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Governor Bullock Vetos Nine More Bills

Associated Press — Sun, 28 Apr 2013 02:43:01 +0000

Gov. Steve Bullock has vetoed nine more bills and issued a line-item veto for a tenth from the recently ended legislative session.

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Abortion Bill to Become Law, Challenged in Court

Associated Press — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 14:00:04 +0000

Democratic Gov. Steve Bullock is strategically allowing an abortion measure to become law without his signature so that it can be challenged in court.

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Bullock Vetoes Sex-Education Bill

Associated Press — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 14:00:04 +0000

Gov. Steve Bullock has vetoed a bill that would have required parental permission before students could attend sex-education classes in public schools.

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Medicaid – Fix It, Don't Expand It

Henry Kriegel — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 22:13:15 +0000

Editor's note: The fight over Medicaid expansion is the biggest legislative battle of the 63rd session. It has been the subject of the last two shows. This past Wednesday, after the House Human Services tabled the Governor's Medicaid Expansion bill by a vote of 10-6 and a similar bill was defeated in the Senate Public Health Committee, House Minority Leader, Chuck Hunter attempted a blast motion this evening.

Should State Employees Get a Pay Raise?

Henry Kriegel — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 18:22:08 +0000

Former State Representative Tom Burnett joined me to talk about the Governor's budget, particularly what fat can be cut. Bullock's proposed budget is $11.5 billion over two years and relies on nearly half the revenues from Washington, DC. It reportedly represents an increase in spending of 13% and includes:

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Executive Order by Governor Bullock Creates Board to Protect Sage Grouse

Jon King — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 18:14:55 +0000

Thursday Feb. 21, Governor Bullock issued an executive order creating a new board to help discover methods of protecting the Sage Grouse. Natural resource policy adviser for Governor Bullock, Tim Baker explains:

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Montana State of the State

Tom Egelhoff — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 13:00:33 +0000

When I first proposed repealing this job killing business equipment tax a democratic representative wanted to know how I proposed to replace it? Why does that income have to be replaced?

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Schweitzer Leaves Smith Case For Bullock

Associated Press — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 22:55:09 +0000

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Former Gov. Brian Schweitzer has left the pending request for clemency from a Canadian citizen on death row for new Gov. Steve Bullock.

Schweitzer left office Monday without taking any action on the case. The former governor told The Associated Press that his replacement has all the paperwork necessary to evaluate the case.

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Steve Bullock Prepares to Bring Own Style Montana Governor's Office

Associated Press — Tue, 01 Jan 2013 19:03:45 +0000

Gov.-elect Steve Bullock says he doesn't plan on making any big course corrections to the direction Gov. Brian Schweitzer has steered the state.

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Steve Bullock and Rick Hill Montana Governor Debate – October 9th, 2012 [FULL VIDEO]

Cole — Thu, 11 Oct 2012 16:58:56 +0000

The presidential election seems to be stealing all the attention but don't forget you will be voting for much more than just the next president. Us Montanans will also be choosing our next Governor. On Monday the candidates, Steve Bullock (D) and Rick Hill (R) debated in Billings. The video coverage of it is right here.

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