<rss version="2.0"><channel><title>www.mtgop.org Latest News</title><link>/News.aspx</link><description>The latest headlines from the www.mtgop.org</description><ttl>60</ttl><item><title>Auditor Lindeen hires state senator as attorney</title><link>http://www.mtgop.org/NewsBack.aspx?guid=17a21d72-c611-4033-822e-d2896c619015</link><author>Missoulian State Bureau</author><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Letter: Experience shows problems in government health care</title><link>http://www.mtgop.org/NewsBack.aspx?guid=18bcbdc3-6417-47da-8cbd-171604460f94</link><author>Scott Welsh, Lewistown</author><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Senate Health Plan Could Tax One in Eight Workers</title><link>http://www.mtgop.org/NewsBack.aspx?guid=070e9d47-3c4e-41a8-bfc1-655842a764b9</link><author>Peter Barnes, FOXBusiness</author><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Rep. Villa now governor`s education adviser</title><link>http://www.mtgop.org/NewsBack.aspx?guid=fac426e5-b350-4ea1-b8f4-16ab0e27ad3e</link><author>Charles Johnson, IR State Bureau</author><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>House eyes new taxes as senators pare health bill</title><link>http://www.mtgop.org/NewsBack.aspx?guid=ffec0693-c89f-4aa0-9bc5-a3e7de34157d</link><author>Erica Werner, Associated Press</author><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Republicans plan rival U.S. healthcare plan</title><link>http://www.mtgop.org/NewsBack.aspx?guid=0b6dd7b7-3b24-44f8-8e44-ae3a22e7ca36</link><author>Donna Smith, Reuters</author><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>City asks applicants for Internet passwords</title><link>http://www.mtgop.org/NewsBack.aspx?guid=3ee918b8-06a1-4e45-bf32-ad14cb60f4ac</link><author>Matt Gouras, Associated Press</author><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Rehberg speaks at GOP convention</title><link>http://www.mtgop.org/NewsBack.aspx?guid=f5528a39-cb07-4ef0-8a06-4c12eb0731a4</link><author>Charles Johnson, IR State Bureau</author><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Montana Republicans select Deschamps to lead party</title><link>http://www.mtgop.org/NewsBack.aspx?guid=7acaff45-172c-4e85-aee8-3bef0f258043</link><author>Charles Johnson, IR State Bureau</author><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Insurance, health interests fill Baucus` coffers </title><link>http://www.mtgop.org/NewsBack.aspx?guid=a1e4a0ef-4cf7-4916-b739-a7495a9f7f70</link><author>Mike Dennison, Gazette State Bureau</author><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Guest Opinion: Democrats admit GOP charges of fiscal restraint</title><link>http://www.mtgop.org/NewsBack.aspx?guid=b98e5711-00e9-467d-863b-17fb22d10750</link><author>Carol Williams and Bob Bergren</author><pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Guest Opinion: Schweitzer vetoes worthwhile stimulus spending</title><link>http://www.mtgop.org/NewsBack.aspx?guid=c7d88a07-71c8-46f0-b2e4-f9500e22a94a</link><author>Senators Bob Story, John Esp and Dan McGee</author><pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Hard-luck Montana town pushes to house Gitmo detainees</title><link>http://www.mtgop.org/NewsBack.aspx?guid=988b6f8f-dc73-4ee7-9e2f-5b77e0c43b94</link><author>Jeanne Meserve and Carol Cratty</author><pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Ex-justice picked as redistricting panel chief</title><link>http://www.mtgop.org/NewsBack.aspx?guid=caf193a6-6e45-4d39-a493-5d2053b31509</link><author>Charles Johnson, Gazette State Bureau</author><pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Chairman expects perspective to help</title><link>http://www.mtgop.org/NewsBack.aspx?guid=fd2b2eeb-3bc1-4a4e-90a8-a635245f19f3</link><author>Mike Dennison, Gazette State Bureau</author><pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Ex-governor popular speaker on Christian circuit</title><link>http://www.mtgop.org/NewsBack.aspx?guid=feb7ac8b-176e-41f6-ba7d-565adb822d93</link><author>Great Falls