Retired Justices for CI-132
Dear Editor, Retired Justices for CI-132 In the upcoming November general election, two groups, Montanans for Nonpartisan Courts and Montanans for Fair and Impartial Judges, are proposing that Montana voters amend our Constitution to guarantee that judicial elections continue to be nonpartisan—as they have since 1935. This Constitutional Initiative, (CI-132), proposes to add a […]
Montanans deserve better than emotionally charged rhetoric
Dear Editor, Proponents of CI-128 frame the initiative as the only way to protect abortion rights. But let’s be clear: Montanans already have strong protections for abortion under our state constitution. Since the Armstrong v. State case in 1999, Montana’s Supreme Court held that the state Constitution protects a woman’s right to an abortion before […]
They Have Since Returned to Their Aggressive and Unfounded Rhetoric
Dear Editor, Two weeks ago, a former president and leading political candidate was nearly assassinated. For a brief moment, political pundits, television hosts, and celebrities retracted their baseless claims that President Trump was a modern-day Hitler and wished him well, ultimately confessing their accusations were manufactured, designed only to instill fear to get votes. Unfortunately, […]
Court Says Counties Must Collect 95 Mills in Taxes for State
Property taxpayers will be getting an addendum to their property tax bill, following last week’s Montana Supreme Court decision in favor of the State regarding the amount of mills it may levy in property taxes. Almost all of the counties in Montana billed property owners less than the 95 mills the State claimed it had […]