SOS News Digest

January 26, 2007

Legislature

Lawmaker wants surpluses to reduce taxes
http://www.billingsgazette.net/articles/2007/01/26/news/state/50-taxes.txt
Billings Gazette

Pipeline, power line bill passes House
http://www.billingsgazette.net/articles/2007/01/26/news/state/52-pipeline.txt
Billings Gazette

Wolf compensation board plan praised
http://www.billingsgazette.net/articles/2007/01/26/news/state/54-wolf.txt
Billings Gazette

Bill written to deter identity theft advances
http://www.billingsgazette.net/articles/2007/01/26/news/state/56-identity.txt
Billings Gazette

MSUB's fees set to rise even if tuition freezes
http://www.billingsgazette.net/articles/2007/01/26/news/local/20-fees.txt
Billings Gazette

Lawmakers want surpluses to go toward tax reductions
http://www.greatfallstribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070126/NEWS01/701260319/1002
Great Falls Tribune

Child pornography bill moves ahead in House
http://www.greatfallstribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070126/NEWS01/701260323/1002
Great Falls Tribune

House debates creating agency to govern transmission lines
http://www.greatfallstribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070126/NEWS01/701260329/1002
Great Falls Tribune

Lawmakers create climate change caucus
http://dailychronicle.com/articles/2007/01/26/breakingnews/30climate.txt
Daily Chronicle

Balyeat seeks to simplify tax code for married couples
http://dailychronicle.com/articles/2007/01/26/breakingnews/40married.txt
Daily Chronicle

Bill that would create transmission authority moves forward in House
http://www.helenair.com/articles/2007/01/26/legislative/top_copy/104_01.txt
Independent Record

Borrowing a hole
http://www.missoulanews.com/News/News.asp?no=6247
Missoula Independent

House OKs energy bill, with caveat
http://www.missoulian.com/articles/2007/01/26/news/mtregional/news08.txt
Missoulian

Payday loan limits face uphill fight in Legislature
http://www.billingsnews.com/story?storyid=22217&issue=372
Billings Outpost

Editorials

Gazette Opinion: Schweitzer plows common ground
http://www.billingsgazette.net/articles/2007/01/26/opinion/gazette/50-gazetteopinion.txt
Billings Gazette

Guest Opinion: Let state seek innovations to cover uninsured
http://www.billingsgazette.net/articles/2007/01/26/opinion/guest/50-uninsured.txt
Billings Gazette

Missile news isn't good, but local response is
http://www.greatfallstribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070126/OPINION01/701260321/1014/OPINION
Great Falls Tribune

Meth decline welcome news
http://www.helenair.com/articles/2007/01/26/opinions_top/a04012607_01.txt
Independent Record

Bridge bill offers neighborly compromise
http://www.missoulian.com/articles/2007/01/26/opinion/opinion6.txt
Missoulian

Bill calling for lowest rates runs into ‘buzzsaw’
http://www.billingsnews.com/story?storyid=22232&issue=372
Billings Outpost

Presidential candidate count already up to 43
http://www.billingsnews.com/story?storyid=22228&issue=372
Billings Outpost

Federal

Malmstrom missiles targeted
http://www.billingsgazette.net/articles/2007/01/26/news/state/60-malmstrom.txt
Billings Gazette

Leaders working together to save missiles
http://www.greatfallstribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070126/NEWS01/701260320
Great Falls Tribune

Baucus to raise re-election funds for ailing colleague from S. Dakota
http://www.helenair.com/articles/2007/01/26/montana/a08012607_02.txt
Independent Record

Impeachment grassroots rising
http://www.missoulanews.com/News/News.asp?no=6243
Missoula Independent

Current Events

Noted blogger headed to D.C.
http://www.billingsgazette.net/articles/2007/01/26/news/state/45-blogger.txt
Billings Gazette
(ed. note: Those darn bloggers just keep showing up in the news!)