Along with an official change of Senate policy announced today, April 10, comes word that republican and democrat Senate leaders will cooperate on key legislation after Friday's Senate disruption.
Montana Senate President Jeff Essman details changes in procedure designed to prevent another chamber uproar like the one that happened on Friday April 5.
A Montana senator whose absence in the Legislature led to an uproar says he went home to conduct tribal business, and that his text message notifying a caucus leader that he would be absent was apparently not received.
When asked how he would confront Montana's senior senator Max Baucus, Edmunds responded by saying, "First, I'd say 'Max, thank you for your nearly 40 years of service to the state of Montana,' then I'd say, 'Max, it's time to come home, it's time for a new face in D.C.'"
On February 6, former Montana State Senator Corey Stapleton announced that he would be running for the U.S. Senate. The announcement came through twitter, and YouTube, as well as a newly designed web site.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is making clear what everyone in Washington suspects — a deal to avert the so-called fiscal cliff before Christmas is unlikely.