Elsie Arntzen announced she will run for a second term as Superintendent of Public Instruction.  Apparently, her experience as a teacher didn’t include grammar.  (This is a direct quote from her announcement.)

Do we have to go through this again? Even as Greg Gianforte announced he’s running for governor in 2020, some prominent Republicans were openly wishing he wouldn’t.

Secretary of State Corey Stapleton has tried to negate Gov. Bullock’s veto of HB 132. Stapleton says he didn’t receive the veto within 10 days, so it isn’t valid. There’s no statutory timeline for the governor to send a veto to the Secretary of State.  Once again, Corey is out of his league.

Even as the Supreme Court considers the issue of a citizenship question, Sen. Steve Daines (R-MT) has introduced a bill to require it on the 2020 census.

As Governor Steve Bullock enters the crowded Democratic field for U.S. President, he faces a big challenge on gaining name recognition.  Gotta play off the differences!

As GOP candidates jostle to reclaim the Governor’s office (after 16 years), Democrats have been strangely silent.  Who will run?

Sen. Terry Gauthier (R-Helena) sponsored SB 338, a bipartisan bill that, among other things, finally provides for building the Montana Heritage Center.

As the 66th session of the Montana Legislature draws to a close, we can reflect on all the bills that passed and all the bills that died – both good and bad. Overall, just another page in the journal.

Rep. Frank Garner (R-Kalispell) – in cahoots with Rep. Steve Fitzpatrick (R-Great Falls) – sponsored HB 318. The bill would put some legal fences around the egregious conduct of some party central committees in Montana counties. Pretty good bill; pretty big reaction.

Sen. Roger Webb (R-Billings) sponsored SB 304. It would allow legislators to carry concealed weapons into the Capitol and onto chamber floors. Similar bills have been shot down in the past by gubernatorial veto.