UM Sexual Assult/ Top Baby Names/ Space Station Leak

Missoulian: UM sexual assault investigation comes to a close  

Deputy Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division Roy L. Austin Jr. Speaks at the Press Conference on the Agreementswith the University of Montana 

 Pattern or Practice Investigation of University of Montana, Office of Public Safety 

RESOLUTION AGREEMENT Title IX 

“The U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division, Educational Opportunities Section (“DOJ”), has completed the above-referenced investigation and compliance review of the handling by the University of Montana – Missoula (“University”) of allegations of sexual assault and harassment under Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (“Title IX”) and Title IV of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. 2000c, et seq. (“Title IV”). The U.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) has joined DOJ in the Title IX compliance review.”

Letter of Findings  

Missoulian: King, Messiah: New baby names suggest high hopes

Social Security-Top 10 Baby Names For 2012

Missoulian: NASA: Space station power system radiator leaking

Crew Preparing for Possible Spacewalk Saturday 

“Following Thursday's identification of an ammonia coolant leak outside the International Space Station, the Expedition 35 crew Friday began preparing for a possible spacewalk Saturday. Mission managers are discussing the information that was gathered overnight about the leak on the far left-side of the station's truss structure, called the P6 with P standing for port. A final decision on whether to go forward with a spacewalk is not expected until late tonight.”

Caffeinated Gum/ Immigration/ Nuclear Defense

Missoulian: Wrigley takes new caffeinated gum off market

FDA to Investigate Added Caffeine  

“The gum is just one more unfortunate example of the trend to add caffeine to food. Our concern is about caffeine appearing in a range of new products, including ones that may be attractive and readily available to children and adolescents, without careful consideration of their cumulative impact.”

Missoulian: Senate committee takes up immigration bill

S.744: Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act

Missoulian: General orders extra review of nuke crew failings 

Nuclear Deterrence Remains Key Stratcom Mission, Commander Says 

““As long as nuclear weapons exist, U.S. Strategic Command’s top priority must be to deter nuclear attack with a safe, secure and effective strategic nuclear deterrent force,” Kehler told the House and Senate armed services committees earlier this month.”

Flathead Lake Gasoline Spill/ Background Checks/ Immigration

Missoulian:  Trucking company fined $83K for gas spill at Flathead Lake 

Trucking company to pay $83,500 for gasoline spill in Lake County, Montana 

“The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today that Keller Transportation, Inc. (Keller) has agreed to pay penalties totaling $83,500 to settle Clean Water Act claims related to a 2008 tanker truck spill approximately 500 feet from the shores of Flathead Lake and within the exterior boundaries of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes (CSKT) of the Flathead Nation. The tanker spill resulted in more than 6,300 gallons of gasoline entering springs along Flathead Lake, impacting groundwater as well as the lake. The proposed settlement addresses violations of the Oil Pollution Act, which prohibits the discharge of oil to waters of the U.S.”

Missoulian: Senators discuss changing background checks bill  

S.649: Safe Communities, Safe Schools Act of 2013 

Missoulian: Immigration bill confronts hundreds of amendments 

S.744: Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act 

Bills Signed/ Wolverines/ Bills Vetoed

Missoulian: Montana governor signs pension, state buildings, school funding bills 

HB 5: Long-range building appropriations
HB 11: Treasure state endowment program
HB 13: State employee pay plan 
HB 377: Increase contributions and funding for TRS, revise GABA
HB 454: Provide funding for PERS defined benefit plan, revise GABA
SB 96: Lower the business and equipment tax 
SB 175: Generally revise public education funding

Missoulian: Montana, Idaho, Wyoming oppose federal protection of wolverines
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Threatened Status for the Distinct Population Segment of the North American Wolverine Occurring in the Contiguous United States 

Missoulian: Governor vetoes bills to simplify taxes, allow guns on college campuses 

HB 100: Create a medicaid pay-for-performance pilot project 
HB 118: Repeal the Montana Title Loan Act
HB 188: Revise qualifying small power production facility laws
HB 205: Eliminate prohibition on firearm sound reduction devices in the field
HB 240: Clarify constitutional provisions and law related to board of regents/u-system 
HB 265: Revise campaign finance laws
HB 297: Provide that employment of an unauthorized alien is unlawful 
HB 408: Revise tax rate laws on mandated pollution control equipment
HB 535: Generally revise state land cabin site laws
HB 633: Provide for an interim select committee on efficiency in government 

SB 81: Provide tax credits for contributions to scholarship organizations
SB 240: Revise taxation of pollution control equipment 
SB 394: Generally revise income tax laws and decrease taxes
SB 256: Making FWP liable for private property damages caused by wild buffalo/bison
SB 282: Generally revise taxation of income, including the corporate license tax
SB 305:   Generally revise laws governing bison management in Montana 
SB 401: Revise disposition of metalliferous mines license tax 

Outdoor bills/ Budget Signed/ Internet Tax/ Aircraft Safety

Missoulian: 2013 Legislature was busy with variety of outdoors bills

HB 73:  Revise wolf hunting laws 
HB 136: Revise nonresident youth combination hunting laws
HB 142: Restore Dingell-Johnson fish restoration and management funding assent language
HB 163: Eliminate trophy fees for mountain lions
HB 179: Allow certain hunting licenses for disabled armed forces members
HB 247: Create permit for salvage of game killed by vehicles
HB 278: Reduce waiting period to use bear license after purchase
HB 323: Add grizzly bear livestock losses to the livestock loss program
HB 328: Allowing hunter notification of wild buffalo/bison location
HB 401: Revising certain hunting license application fees
SB 123: Provide for hunters against hunger

Missoulian: Bullock signs main Montana budget bill after line-item vetoes 

HB 2: General Appropriations Act 

Missoulian: Senate bill lets states tax Internet purchases 

S.743: Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013 

“Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013 - Authorizes each member state under the Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Agreement (the multistate agreement for the administration and collection of sales and use taxes adopted on November 12, 2002) to require all sellers not qualifying for a small-seller exception (applicable to sellers with annual gross receipts in total U.S. remote sales not exceeding $1 million) to collect and remit sales and use taxes with respect to remote sales under provisions of the Agreement, but only if such Agreement includes minimum simplification requirements relating to the administration of the tax, audits, and streamlined filing. Defines "remote sale" as a sale of goods or services into a state in which the seller would not legally be required to pay, collect, or remit state or local sales and use taxes unless provided by this Act.”

Missoulian: FAA safety oversight of aircraft repairs faulted 

FAA Continues To Face Challenges in Implementing a Risk-Based Approach for Repair Station Oversight

“On May 1, 2013, we issued our final report on the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) risk-based oversight of aircraft repair stations. Currently, FAA is responsible for overseeing nearly 4,800 repair stations used worldwide by U.S air carriers. We found that while FAA developed a risk assessment process to aid repair station inspectors in identifying areas of greatest concern, its oversight continues to emphasize completing mandatory inspections instead of targeting resources where they are needed based on risk.”