 at the same time Donald Trump took our state by more than 20 points. It’s never easy for Democrats to get elected in Montana, because Democrats here are running against not only the opponent...
by jpitney | Aug 29, 2021 | Bipartisanship, Civility, Montana
In January, Holly Michels wrote at the Helena Independent Record about Steve Bullock, who was finishing his tenure as Governor of Montana. By his second legislative session Bullock partnered with a Republican to bring the Disclose Act, which increased transparency in...
