Beetle Infestation / Federal Budget / School Choice / Voter Registration / School Funding / Health Insurance / Sex Ed / Violence Against Women

Missoulian: Aerial survey shows beetle infestation spreading 

  Aerial Detection Survey: 2012 Results
“The mountain pine beetle affected area in Colorado expanded by 31,000 acres compared to an increase of 140,000 acres in 2011.”

 Missoulian: Daines says his first bill seeks balanced federal budget

H.R.522: To reduce a portion of the annual pay of Members of Congress for the failure to adopt a concurrent resolution on the budget which does not provide for a balanced budget, and for other purposes. 

Missoulian: 'School choice' bills move to full Montana House, Senate 

Senate Bill 81: Provide tax credits for contributions to scholarship organizations 

House Bill 213: Providing a tuition tax credit for nonpublic school education

House Bill 315: Establish public charter schools 

Missoulian: Online voter registration bill gets support, questions in Senate committee 

Senate Bill 206: Allowing electronic voter registration   

Missoulian: Montana Senate committee OKs school funding overhaul

Senate Bill 175: Generally revise public education funding 

Missoulian: Bill giving Lindeen power to review health insurance increases advances 

House Bill 87: Provide state insurance commissioner with health insurance rate review authority

Missoulian: No opposition to Montana House bill to end equipment tax for 10K businesses 

House Bill 332:Revise tax laws to increase the business equipment tax threshold 

Missoulian: Montana House backs parental OK before sex education

House Bill 239: Define scope/boundaries of humansexuality/reproduction education K-12 

Missoulian: Senate poised to renew Violence Against Women Act 

S.47: Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013