Student and Firearms / University Performance / Missoula College / Wolf Hunt / Avant Healthcare / Drone Strikes

Missoulian: Bill would let Montana students leave guns locked in cars at school 

House Bill 384: Clarifying laws for suspension and expulsion of students related to firearms 

Missoulian: Montana state universities to establish performance standards 

Legislative Audio and Video Archives- Joint Subcommittee on Education 

 

Missoulian: Subcommittee OKs bonding bill for Missoula College, other projects 

House Bill 14: Bonding program   

Missoulian: Legislature gives quick OK to expanded Montana wolf hunt  

House Bill 73: Revise wolf hunting laws 

Missoulian: Avant Healthcare settles discrimination complaint

JusticeDepartment Reaches Settlement with Avant Healthcare Professionals LLC t oResolve Immigration-Related Unfair Employment Practices 

“The Justice Department reached a settlement agreement today with Avant Healthcare Professionals LLC, a healthcare staffing company based in Casselberry, Fla. , resolving allegations that the company posted discriminatory job advertisements on the internet.” 

Missoulian:Lawmakers consider regulating drone strikes 

 Nomination Hearing of John Brennan

Legal Questions Raised Over CIA Drone Strikes 

“Is the CIA's secret program of drone strikes against terrorists in Pakistan and Yemen a case of illegal assassinations or legitimate self defense?”

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 

Eminent Domain / Employee Testimony / State Rifle

Missoulian: Lawmakers hear plan to roll back eminent domain 

Senate Bill 180: Revise eminent domain laws 

Missoulian: Bill would keep state of Montana employees from testifying on state time 

House Bill 329: Prohibit state employee testimony on policy matter before legislative committees 

Missoulian: Montana House rejects bill to name Winchester Model 1873 state rifle 

House Bill 215: Establish a state historical rifle

Sex Offender DNA / Legislative Districts / Schools / Death Penalty / Campaign Donors

Missoulian: Attorney General Fox backs bill to require DNA from sex offenders

Senate Bill 213: Revise sex offender registration laws

Missoulian: Juneau calls on Montana legislators to invest in public schools 

Senate Bill 13: Raise legal dropout age to 18 or upon graduation

House Bill 210: Revise Montana digital academy funding and provide an appropriation

Missoulian: Montana House backs Republican legislative district plan

House Resolution 2: Resolution for recommendations to the redistricting commission   

Missoulian: Democratic, GOP legislators sponsor bill to end Montana death penalty 

House Bill 370: Abolish death penalty and replace with life in prison without parole 

Missoulian: Conrad Republican proposes bills on anonymous campaign donors  

House Bill 254: Requiring a disclaimer on election materials funded by anonymous contributions 

House Bill 255: Require political action committees to report on expenditures