Arntzen responded to an article in the Montana Free Press that criticized Arntzen’s failure to appear before the committee at a recent meeting to hear their complaints.
During the 12 years that Denny Rehberg represented the state of Montana in the U.S. House of Representatives, I had numerous opportunities to interview him both in person and on the phone, so it was a pleasure to renew that relationship on Monday afternoon.
Sen. Pat Flowers and Rep. Kim Abbott write, "We wanted to do a heck of a lot more, but Republicans were not interested in practical solutions for working Montanans."
Embedded in Governor Steve Bullock’s proposed budget is a 1.4 percent increase in spending, some of that increase is expected to be covered by a new six percent sales tax on medical Marijuana.
Since 2000, many have pointed to Montana as an example of purple state governance, where both Republicans and Democrats have narrow margins of dominance and share in governmental management.