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Kansas: What it looks like when the “center” wins

On Aug. 2, voters in Kansas rejected an amendment to the state constitution which would have increased the legislature’s power to regulate (or ban) abortion.

Law enforcement fighting human trafficking, but needs more resources

It’s a horrific reality for Montanans to consider, but human trafficking takes place every day in our state. The odds are most of you have seen it but didn’t know.

The Constitution versus “Independent State Legislature” Theory

Democrats, the Cato Institute’s Andy Craig points out at The Daily Beast, are trafficking in panic over an upcoming Supreme Court case, Moore v. Harper.

It’s time for FWP to follow the law on elk management

Montana’s elk population has tripled over the last 40 years. For decades we have exceeded the sustainable objective levels in most hunting districts. FWP’s goal is 92,000 elk in Montana, but today there are an estimated 175,000. That excess elk population causes immense damage to family ranch operations in overpopulated areas, and it’s a problem that grows worse every year.

Don’t Expand NATO. Disband It.

By Thomas L. Knapp “The decisions we have taken in Madrid,” North Atlantic Treaty Organization Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said as a summit of the alliance’s members closed in Madrid on June 30, “will ensure that our Alliance continues to preserve peace, prevent conflict, and protect our people and our values.”

Addressing Montana’s economic challenges and opportunities

As we begin to approach the 2023 legislative session, Montana workers, families, employers, and elected officials are all facing a unique combination of opportunities and challenges that we haven’t seen before.

I-191 would devastate Montana’s Ag industry

Agriculture is Montana’s top economic industry, generating approximately $4 billion last year alone. (citation: https://agr.mt.gov/ Topics/A-D/Ag-Facts). Our farmers and ranchers not only feed Montana but provide for people across the country and the globe, all while being stewards of the land.

January 6th Hearing: Don’t let motives obscure facts

The boilerplate Republican response to last Thursday’s prime-time, televised hearing of the US House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol runs something like this:

Commissioners to raise awareness about elder abuse

Beaverhead County will pass a Resolution on June 13, 2022 at 10:00 a.m. in the Board Room of the Commissioners in the Courthouse, to raise awareness about elder abuse in Montana while recognizing World Elder Abuse Awareness Day which is June 15, 2022.

Public safety

To the editor,