Gun Bans /State Employee Raises/ Revised Income Tax/ Cleaner Fuel

Missoulian:  Governor vetoes Montana bill that would bar enforcement of potential gun bans

HB 302: Prohibit state enforcement of any federal ban on semi-auto firearms/magazines

Missoulian: Montana House approves state employee rasies, pension fixes

SB 406: Statutory referendum on pension reform, new hires to DC plan, not TRS or PERS  

Missoulian: Montana House backs bill to simplify state income tax system

HB 581: Revise income tax using a tie to federal taxable income and repealing credits  

Missoulian: EPA takes aim at auto emissions, sulfur in gas

EPA Proposes Achievable Cleaner Fuels and Cars Standard, Slashing Air Pollution and Providing Extensive Health Benefits
“Based on extensive input from auto manufactures, refiners, and states, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today proposed sensible standards for cars and gasoline that will significantly reduce harmful pollution, prevent thousands of premature deaths and illnesses, while also enabling efficiency improvements in the cars and trucks we drive. These cleaner fuels and cars standards are an important component of the administration’s national program for clean cars and trucks, which also include historic fuel efficiency standards that are saving new vehicle owners at the gas pump today. Once fully in place, the standards will help avoid up to 2,400 premature deaths per year and 23,000 cases of respiratory ailments in children.”