Death Penalty / School Choice / Judicial Nominations / Budget Cuts

Missoulian: Families of murder victims divided on bill to abolish death penalty 

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

Missoulian: Montana Senate endorses major school-choice bill 

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

Missoulian: Obama attempting to change face of the judiciary 

Judicial Nominations 

“The Senate Committee on the Judiciary has scheduled a hearing on "Judicial Nominations" for Wednesday, February 13, 2013 at 3:15 p.m., in Room 226 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building.”

Missoulian: Budget cut impact: Smaller Navy, fired teachers

 The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has reviewed H.R. 6684, the Spending Reduction Act of 2012, as posted on the Web site of the House Committee on Rules on December 19, 2012.

Trasspass Laws / MT Hospitals / Wolf Hunt / Medical Marijuana

Missoulian: Sporting groups to rally as Missoula legislator tries to blast land access bill
House Bill 235: Revise trespass laws 

Missoulian: Midsized western Montana hospitals ask legislators for help 

House Bill 306: Revise laws regarding certificate of needfor ambulatory surgical centers 

Missoulian: Gov. Bullock signs law expanding Montana wolf hunt

House Bill 73: Revise wolf hunting laws

Missoulian: Groups, FWP oppose bills to expand Montana counties' control over big game 

House Bill 375: Elk, deer, and antelope damage reimbursement program

House Bill 376: Revising laws on restriction of wildlife by local government

Missoulian: House panel hears 4 bills to fix Montana medical marijuana law 

Senate Bill 423 (bill from 2011): Generally revise laws relating to use of marijuana 

House Bill 340: Eliminate board of medical examiners' medical marijuana review requirements  

House Bill 341: Allow medical marijuana care givers to receive compensation

House Bill 342: Remove limitations on number of patientsmedical marijuana care givers can serve

House Bill 343: Eliminate medical marijuana record keepingand unannounced inspection provisions 

Tuition Freeze / Charter Schools / State of the Union / Funding in Afghanistan

Missoulian: Subcommittee OKs budget increase, tuition freeze for Montana universities 

Legislative Audio and Video Archives

Missoulian: Montana House unexpectedly rejects charter school bill  

House Bill 315: Establish public charter schools 

Missoulian: GOP faults Obama speech for liberalism, hostility

Enhanced State of the Union Address

State of the Union Response 

Missoulian: Official: Monitoring of rebuilding funds at risk

U.S. Direct Assistance in Afghanistan: Ensuring Transparency and Accountability 

Testimony Before the Subcommittee on National Security, Homeland Defense, and Foreign Operations, Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, House of Representatives

Assisted Suicide / School Choice / Mental Illness / Constitutional Amendments / Gun Control Debate

Missoulian: Bill before Montana Senate panel seeks to clarify assisted suicide

 Senate Bill 220: Establish guidelines and immunities for physicians who provide end of life care 

Missoulian: Montana House endorses 3 'school choice' bills

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

House Bill 315: Establish public charter schools 

House Bill 288: Generally revising school laws creating a special education savings account 

Missoulian: Montana legislators highlight bills to improve mental illness treatment 

Senate Bill 11: Generally revise criminal justice system laws related to mental illnesses 

Missoulian: Montana legislators propose 22 constitutional amendments 

House Bill 79: Constitutional referendum to rename the State Auditor 

House Bill 277: Constitutional amendment to revise term limit laws  

House Bill 282: Constitutional amendment regarding public employee retirement systems 

Missoulian: Gun victims, academics join Senate firearms clash

Proposals to Reduce Gun Violence: Protecting Our CommunitiesWhile Respecting the Second Amendment -Current webcast