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The Montana Policy Institute, a new free market think tank, has created a a one-stop shopping source for school spending information in Montana:

http://www.SchoolsOpenMT.org

The Montana Policy Institute is a nonpartisan, nonprofit policy research center whose mission is to equip Montana citizens and decision makers to better evaluate state public policy options with a respect for individual freedom, an expectation of individual responsibility, and a belief that government intervention should be viewed as a last rather than a first resort.

Who would have ever thought that Billings could boast having the lowest gas prices in the nation?

CNN is reporting that Billings has the lowest average gas prices in the nation. Too bad this trend won’t last forever.

The folks at Montana’s News Station have created a “category” page to collect all of the news stories and videos about the 2009 Montana Legislature; it also includes links to the MT site where you can read the full text and status of pending legislation. Cool stuff.

There is one thing about PETA that is almost good: the nutball organization sometimes provides such comic fodder that it’s nearly impossible not to be glad that it exists in some fashion. Most recent example: PETA wants Whitefish High School to change its name.
Why? Because the word “whitefish” does not promote empathy for fish. Seriously. Instead, PETA argues, the school should be known as “Sea Kitten High School.” Apparently, the PETA nuts launched a “sea kittens” re-branding campaign in an attempt to convince all of the evil bipedal carnivores that creatures living in the ocean, if known as cuddly sea kittens instead of slimy, scaly fish, are too adorable to munch on.