Organic Promotion/ IRS Tea Party

Missoulian: Organic industry clout grows with consumer demand            

#76 Schrader Amendment 

National Organic Program 

Missoulian: House chairman sees IRS errors as part of pattern
Ways and Means to Hold Hearing on Internal Revenue Service Targeting Conservative Groups 

Police handling of Sexual Assaults in Missoula/ Fires

Missoulian: DOJ: Missoula police weaknesses stem from stereotypes about sexual assault victims

Department of Justice Investigation Endswith Agreement to Reform Police Department’s Response to Sexual Assault

“The U.S. Department of Justice and the City of Missoula announced an agreement on Wednesday, May 15, that ends the year-long investigation of the Missoula Police Department’s handling of sexual assault cases.

Mayor John Engen and Police Chief Mark Muir participated in a telephone news conference with representatives of the U.S. Department of Justice, in which they agreed to implement and revise policies to ensure that sexual assault cases are handled fairly and effectively. Deputy Assistant Attorney General Roy L. Austin Jr. praised Mayor Engen and Chief Muir for their cooperation and leadership in a genuine effort to ensure that Missoula is a model community in protecting women’s safety and rights. “

Read the Department of Justice’s news release here

Read the agreement between the Department of Justice and the City of Missoula here

Read the Department of Justice letter concerning the investigation here

Read Mayor Engen’s remarks here

Read Chief Muir’s remarks here

Missoulian: 5 fires confirmed burning near Nelson; suspectin custody 

MT InciWeb 

Fire Weather Outlooks 

Fires/ Milk/ Food Stamps

Missoulian: Wildfire burning near Canyon Ferry

MT InciWeb 

Missoulian: Distributor says Montana's 'sell by' rule for milk hurts competition

32.8.202    TIME FROM PROCESSING THAT FLUID MILK MAY BE SOLD FOR PUBLIC CONSUMPTION

(1) When 12 days or more have passed following pasteurization of a unit of grade A milk, there will be no quantities of that unit of milk sold or otherwise offered for public consumption.

(2) No grade A pasteurized milk may be put in any container marked with a sell-by date which is more than 12 days after pasteurization of the milk for sale in Montana.

(3) Unless otherwise agreed upon, the person who offers the milk for sale to the public is responsible for removing the milk at or before the expiration of the 12 days.

Missoulian: House panel set to OK cut in food stamp program 

To consider the 2013 Farm Bill 

H.R. 1947:  To providefor the reform and continuation of agricultural and other programs of the Department of Agriculture through fiscal year 2018, and for other purposes.

Fire Season Outlook/ Greenhouse Gases/ Drunk Driving Deaths

Missoulian: Early fire season likely in western Montana; 500 fewer on lines across U.S. 

Officials emphasize interagency partnership, public awareness as keys to protecting communities from wildfire
 BOISE, ID – May 13, 2013 – During a visit to the National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC) in Boise, Idaho today, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and Interior Secretary Sally Jewell outlined the Federal Government's efforts to ensure collaboration in protecting Americans from wildfire, and urged homeowners and local communities to take steps to reduce their risks during the 2013 fire season. The outlook for the fire season is severe across much of the Western United States.

National Significant Wildland Fire Potential Outlook

Missoulian: Montana greenhouse gas emissions rose 11% last decade 

State-Level Energy-Related Carbon Dioxide Emissions, 2000-2010

Missoulian: Progress sought on drunken driving deaths

NTSB TO MEET ON SAFETY REPORT ON ELIMINATING IMPAIREDDRIVING AND M/V DELTA MARINER ALLISION WITH BRIDGE 

“Item 1: The Board will consider its safety report, "Reaching Zero: Actions to Eliminate Alcohol-Impaired Driving.” The report describes the scope of the impaired-driving problem, summarizes previous and current efforts to reduce impaired-driving crashes, and includes safety recommendations to address impaired driving. Eliminate substance-impaired driving is on the NTSB's Most Wanted List.”

Reaching Zero: Actions to Eliminate Alcohol-Impaired Driving 

Bowman v. Monsanto Co.

Missoulian: High court rules for Monsanto in patent case 

Bowman v. Monsanto Co.

"Respondent Monsanto invented and patented Roundup Ready soybean seeds, which contain a genetic alteration that allows them to survive exposure to the herbicide glyphosate. It sells the seeds subject to a licensing agreement that permits farmers to plant the purchased seed in one, and only one, growing season."

Other court decisions:
Bullock v. BankChampaign, N. A.
Dan’s City Used Cars, Inc. v. Pelkey