SOS News Digest

May 16, 2007

Legislature

Legislators OK budget, end session
Billings Gazette

GOP ousts Lange from post
Billings Gazette

$400-per-household tax rebate OK'd; other tax relief falters
Billings Gazette

Energy incentive bill gets final OK
Billings Gazette

Bid to put term limits to vote fails
Billings Gazette

Two tie family planning to abortion
Billings Gazette

Special session ends with approval of state budget
Great Falls Tribune

Lawmakers OK 'clean and green' energy bill
Great Falls Tribune

School officials sorting out effects of school-funding bill
Great Falls Tribune

Schweitzer signs 're-reg' bill
Great Falls Tribune

Lange replaced as House majority leader
Great Falls Tribune

House majority leader ousted by Republican colleagues
Daily Chronicle

Budget, tax relief passed in wild end to special session
Daily Chronicle

Renters, businesses left out of final tax credit package
Daily Chronicle

Bozeman schools consider expanding kindergarten
Daily Chronicle

Mixed emotions surround final budget plan
Daily Chronicle

Schweitzer's 'square deal' still largely intact
Missoulian

Cuts at a glance
Montana Standard

Editorials

Gazette Opinion: Statesmen backed budget bill
Billings Gazette

Guest Opinion: Coal key to America's energy future
Billings Gazette

Guest Opinion: 135-year-old mining law shortchanges U.S. citizens
Billings Gazette

Term limits flunk the test
Independent Record

BBI deal good for Montana
Independent Record

Current Events

Board of Livestock fills executive post
Billings Gazette

Wolf killed after livestock attack
Billings Gazette

County Democrats to meet Thursday
Billings Gazette

MPEA annual meeting Friday & Saturday
Independent Record

Gov. speaks to graduating class of one
Montana Standard

Special election attracts parties' attention
Ravalli Republic