Committee: Law and Justice Interim Committee
Author: Rachel Weiss
Posted on March 29, 2018
The Law and Justice Interim Committee members spent two full days in March in the Magic City experiencing the realities of Montana’s criminal justice system by touring local facilities and listening to people who live or work in the facilities.
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Committee: Revenue and Transportation Interim Committee
Author: Megan Moore
Posted on March 29, 2018
The Revenue and Transportation Interim Committee met March 13-14 in Helena. Agenda items included a continuation of three assigned interim studies, revenue estimating and monitoring, agency updates, and a joint meeting with the Legislative Finance Committee to consider the changing economy and impacts to the long-term viability of Montana’s tax structure.
Read More Committee: State-Tribal Relations Committee
Author: Hope Stockwell
Posted on March 27, 2018
The State-Tribal Relations Committee (STRC) will elect a new presiding officer at its meeting this week in Helena after Representative Jonathan Windy Boy (D-Box Elder) resigned from the committee last week due to work-related obligations.
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Committee: Local Government Interim Committee
Author: Leanne Kurtz
Posted on March 27, 2018
The Local Government Interim Committee’s March 14-15 meeting agenda ran the gamut from tax increment finance and local government funding and accounting to local fire and emergency services, tourism impacts on communities near national parks, and affordable housing. By the meeting’s conclusion, the committee had directed staff to draft for members’ review in July several potential committee bills related to its assigned studies as well as other agenda items.
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Committee: Water Policy Interim Committee
Author: Jason Mohr
Posted on March 21, 2018
A recent administrative rule tangle prompted the Water Policy Interim Committee (WPIC) to explore legislation altering the rulemaking process.
Read More Committee: State-Tribal Relations Committee
Author: Hope Stockwell
Posted on March 19, 2018
The State-Tribal Relations Committee takes on several weighty issues at its March 29-30 meeting in Helena, including substance abuse, missing persons, and improving Indian student achievement and outcomes for tribal members on parole and probation.
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Committee: Children, Families, Health, and Human Services Interim Committee
Author: Sue O'Connell
Posted on March 14, 2018
A legislative committee will continue its study of community services for people with developmental disabilities by looking at programs and rate structures in other states when it meets March 22-23 in Helena.
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Committee: Children, Families, Health, and Human Services Interim Committee
Author: Sue O'Connell
Posted on March 13, 2018
A group looking at how to make health care prices more transparent will consider potential recommendations when it holds its final meeting in Helena on March 21.
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Committee: Law and Justice Interim Committee
Author: Rachel Weiss
Posted on March 13, 2018
The Law and Justice Interim Committee will meet on March 19-20 in Billings. The meeting begins at 8:30 a.m. on March 19 at the Board of Oil and Gas Conservation hearing room at 2535 St. Johns Avenue.
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Committee: Local Government Interim Committee
Author: Leanne Kurtz
Posted on March 8, 2018
The Local Government Interim Committee will hold its third meeting of the 2017-2018 interim on March 14 and 15 in the Capitol. On March 14, the meeting will begin at 8:00 a.m. in Room 317 in joint session with the Revenue and Transportation Interim Committee.
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Committee: Education Interim Committee
Author: Pad McCracken
Posted on March 8, 2018
The Education Interim Committee will be meeting Thursday-Friday, March 22-23, 2018, in Helena at the State Capitol, Room 137. Meeting materials are being posted to the committee website and an agenda will be available on Monday, March 12.
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Committee: Environmental Quality Council
Author: Hope Stockwell
Posted on March 8, 2018
The Environmental Quality Council will examine funding options for a number of state programs at its March 21-22 meeting.
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Committee: Legislative Council
Author: Susan Byorth Fox
Posted on March 7, 2018
The leadership of the Montana Legislature is meeting in the Flathead area March 14-15. Members will visit the SQK Dam, accept public comment, and continue their work on issues ranging from the size of the legislature and legislator email to sexual harassment prevention training and policies.
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Committee: Executive Director Updates
Author: Susan Byorth Fox
Posted on March 6, 2018
Sen. Dee Brown, Presiding Officer, has scheduled the Senate Committee on Committees to meet in a conference call for this Thursday, March 8, 2018, at 9:00 a.m..
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Committee: State Administration and Veterans' Affairs Interim Committee
Author: Sheri Scurr
Posted on March 5, 2018
Several national experts on voting technologies and public employee pension systems will address state legislators in Helena March 6 during a full one-day meeting of the State Administration and Veterans’ Affairs Interim Committee.
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Committee: Revenue and Transportation Interim Committee
Author: Megan Moore
Posted on March 5, 2018
The Revenue and Transportation Interim Committee holds its next meeting on March 13-14 in Rooms 137 and 317 of the Capitol, beginning at 8 a.m. each day. The agenda and materials for the meeting are available on the committee’s website.
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Committee: Legislative Audit Committee
Author: Angus Maciver
Posted on March 5, 2018
The Legislative Audit Committee (LAC) met February 28 at the Capitol in Helena to review audit work presented by Legislative Audit Division staff and hear from audited agencies.
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