Tribune</author><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Gazette Opinion: Simpler tax system remains long-term goal</title><link>http://www.mtgop.org/NewsBack.aspx?guid=e562b24e-b802-45a2-a045-65f02e4f7cde</link><author>The Gazette Staff</author><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Meth project backers upbeat in face of cuts</title><link>http://www.mtgop.org/NewsBack.aspx?guid=8e227257-e529-44a7-88cd-6f2a6dc0b244</link><author>Jodi Hausen, Chronicle Staff Writer</author><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Guest Opinion: Redistricting should be open, nonpartisan process</title><link>http://www.mtgop.org/NewsBack.aspx?guid=c9131a7b-2e77-4bd9-a7e4-d2f2756fe94b</link><author /><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>On Fox News, Boniek and Marbut talk Montana-Made Gun Bill</title><link>http://www.mtgop.org/NewsBack.aspx?guid=06e780c1-56c3-4bd1-8c82-b1512cc97c34</link><author>Kellyn Brown, Flathead Beacon</author><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Obama opposes detainee abuse photo release</title><link>http://www.mtgop.org/NewsBack.aspx?guid=e7935497-de6a-4ea3-a70c-4fa35ee333b6</link><author>Caren Bohan, Reuters</author><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Schweitzer cuts $4.6 million from stimulus bill</title><link>http://www.mtgop.org/NewsBack.aspx?guid=3f29541b-426f-4dc3-988f-ca16c67d696a</link><author>Charles Johnson, IR State Bureau</author><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Chrysler and the Rule of Law</title><link>http://www.mtgop.org/NewsBack.aspx?guid=e43da1d1-d9c2-4022-b1a8-177501190625</link><author>TODD J. ZYWICKI</author><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Details thin on stimulus contracts</title><link>http://www.mtgop.org/NewsBack.aspx?guid=dc0f1529-873b-4748-88ff-67fbd68b4360</link><author>Matt Kelley, USA Today</author><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Redistricting panel can`t agree on 5th member </title><link>http://www.mtgop.org/NewsBack.aspx?guid=907f920b-79f6-4a35-b526-df0b3370c76e</link><author>Mike Dennison, Gazette State Bureau</author><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Missoula’s Deschamps to Run for GOP Chairman</title><link>http://www.mtgop.org/NewsBack.aspx?guid=c183c61a-c917-441a-8d2c-cdb37e798ff2</link><author>Kellyn Brown, Flathead Beacon</author><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Why I voted `No` on Montana`s stimulus budget</title><link>http://www.mtgop.org/NewsBack.aspx?guid=4049b49e-fdd7-4f10-b52b-ee2b911d75aa</link><author>Sen. Joe Balyeat</author><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Missoula man seeks top Montana GOP post</title><link>http://www.mtgop.org/NewsBack.aspx?guid=edb9be5e-1d98-48c5-a671-445413ec8156</link><author>The Gazette State Bureau</author><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Schweitzer lauds spirit of compromise in 2009 session</title><link>http://www.mtgop.org/NewsBack.aspx?guid=23a6d103-6061-4225-9f8d-3ccca1e903fe</link><author>Michael Moore, Missoulian</author><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Tax hikes considered for health care reform </title><link>http://www.mtgop.org/NewsBack.aspx?guid=e59dd7cc-33d3-480a-9724-6708933f1bba</link><author>The Associated Press</author><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Schweitzer Preserves Veto Power Over Budget</title><link>http://www.mtgop.org/NewsBack.aspx?guid=a8290b98-9170-46cf-959c-2bd79cd25fa3</link><author>Dan Testa, Flathead Beacon</author><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>`Troops to COPS` bill would help veterans become police officers</title><link>http://www.mtgop.org/NewsBack.aspx?guid=d512579b-20ca-4b16-ae32-56934280e131</link><author>Martin J. Kidston, Independent Record</author><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Former Governor Writes Book</title><link>http://www.mtgop.org/NewsBack.aspx?guid=9495110c-1d3f-4ff7-a443-587bc0e303ae</link><author>Greg LaMotte, KULR8 News</author><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Governor