AM 1450 KMMS - Bozeman's News Talk Leader » vote http://kmmsam.com Thu, 23 May 2013 19:33:27 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Max Baucus Explains Why He Voted to Override Filibuster on New Gun Control Legislation http://kmmsam.com/max-baucus-explains-why-he-voted-to-not-block-new-gun-control-legislation-from-hearings/ http://kmmsam.com/max-baucus-explains-why-he-voted-to-not-block-new-gun-control-legislation-from-hearings/#comments Thu, 11 Apr 2013 18:54:46 +0000 Jon King http://newstalkkgvo.com/?p=146818 Montana Senator Max Baucus joined with his Democratic fellows and a some Republicans to override a filibuster on new gun control legislation.

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]]> http://kmmsam.com/max-baucus-explains-why-he-voted-to-not-block-new-gun-control-legislation-from-hearings/feed/ 0 Photo courtesy of Talk Radio News Service/Flickr MSU Employees Begin Voting On Union http://kmmsam.com/msu-employees-begin-voting-on-union/ http://kmmsam.com/msu-employees-begin-voting-on-union/#comments Wed, 27 Mar 2013 17:04:09 +0000 Associated Press http://xlcountry.com/?p=184717  

Employees will start voting this week on whether to keep Montana State University's faculty union.

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]]> http://kmmsam.com/msu-employees-begin-voting-on-union/feed/ 0 Townsquare Media Daines Votes Against $9.7B Superstorm Sandy Aid http://kmmsam.com/daines-votes-against-9-7b-superstorm-sandy-aid/ http://kmmsam.com/daines-votes-against-9-7b-superstorm-sandy-aid/#comments Sun, 06 Jan 2013 05:10:44 +0000 Associated Press http://newstalkkgvo.com/?p=124095 Montana's newest congressman has voted against a $9.7 billion loan package to pay flood insurance claims for property damaged by Superstorm Sandy in October.

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]]> http://kmmsam.com/daines-votes-against-9-7b-superstorm-sandy-aid/feed/ 0 Photo courtesy of MDGovpics/Flickr.com Election Day: What If There's an Electoral College Tie? http://kmmsam.com/election-day-what-if-theres-an-electoral-college-tie/ http://kmmsam.com/election-day-what-if-theres-an-electoral-college-tie/#comments Tue, 06 Nov 2012 13:00:39 +0000 Tom Egelhoff http://kmmsam.com/?p=96345 Two hundred-seventy votes are needed to win the Electoral College and the Presidency. So how does the Electoral College work and what if there’s a tie?

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]]> http://kmmsam.com/election-day-what-if-theres-an-electoral-college-tie/feed/ 0 Joint Session of Congress Tallies Electoral Votes (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) Should You Have to Have a Photo ID to Vote? — Survey of the Day http://kmmsam.com/should-you-have-to-have-a-photo-id-to-vote-survey-of-the-day/ http://kmmsam.com/should-you-have-to-have-a-photo-id-to-vote-survey-of-the-day/#comments Mon, 05 Nov 2012 20:55:12 +0000 Jeremy Taylor http://tsminteractive.com/?p=148878 As of now, 17 states have laws requiring voters to present photo ID before voting. Some have suggested these regulations may act to disenfranchise poor and minority voters, who could be less likely to have such identification. Last month a judge in Pennsylvania blocked the state from enforcing its voter ID laws in the 2012 election.

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]]> http://kmmsam.com/should-you-have-to-have-a-photo-id-to-vote-survey-of-the-day/feed/ 0 iStockphoto How To Register to Vote Online and In Person In Bozeman, Montana http://kmmsam.com/how-to-register-to-vote-online-and-in-person-in-bozeman-montana/ http://kmmsam.com/how-to-register-to-vote-online-and-in-person-in-bozeman-montana/#comments Thu, 27 Sep 2012 16:33:32 +0000 Cole http://xlcountry.com/?p=141972 Are you registered to vote for the upcoming general election on November 6, 2012? Don't let the countless hours of political ads heard on the radio, TV, and YouTube be in vein! Get out there and submit your knowledgeable vote! Here we explain how to get registered, how to check your registration status, how to check your polling location and how to get a sneak peak at a sample ballot! 

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]]> http://kmmsam.com/how-to-register-to-vote-online-and-in-person-in-bozeman-montana/feed/ 0 iStock Photo Why Do We Need A Minimum Wage When There's No Maximum Wage? [POLL] http://kmmsam.com/why-do-we-need-a-minimum-wage-when-theres-no-maximum-wage/ http://kmmsam.com/why-do-we-need-a-minimum-wage-when-theres-no-maximum-wage/#comments Fri, 08 Jun 2012 12:00:20 +0000 Tom Egelhoff http://kmmsam.com/?p=66229 The government feels that people with disabilities will be shut out of the workforce unless they can work for less than minimum wage.

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]]> http://kmmsam.com/why-do-we-need-a-minimum-wage-when-theres-no-maximum-wage/feed/ 0 (Getty Images Used with Permission) Why Obama Will Win In November: Tom's Opinion http://kmmsam.com/why-obama-will-win-in-november-toms-opinion/ http://kmmsam.com/why-obama-will-win-in-november-toms-opinion/#comments Wed, 30 May 2012 12:00:02 +0000 Tom Egelhoff http://kmmsam.com/?p=64312 I take a lot of abuse from my conservative friends for this belief, but it’s not based on emotion. It’s based on the reality of marketing, advertising and promotion. In those three areas the Democrats clearly do a much better job than the Republicans.

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