Brian Schweitzer

More Truthiness from Dave Lewis

November 16, 2010

While Republicans cry about Governor Schweitzer bullying them, I think more Democrats need to learn the value of calling them out on their nonsense and lies. Senator Dave Lewis, last week: Lewis said he is considering capping state employees’ salaries at twice the average Montana family’s income, which he estimated is about $40,000 per family. [...]

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The Difference Between Dennis Rehberg and Montana’s Top Democrats: Actually Getting Things Done

August 14, 2010

The Great Falls Tribune is reporting that the federal government will pay the entirety of costs from the severe flooding on the Rocky Boy reservation this summer. Excellent news for Montanans who definitely need the federal assistance and telling about the difference between Montana’s sole representative and Democratic leaders. What did the Democrats do? They [...]

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Dennis Rehberg: At the Kiddy Table Again

July 2, 2010

The recent effort to protect Glacier National Park from the impact of potential nearby mining demonstrates exactly why Montana needs leaders like Governor Schweitzer and Senators Tester and Baucus rather than the childish, unhelpful “efforts” of Dennis Rehberg, who’s so desperate to politicize every issue that he never manages to get anything done. While there [...]

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A Much Better Look at the Montana Meth Project—And Real Disappointment about Mike McGrath

July 4, 2009

Kudos to Gazette reporter Ed Kemmick for an excellent set of stories about the Montana Meth Project in the Billings Gazette today. In the stories, Kemmick does what should have been done in the past few years: critically examine the results of the Montana Meth Project, listening to and writing about the perspectives of both [...]

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Should the Montana Meth Project Receive State Funding in Difficult Financial Times?

February 12, 2009

An obvious question, given the Montana Meth Project’s request for funding from the Legislature, might be to ask how they intend to spend the money. Using data collected from the Meth Project’s IRS 990 forms, I find it incredibly difficult to justify their request for more money from the state. Let me be clear: I [...]

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Governor Schweitzer Outflanks the Republicans Again: Their Hypocrisy on Education Exposed

January 30, 2009

The Republican champions of the oil and gas industry reacted predictably to Governor Schweitzer’s proposal to add a small surtax on oil and gas production to increase salaries for Montana teachers: House Minority Leader Scott Sales, R-Bozeman, said Schweitzer’s proposal "is definitely a tax increase on the producers of oil and gas." "He’s not living [...]

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Thumbs Up To Governor Schweitzer

December 19, 2008

I’m very impressed by Governor Schweitzer’s response to the recent study that questioned the value of the Montana Meth Project: like the sensible manager of the budget that he has shown himself to be, he believes that the state should evaluate the program before investing more money: But Schweitzer said he now wants to make [...]

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What Inspired Roy Brown’s Anti-Bully Campaign?

October 17, 2008

While bullying in schools is hardly a laughing matter, Roy Brown’s campaign sure is a joke that keeps on giving. Last week, I wrote that Brown was running for 4th grade hall monitor, given his penchant for calling Governor Schweitzer a big meany, going so far as to deploy a web site for online reporting. [...]

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