busy with veto pen</title><link>http://www.mtgop.org/NewsBack.aspx?guid=abe986c0-5c8c-4822-a301-3853d9c2217b</link><author>Matt Gouras, The Associated Press</author><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Bergren loses AFL-CIO board re-election bid</title><link>http://www.mtgop.org/NewsBack.aspx?guid=6581d9bb-525f-4f04-89f2-86d104b12909</link><author>Charles Johnson, IR State Bureau</author><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Jeb Bush, GOP: Time to leave Reagan behind</title><link>http://www.mtgop.org/NewsBack.aspx?guid=3342c1fb-2ef2-48e0-953d-45c847e65144</link><author>Joseph Curl, The Washington Times</author><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Tax dollars won’t go toward birth control</title><link>http://www.mtgop.org/NewsBack.aspx?guid=7807f8dc-1632-4a12-88d8-e90cc75495c7</link><author>Dan Person, Bozeman Daily Chronicle</author><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>To the wire</title><link>http://www.mtgop.org/NewsBack.aspx?guid=7b9c62f2-7691-414f-bb61-835af467e021</link><author>Matt Gouras, The Associated Press</author><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Montana Legislative Budget Stalemate Drags on</title><link>http://www.mtgop.org/NewsBack.aspx?guid=800ee6c2-04ab-4903-b977-1fe92cda6114</link><author>Matt Gouras, Associated Press</author><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Legislature 2009: Budget appears stalled</title><link>http://www.mtgop.org/NewsBack.aspx?guid=abd49d70-9aa1-4fae-886a-e4c1cb5a9adf</link><author>Mike Dennison, Missoulian State Bureau</author><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Montanans for Single Payer forms to promote universal coverage</title><link>http://www.mtgop.org/NewsBack.aspx?guid=752ce4ee-7d8c-4f06-bda1-97b8a9600188</link><author>The Clark Fork Chronicle</author><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Showdown over Property Tax Mitigation Comes to a Head</title><link>http://www.mtgop.org/NewsBack.aspx?guid=a404b782-002a-453f-b86e-f0fba813f143</link><author>Dan Testa, Flathead Beacon</author><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Public comment begins for Otter Creek coal</title><link>http://www.mtgop.org/NewsBack.aspx?guid=0d2201f4-d5cb-4a74-9982-ee1bd42a1027</link><author>The Associated Press</author><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>State budget remains unresolved</title><link>http://www.mtgop.org/NewsBack.aspx?guid=d54af73a-2566-4528-ac6e-e8af351dba1e</link><author>Mike Dennison, Gazette State Bureau</author><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Budget Stalemate Looms</title><link>http://www.mtgop.org/NewsBack.aspx?guid=515165db-02de-4b6a-ad62-0e32767ac96e</link><author>Matt Gouras, Associated Press</author><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Governor blasts GOP budget</title><link>http://www.mtgop.org/NewsBack.aspx?guid=1f142ee9-5a5e-4ff3-bb8d-50ce7b9e3ef2</link><author>Molly Priddy, Community News Service</author><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Open secrets: Why is governor’s office afraid of transparency bills? </title><link>http://www.mtgop.org/NewsBack.aspx?guid=7f0634c9-0e74-44e0-9c84-ce1c1ad0e47f</link><author>Carl Graham, Montana Policy Institute</author><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Tax protesters hold `tea party`</title><link>http://www.mtgop.org/NewsBack.aspx?guid=91e4bcc2-749e-45ea-9317-81d839a4fda8</link><author>Travis Coleman, Tribune Writer</author><pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Column: Legislator gives update on session`s bills, resolutions</title><link>http://www.mtgop.org/NewsBack.aspx?guid=996176d1-44f7-4caf-8ce6-8f0ddddc62b0</link><author>Rep. Chas Vincent, Libby</author><pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Cap-and-trade: another scheme</title><link>http://www.mtgop.org/NewsBack.aspx?guid=7d455ceb-661a-4a8f-980d-44fd595c416a</link><author>Dan Drewry, Lake County Leader</author><pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Governor Schweitzer Wants