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Juneau seeking Lawmaker Support for Graduation Matters Program

Wendy Nielsen — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 15:01:25 +0000

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Superintendent of Public Instruction Denise Juneau is asking lawmakers to support initiatives that build on efforts to increase graduation rates. Speaking to a joint session of the Montana House and Senate yesterday, Juneau says that the state's students are doing well on tests, dropout rates are falling and graduation rates are climbing as part of an initiative called Graduation Matters

Pain Instead of Prison?

Wendy Nielsen — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 22:15:01 +0000

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — A Montana lawmaker says that convicts should be allowed to escape prison time if they instead agree to the “infliction of physical pain.” Republican Rep. Jerry O’Neil is drafting a bill that would allow those convicted of misdemeanors or felonies to negotiate corporal punishment instead of another sentence. The method used [...]

Montana Legislators Consider Pro-Gun Proposals

Wendy Nielsen — Mon, 21 Jan 2013 16:52:37 +0000

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Montana legislators are considering a new package of pro-gun proposals. One of the first bills heard by the Legislature would privatize the address information of concealed weapon permit holders out of fear that they’d become targets of crime. Another bill would prohibit state law enforcement from enforcing any federal ban on [...]

Tester urges bipartisanship at Legislature

Wendy Nielsen — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 23:42:08 +0000

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Jon Tester is urging state lawmakers to focus on bipartisan solutions, and says the biggest challenge on the federal level is balancing the budget. Tester returned to the Legislature Monday where he got his political start. Tester won a bruising and expensive re-election campaign. Tester built on the emerging [...]