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Are you ready for Election 2010? Filing began today for candidates who want to run for office in Montana.

(LWI = “Legislating While Impaired”)
Well, it’s obvious that Max is not totally three sheets to the wind – but he definitely doesn’t seem to be 100% sober. Does he appear normal, tipsy, drunk, or perhaps ill to you?

All of the press that Montana got recently over the proposed firearms legislation got me wondering. According to Gary Marbut:
“HB 246 declares that any firearms, ammunition and firearm accessories made and retained in Montana are not subject to any federal regulation or control under the power given to Congress in the U.S. Constitution to [...]

You can keep track of the daily doings in the Canadian-$ (C$) by checking Canadian-$ futures.
Since May 1, the C$ has increased 7.72¢ from 84.51¢ to a current quote (as of mid- morning) of 92.23¢.
Since April 1, the C$ has increased 12.75¢ from 79.48¢ to a current quote (as of mid- morning) of 92.23¢.

Gary Marbut, President of the Montana Sports Shooting Association (MSSA) is scheduled to be on the Glen Beck Show this Friday, 3 to 4PM, MDT on the FOX News Channel, to talk about MSSA’s Montana-made guns bill. HB 246 sponsor, Rep. Joel Boniek (R-Livingston) is scheduled to be on the show also.

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Tea Parties are spreading like wildfire across the nation, but I haven’t heard of any in Montana – yet. But get ready: there are several Tea Parties planned in Montana for April 15, according to Tax Day Tea Party.
The following is a list of CONFIRMED Tea Party Tax Revolts planned within the state of [...]

Freshman MT Representative Anders Blewett is trying to make a big impact on a very huge, important issue here in Montana: amidst all the trifling talk of foreclosures, federal spending, health reform, energy, and so many other minor issues, Blewett has instead chosen to take on a huge, immense, important subject: issuing a pointless “censure” [...]

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 [...]

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.

Looks like Montana’s governor Brian Schweitzer did indeed make an impression on the Obama campaign with his well-received speech at the DNC convention: he’s now on the short list to become the next Secretary of the Interior:

As Sec Int goes, I suppose he would be a decent choice. He’s got experience managing natural resources and [...]

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