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By CHARLES S. JOHNSON IR State Bureau | Posted: Monday, April 2, 2012 12:00 am Democratic gubernatorial candidate Steve Bullock is emphasizing growth of jobs in small-businesses, college affordability and preserving access to public lands and streams, while his primary opponent, Heather Margolis, is focusing on service and volunteerism. The two Democrats, vying for...
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Title: Truman DinnerLocation: Billings Hotel & Convention Center, 1223 Mullowney LaneDescription: 26th Annual Harry S. Truman Dinner Special Guest: Montana’s Own Senator Jon Tester Guest Speakers: Montana’s Own Attorney General Steve Bullock, State Auditor Monica Lindeen and Superintendent of Public Instruction Denise Juneau Start Time: 17:00Date: 2012-04-21End Time: 22:00
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On January 12th at 12 noon the Yellowstone County candidates will hold an event where they will announce their run for the state legislature at McCormick’s Cafe, 2419 Montana Avenue. The legislators announcing in Billings Thursday are joined by their Democratic counterparts announcing their bid for the legislature at news conferences in Bozeman, Butte,...
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HELENA — Saying “we told you so,” Gov. Brian Schweitzer’s budget director and Democratic legislators said Monday that actual tax collections for the past fiscal year prove they were right, while the more pessimistic estimates by Republicans and the legislative staff were wrong.
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The Helena Public School District is joining the other seven Class AA schools districts in the Graduation Matters Montana initiative spearheaded by the Office of Public Instruction. The goal of the project is to graduate more students ready for college and careers. “It’s not just a school-district issue,” State Superintendent Denise Juneau told the...
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GREAT FALLS – U.S. Sen. Jon Tester, facing what’s sure to be a bruising re-election battle against Republican U.S. Rep. Denny Rehberg for 2012, said Saturday he expects millions of dollars to be spent by opponents during the campaign to “distort my record.” But if his campaign and its supporters can successfully tell voters...
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GREAT FALLS — Montana Democrats may still be licking their wounds from the shellacking they took in the 2010 election, but a group of Native American Democrats is organizing to help reverse those fortunes by turning out Indian voters in far greater numbers next year. “This time around in 2012, there has to be...
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The 2012 election season kicked into high gear Saturday as Democrats rallied that party faithful at their annual convention. Party officials at all levels said Democrats have a lot of work to do between now and November 2012 if they want to revers the electoral losses they suffered a year ago. In 2010, Republicans...
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On April 25, Ms. Juneau wrote to the education secretary asking for “some alleviation of the strict across the board, one-size-fits-all, absolute bar of 100 percent proficiency.” Six weeks later, she hosted a meeting of school chiefs from 10 rural states and passed around her defiant letter.
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MISSOULA, MT – Montana Senator Jon Tester spent Wednesday afternoon listening to a panel of women concerned that Congress may cut basis needs services. He moderated a discussion that dealt with everything from health care and educational programs to housing needs and other public assistance.
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