SOS News Digest

January 25, 2007

Legislature

Lawmaker wants surpluses to reduce taxes
Billings Gazette

Pipeline, power line bill passes House
Billings Gazette

Wolf compensation board plan praised
Billings Gazette

Bill written to deter identity theft advances
Billings Gazette

MSUB's fees set to rise even if tuition freezes
Billings Gazette

Lawmakers want surpluses to go toward tax reductions
Great Falls Tribune

House panel approves identity-protection measures
Great Falls Tribune

Child pornography bill moves ahead in House
Great Falls Tribune

House debates creating agency to govern transmission lines
Great Falls Tribune

Lawmakers create climate change caucus
Daily Chronicle

Balyeat seeks to simplify tax code for married couples
Daily Chronicle

Bill that would create transmission authority moves forward in House
Independent Record

Borrowing a hole
Missoula Independent

House OKs energy bill, with caveat
Missoulian

Payday loan limits face uphill fight in Legislature
Billings Outpost

Editorials

Gazette Opinion: Schweitzer plows common ground
Billings Gazette

Guest Opinion: Let state seek innovations to cover uninsured
Billings Gazette

Missile news isn't good, but local response is
Great Falls Tribune

Meth decline welcome news
Independent Record

Bridge bill offers neighborly compromise
Missoulian

Bill calling for lowest rates runs into ‘buzzsaw’
Billings Outpost

Presidential candidate count already up to 43
Billings Outpost

Federal

Malmstrom missiles targeted
Billings Gazette

Leaders working together to save missiles
Great Falls Tribune

Baucus to raise re-election funds for ailing colleague from S. Dakota
Independent Record

Impeachment grassroots rising
Missoula Independent

Current Events

Noted blogger headed to D.C.
Billings Gazette
(ed. note: Those darn bloggers just keep showing up in the news!)