Changes to Environmental Permit Bill</title><link>http://www.mtgop.org/NewsBack.aspx?guid=87603998-dc91-4150-a8b7-f2b307f959c8</link><author>Matt Gouras, Associated Press</author><pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Lawmakers shoot down horse-slaughter amendments</title><link>http://www.mtgop.org/NewsBack.aspx?guid=3283b1ab-64aa-4d10-932c-8963eba080ee</link><author>John S. Adams, Great Falls Tribune</author><pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>GOP senators put stamp on stimulus budget</title><link>http://www.mtgop.org/NewsBack.aspx?guid=35757055-4c0f-481c-9ea8-28e207b5e76e</link><author>Mike Dennison, Gazette State Bureau</author><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Horse Sense: Property reappraisal a thorny issue</title><link>http://www.mtgop.org/NewsBack.aspx?guid=1b7f23f9-c6f5-4b75-8ae7-b0e9a5baf480</link><author>Charles Johnson, Gazette State Bureau</author><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>More Than ‘No’</title><link>http://www.mtgop.org/NewsBack.aspx?guid=18f472da-9dfd-4280-8c25-c22b87aeeefb</link><author>Kellyn Brown, Flathead Beacon</author><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>TEA party protest noon Wednesday</title><link>http://www.mtgop.org/NewsBack.aspx?guid=497cc1ed-8ee7-4810-830c-494eb5e20843</link><author>Independent Record Staff</author><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Bipartisanship tested with district lines</title><link>http://www.mtgop.org/NewsBack.aspx?guid=f9bcee34-c18a-4e6e-9f7c-1548ffddca9b</link><author>Kahrin Deines, Associated Press</author><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Gov faces gun-rights conundrum</title><link>http://www.mtgop.org/NewsBack.aspx?guid=77eaa10c-b09b-4763-b66c-77942088e0dd</link><author>Independent Record</author><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Governor, universities remain at odds</title><link>http://www.mtgop.org/NewsBack.aspx?guid=6c241f6c-69ad-42b7-be4b-6c9e658c1bb1</link><author>Chelsi Moy, Missoulian</author><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Coal mines leases could mean riches for Montana</title><link>http://www.mtgop.org/NewsBack.aspx?guid=e5dacca6-a674-4d0a-b99f-815f9b81645d</link><author>Matt Brown, The Associated Press</author><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>GOP rancher Bales in middle of political storms</title><link>http://www.mtgop.org/NewsBack.aspx?guid=ef4eeaa0-d6fb-4658-899c-e6158c442474</link><author>Charles Johnson, Gazette State Bureau</author><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Accusations fly as carbon-capture bill dies </title><link>http://www.mtgop.org/NewsBack.aspx?guid=7293ee33-1bdf-4318-95c6-eb59af0986ea</link><author>Mike Dennison, Gazette State Bureau</author><pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>GOP airs names of potential 2010 redistricting appointees</title><link>http://www.mtgop.org/NewsBack.aspx?guid=12f295ee-8594-400a-9f88-775b7df31567</link><author>IR State Bureau</author><pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Montana Outdoors: Column got it wrong; now, more confusion</title><link>http://www.mtgop.org/NewsBack.aspx?guid=6bf2efd5-eccb-4a42-8e87-7fae9dc666c8</link><author>Mark Henckel, Billings Gazette</author><pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Panel OKs bill to expand insurance subsidy</title><link>http://www.mtgop.org/NewsBack.aspx?guid=ac35c13e-0168-44d4-a33e-788a1475daea</link><author>Mike Dennison, Gazette State Bureau</author><pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Rehberg: ‘We had alternatives’</title><link>http://www.mtgop.org/NewsBack.aspx?guid=a1792151-c056-483c-9140-9b22b78a5da6</link><author>Martin J. Kidston, Independent Record</author><pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>House bucks Schweitzer on slaughter bill</title><link>http://www.mtgop.org/NewsBack.aspx?guid=84933f5c-d5ae-4015-a20b-7618142cb1b1</link><author /><pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Montana GOP, Dems blame each other for failed