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Public instruction candidates clash over standards, local control
Incumbent Denise Juneau is banking that a statewide initiative, Graduation Matters Montana, can bring the number of high school dropouts – nearly 2,000 a year – down by 50 percent by 2014. As state...
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Highlights from week five at the Legislature
Montana Capitol. Jacob Baynham, Community News Service, UM School of Journalism. By AMY R. SISK Community News Service UM School of Journalism HELENA – Gov. Steve Bullock’s bill to construct new...
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Session watchers predict battles over tax cuts, schools, Medicaid
House floor. (Photo by Amy Sisk, Community News Service) By AMY R. SISK Community News Service UM School of Journalism HELENA – Although he’s no longer Speaker of the House, former Montana Republican...
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House passes plan to preserve state employee pensions
The House of Representatives has decided to move forward with a plan to fix the state’s ailing pension systems, a plan brought forward by Governor Steve Bullock. As we’ve reported, the state’s...
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Could state employees still get a 5 and 5 pay plan?
The president of the state’s largest public employee union said Wednesday he will still try to negotiate five percent base pay raises for state employees each of the next two years even though...
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Bullock signs pension fixes, school funding bill
Governor-elect Steve Bullock announces his proposed budget Friday, January 4 2013. By Matt Gouras Asoociated Press HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Gov. Steve Bullock on Monday took action on a slew of the...
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Deal on state employee raises reached, University System still waiting
Montana’s public employees now just need to wait for state agencies and unions to ratify a plan negotiated with Gov. Steve Bullock in order to receive their first base-pay raises in more than four...
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