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Healthcare reform bill passes House; Rehberg responds
The health care reform debate has truly hit home with many Americans concerned about its costs and how it will affect the future.
You might have noticed as of late that the Wrap-Up has taken on a very predictable cadence.
Report: Rehberg Considering 2012 Senate Run Against Tester
Montana's lone Congressman Denny Rehberg met with the National Republican Senatorial Committee Thursday and is considering challenging U.S. Sen.
Montana Democratic Party gets new director
HELENA - The Montana Democratic Party has a new executive director. David Benson, a veteran of political campaigns in South Dakota and Minnesota, took over the job in mid-October. He replaces Art Noonan, who resigned last summer.
Delegation meets Defense official to plug Montana missiles
The three members of Montana's congressional delegation met with a key Pentagon official Wednesday to urge the retention of intercontinental ballistic missiles in Montana.
Candidates for governor already begin to surface
Gov. Brian Schweitzer has more than two years to go on his second four-year term, but that won't stop potential candidates from testing the waters this far out from the 2012 elections.
Next year's election already looming
Next year's election already looming. Andy Kemp With the 2009 elections in the can, it is never too early to look ahead to 2010.
Fourth judge assigned to Barkus case
A fourth judge has been assigned to state Senator Greg Barkus' case that involves a boat crash on Flathead Lake this summer.
a When GM Took Federal Dollars, They Lost Some of Their Autonomya
Does government interference inevitably follow government ownership of private companies?A It sure seems that way.A As a WSJ article reports : "Companies in hock to Washington now have the equivalent of 535 new board members - 100 U.S. senators and 435 House members."A Specifically, the story reports on efforts by various lawmakers to inflence the ...
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Republican U.S. Rep. Denny Rehberg says he agrees with abou4 AS percent of the language in the health care _a> reform proposal bu4 he's against the so-called public option.
Rehberg calls an emergency Town Hall meeting for Saturday
House Democrats unveil a new health care reform bill Thursday, prompting Montana Congressman Denny Rehberg to call an emergency Town Hall meeting for Saturday in Billings.
State GOP says Democrats violated campaign rules
HELENA - The chairman of the Montana Republican Party has filed a complaint alleging his former Democratic counterpart violated campaign contribution limits during the 2008 election.
Politicians Butt In at Bailed-Out GM
Montana Rep. Denny Rehberg was no fan of the $58 billion federal rescue of General Motors Co., saying he worried taxpayer money would be wasted and the restructuring process would be vulnerable to "political pressure." Now the lawmaker says it's his "patriotic duty" to wade into GM's affairs.
Latest Montana news, sports, business and entertainment:...
Latest Montana news, sports, business and entertainment: MEDICAL marijuana -MONTANA Medical marijuana group barred from Civic Center GREAT FALLS, Mont.
Senators say program modeled after Mont. effort
U.S. Sens. Max Baucus and Jon Tester say federal legislation providing post-combat treatment for stress disorders is modeled after a program launched in Montana .
GOP may turn to another Brown for governor
You've got to hand it to some young Montana Republicans. They're both environmentally conscious and fiscally conservative.
Tuesday: Barkus Plea, Office Torched, Hemp Grower
Good morning; on the Beacon today, Flathead County's Board of Commissioners voted to pass the 2009-2010 county budget , touting it as an effort that realistically reflects the current recession.
Bureau of Indian Affairs rejects federal recognition...
After a 31-year wait, the U.S. Department of Interior said Tuesday it will not recognize Montana's Little Shell Tribe, a group of landless Indians who have struggled to stay together through more than a century of poverty and dislocation.
Montana docs headed to DC to discuss healthcare reform
Four Montana doctors and one patient are traveling to Washington DC to talk about heath care reform.
Democrats level 'hypocrite' charge against Rehberg
HELENA - The November 2010 election is more than a year away, but Republican U.S. Rep.
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