2012 Statewide

Rick Hill Blames Rick Hill for Economic Uncertainty in Montana

May 7, 2012

Rick Hill told the Helena Vigilante that one of the problems for Montana businesses is the workers’ compensation system: He also blames Montana’s convoluted and expensive worker’s compensation system, our costly automotive insurance, and our employment law. “We are not in the mainstream … and that makes it much more expensive to do business in [...]

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One of These Paragraphs Is Not Like the Other; Bob Fanning Offers a “Realistic Plan”

May 6, 2012

I loved the Great Falls Tribune profile of gubernatorial candidates Bob Fanning in its entirety, but these two paragraphs were clearly the best: "I am the only candidate who has a realistic, workable plan which will lead Montana to rapid economic progress and independence from the federal funds which have put Montana out of business." [...]

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Bullock, Hill Tied; Other Republican Candidates Entirely Unknown

May 3, 2012

PPP just published a Montana poll which shows Steve Bullock and Rick Hill tied in a November matchup at 39-39. Despite the tie, Bullock is both better liked and known that Representative Hill: Bullock is more popular than Hill. 34% of voters have a positive opinion of him to 21% with a negative one. Hill’s [...]

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Republican Secretary of State Candidates Oppose Voting

May 2, 2012

Three of the four Republican candidates for Secretary of State would like to restrict voting rights in the state of Montana by eliminating the same-day registration that has seen thousands of Montanans legally exercising their right to vote in elections since 2006. According to a story by Charles Johnson, candidates Scott Aspenlieder, Brad Johnson, and [...]

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GOP Race for Governor Gets Ugly

April 30, 2012

It’s pretty clear that none of the second tier candidates (read all but Rick Hill) has much of a chance in the GOP primary for governor, but it seems that little chance of winning hasn’t stopped at least one of them from going negative against the frontrunner. Witness this subtle attack ad against Rick Hill, [...]

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Republicans Invent Senate Committee, Battle Gas

April 24, 2012

Remember when the Republicans in the Legislature tried to invent a state that hadn’t passed a constitution in 1972? When they tried to invent a militia for themselves to go play Army and defend us against the threatening horde of Canadians who threaten our sovereignty at every moment? Well, they’re continuing to invent new tasks [...]

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Another GOP Candidate for Governor Can’t Properly Account for Funds

April 23, 2012

It seems that Ken Miller is the latest Republican candidate for governor who is having trouble counting donations to his campaign, as Great Fall Tribune reporter John Adams notes today. According to the story, Ken Miller’s chief fundraiser Kelly Bishop  is accusing the candidate of failing to disclose campaign expenditures and accepting anonymous, illegal campaign [...]

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GOP Gubernatorial Candidates Endorse Discrimination Against Women

April 19, 2012

KXLH’s Marnee Banks is reporting that six of the GOP candidates for governor have endorsed the idea of repealing Montana’s decades-long prohibition against gender discrimination in insurance policies, claiming it will “lower the cost of insurance.” I don’t mean to be cynical, but does it seem likely that insurance executives would fight for decades to [...]

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