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Historic Tax Cuts for Montanans

Thanks to House and Senate Democrats and Gov. Schweitzer, over $340 million in tax cuts have been provided to Montanans over the next 4 fiscal years.

Visit WeGaveItBack.com for all the details.

'Square Deal' trumps 'Handshake'

From the Great Falls Tribune:

But one of the first things that strikes you as you
look at the big picture is that the governor's Square Deal with Montana
fared better than the Republicans' Handshake with Montana.

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Sirota Rebuts Dennison's Session Column.  A must read. 

Beware of High Broderism Outbreaks In Your State (via DavidSirota.com)

For over two years, the Big Sky Democrats group of young professionals in Montana has walked across the state organizing our signature Late Night Events. Helena, Butte, Missoula, Kalispell, Lewistown, Billings, Great Falls - if only we could get out to Glendive!

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The controversial right-wing talk show host David Berg is well known in Montana for spewing anti-progressive, conservative rhetoric. We have come to expect ridiculous views, inaccurate statistic generation, and flat-out lies from the Northern Ag Network morning show host.

This time, however, he's gone too far.

Last Thursday, January 25, Dave Berg attempted to twist Governor Brian Schweitzer's State of the State address into something he could criticize. We're fine with that, as we believe in an individual's freedom to talk out loud about issues with which they disagree. (We're also fine with that because we find it difficult to believe that anyone who listens to both the State of the State Address and Dave Berg will have no problem figuring out which one is the delusional misanthrope.)

Our fine Governor, Brian Schweitzer, hit one over the fence again with his national radio address, which took President Bush to task over the war in Iraq and the administration’s misguided approach to energy policy. Brian makes us all very proud of be Democrats in Montana. Click here to read the text of his radio address. Click here to listen to it.

Legislation sponsored by Senator Max Baucus that will protect Montana’s wild Rocky Mountain Front from oil and gas development – forever – has just passed Congress. The threat from energy development has been removed – for good!

Senator Baucus’ legislation will prevent all future oil and gas leases on public lands on “the Front.” The ban on new leases will also allow a coalition of non-profit groups to purchase existing leases and permanently retire them, without fear the federal government could reissue the leases in the future.

 Here’s to Kendall Van Dyk, a founding member of the BSDs, for winning solidly his race for House District 49 in Billings. The Big Sky Dems pegged Kendall’s race as our top priority in this election. He ran one hellava campaign. Congrats, Kendall. Well done.

Stand and be Counted.

I am the daughter of a third-generation Montana wheat farmer.

I was raised to leave the gate open when our neighbor had a bad year, because our bad year may be next year, and they'll help us then.  I was taught to not to trade with local businesses who cheated customers and treated their employees poorly.  I learned by my parents' example not to judge - or even care about - what church my neighbor attended, who they chose to marry or live with, or what happened when they pulled their curtains at night.