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Good Bills are moving forward!
Plus, Rally for the Montana Constitution this Thursday, Know Your Rights, and staff updates at Big Sky 55+ First, an update on 2 key...
Big Sky 55+ Staff
Feb 10, 20254 min read
Judiciary, Long Term Care, ICE:
Big Sky 55+ Legislative Bulletin #4 Make sure to scroll from within the post to read the entire post! Or, Click here to view as a webpage.
Margie MacDonald
Feb 2, 20251 min read
Recording: Healthy Futures: Saving Montana Medicaid
Big Sky 55+ Legislative Town Hall #2
lcleminshaw
Jan 31, 20251 min read
Everything, Everywhere, All at Once
The beginning of a legislative session can often be overwhelming, with many bills rapidly introduced and heard in their initial...
Margie MacDonald
Jan 25, 202511 min read
lcleminshaw
Jan 23, 20250 min read
Week 2 is behind us. It's time to act!
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Margie MacDonald and Faith Scow
Jan 20, 20251 min read
Quick Action items from week 2 of the legislature.
Quick list of Action Alerts. Contact your legislators! (Scroll down for more info on each of these bills.) HB 21: Tax credits for...
Margie MacDonald and Faith Scow
Jan 19, 20254 min read
Welcome to the 69th Montana Legislature!
Week #1 of the 2025 Legislative Session is complete! What has happened and what is top-of-mind for the 2025 Session? House Committees...
Margie MacDonald
Jan 13, 20256 min read
Recording: Legislative Town Hall -- What to expect in the 2025 Legislative Session
View the recording of our first 2025 Legislative Town Hall, featuring Community Leader and former legislator Mary Sheehy Moe Former...
Margie MacDonald
Jan 3, 20251 min read
Sine Die (the Legislature is over!)
Montana’s 2023 Legislature has adjourned “Sine Die” (indefinitely) Legislative Bulletin #16, May 5, 2023 When Minority Leader Sen. Pat...
Margie MacDonald
May 5, 20237 min read
The Off-Ramps Not Taken
Legislative Bulletin #15 Montana hit the headlines this past week, and not in a good way. The Speaker of the House, Matt Regier and...
Margie MacDonald
May 1, 20237 min read
Let's Get This Over With!
Legislative Bulletin #14, April 24, 2023 Many Montanans are groaning as they read of the latest news from the legislature: a bill that...
Margie MacDonald
Apr 24, 20236 min read
“Everything, Everywhere, All at Once”
...or is it “I’m Just a Girl (Guy) Who Cain’t Say NO... to any Bad Bill!"? Legislative Bulletin # 13 Some of us thought the essence of...
Margie MacDonald
Apr 17, 20234 min read
Good News, Mischief, Culture Wars, and more! Legislative Bulletin #12
First the Good News! Constitutional Amendments: Of eight constitutional amendments that were brought to the House or Senate floors last...
Margie MacDonald
Apr 10, 20235 min read
It's Been a Week! Legislative Bulletin #11
“Only two people showed up to testify against the bill. The 8 a.m. hearing had been scheduled the night before and the actual text of SB...
Margie MacDonald
Apr 3, 20236 min read
The Session Focuses on Money, Money, Money! Legislative Bulletin #10
In this bulletin: • Affordable workforce housing came to the forefront this week as three bills that would encourage investments and...
Margie MacDonald
Mar 28, 20236 min read
Reflections on the 2023 session at midpoint
As we look back over the first half of the 2023 session, four major themes have emerged that align closely with Big Sky 55+ priorities:...
Margie MacDonald
Mar 19, 20235 min read
Buckle Up! Here Come the Attacks on Montana’s Constitution!
A blizzard of bills expected.
Margie MacDonald
Mar 12, 20234 min read
Message from Big Sky Chair Terry Minow: Please Meet with Your Legislators over Transmittal Break
Dear fellow Big Sky 55+ member, Senior long term care is in crisis. We are in danger of losing the care we need to live out our lives in...
Terry Minow
Feb 27, 20232 min read
Long-term care, taxes, fake lawyers
All in this week's Legislative Bulletin #7! LONG-TERM CARE Budget Committee falls short in funding Senior Long-Term Care in HB 2! Pop...
Margie MacDonald
Feb 21, 20234 min read
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