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Sawfly Research
Posted by:The House Appropriations committee heard HB 334 sponsored by Rep. Belcourt (D - Box Elder) “Funding for sawfly research” on February 10. This bill would provide funding for an MSU research project addressing crop losses due to sawfly infestation. Read More→
Climate Change Day
Posted by:Democratic legislators today are marking Climate Change Awareness Day, attempting to increase awareness through a day of advocacy at the Capitol.
“Climate change is real and the pace of change is quickening,” said Rep. Mike Phillips (D-Bozeman). “It affects nearly every aspect of our lives and we have to come to grips with it.”
Democrats held a Press Conference to kick off the day’s events, then at noon hosted a brown bag lunch seminar with Dr. Steven Running, 2007 Nobel Prize winner, covering the current state of climate science. To cap the day’s events, The House Federal Relations, Energy and Telecommunications Committee (FRET) is hearing three bills directly addressing the challenges that accompany global climate change.
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Governor Brian Schweitzer tonight delivered the State of the State Address before the 61st Legislative Assembly in the House of Representatives Chamber. The Governor presented an optimistic tone, saying Montana is in better shape than much of the country but also acknowledged the hardships many Montanans are experiencing, “Montana’s state budget is in better shape than almost every other state, but we have much work ahead of us,” he said.
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State of the State
Posted by:Governor Brian Schweitzer will deliver the State of the State Address Wednesday, January 28th at 7 pm in the House Chamber.
"I think that it’s going to all work out, with the changes that we have agreed to. It’s not as much (spending for some programs) as I would’ve hoped, but apparently it’s more than other people wanted. As usual, we are trying to find the middle.” 
"[On term limits:] You empower the executive, you empower the lobbyists and that's not good for the system because then we lose what the citizen Legislature brings.” 