Montana Politics News

by jhwygirl
A fifth vacant rural development officer position in the state’s Department of Commerce is already vacant and won’t be filled.
Ravalli Republic’s John Cramer has the story.
Cutting 5 jobs geared towards economic development that hold statewide importance to communities all over the state…5 jobs that have created or saved over 3,800 jobs – [...]

…For Montana Palintologists. Sarah will be in Billings for her book tour on December 8.
Wahooo!!!!
From the Gazette:
Sarah Palin is coming to Borders bookstore in Billings for a book signing Dec. 8 to promote her autobiography, “Going Rogue: An American Life,’’ which comes out Tuesday.
An employee at Borders said Monday there is no [...]

by jhwygirl
Apparently it’s being contemplated.
Mountain Line has a survey out – available on the web – seeking to determine the viability of a Missoula to Lolo line that would run weekdays, once or twice in the morning and the same in return in late afternoon. From the info request for public comment:
MOUNTAINLINE SURVEY FOR [...]

by jhwygirl
The Rep. Gordon Hendrick’s promotion of secession talk for parts of Missoula County continues to bug me.
We’ve got a state representative here who represents an area that is more Missoula County than it is Mineral County (about 60%), promoting – or looking into – the secession of a region of Missoula County to [...]