bill</title><link>http://www.mtgop.org/NewsBack.aspx?guid=79068912-f374-42b9-a0f4-9208a2aadcc1</link><author>Kahrin Deines, Associated Press</author><pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Sponsor of tax change threatens to fight it </title><link>http://www.mtgop.org/NewsBack.aspx?guid=874182c0-33d0-494a-9a50-14b9c217ad9c</link><author>Charles Johnson, Gazette State Bureau</author><pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>McDonald playing loose with the facts</title><link>http://www.mtgop.org/NewsBack.aspx?guid=f083a3fe-611c-451e-9531-408c6b653bf7</link><author>Liane Johnson, Chairwoman of the Montana Republica</author><pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Partisan fight centers on redistricting panel</title><link>http://www.mtgop.org/NewsBack.aspx?guid=3e353338-5b2c-4040-bdda-00a476a449b9</link><author>Mike Dennison, Gazette State Bureau</author><pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Senate rift over kids` health plan deepens</title><link>http://www.mtgop.org/NewsBack.aspx?guid=cda14657-07b1-4ef2-afd7-570559d9cddc</link><author>The Associated Press</author><pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Is Insure Montana the best spending option during tight times?</title><link>http://www.mtgop.org/NewsBack.aspx?guid=e9b31f4c-4845-4748-a0b9-14abd0eca733</link><author>Mike Dennison, Missoulian State Bureau</author><pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>More MT "tea parties" planned</title><link>http://www.mtgop.org/NewsBack.aspx?guid=c4773f6e-293c-4e83-94a3-569aae242bf4</link><author>Angela Monroe, Montana`s News Station</author><pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Abortion, homosexuality becoming heated battlegrounds in legislative `culture war`</title><link>http://www.mtgop.org/NewsBack.aspx?guid=8ebf0d49-588f-40eb-8e82-8b9fbefbd962</link><author>John S. Adams, Great Falls Tribune</author><pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Gazette Opinion: Use stimulus wisely to sustain education</title><link>http://www.mtgop.org/NewsBack.aspx?guid=53442f6a-d86c-4e9f-9110-d5943b3f6621</link><author>The Gazette Staff</author><pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>House OKs stimulus spending</title><link>http://www.mtgop.org/NewsBack.aspx?guid=b32c03f3-b8f1-4f04-b16a-2eb25bfae866</link><author>Mike Dennison, Gazette State Bureau</author><pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Groups find common ground on health care overhaul</title><link>http://www.mtgop.org/NewsBack.aspx?guid=ee0df92b-720a-4d9c-b64b-faf1e643d4c9</link><author>Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press</author><pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Compromise Being Worked Out on Montana Gun Bill</title><link>http://www.mtgop.org/NewsBack.aspx?guid=490fb754-2aab-43c6-adf6-90be188cacbc</link><author>Matt Gouras, Associated Press</author><pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Bill seeks to turn slash into ‘renewable biomass`</title><link>http://www.mtgop.org/NewsBack.aspx?guid=96c2ca6c-fa4c-4502-9515-6628aa1a9c17</link><author>Rob Chaney, Missoulian</author><pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Term Limits: Have They Improved Lawmaking?</title><link>http://www.mtgop.org/NewsBack.aspx?guid=85a1cb0a-dacc-47b0-ad50-ab13e96a23c4</link><author>Molly Priddy, Community News Service</author><pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Oil, gas surcharge bill locked up in committee</title><link>http://www.mtgop.org/NewsBack.aspx?guid=fa32d1aa-1f26-4425-941e-cff737873eef</link><author>Charles Johnson, IR State Bureau</author><pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>GOP attacks McDonald on crime lawyer past</title><link>http://www.mtgop.org/NewsBack.aspx?guid=a32077c8-42ea-4538-9b40-389b481083ae</link><author>Associated Press</author><pubDate>Sat, 21 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Ginormous Cowboy Hat: As far back as I can remember, I always wanted to be a gangster.</title><link>http://www.mtgop.org/NewsBack.aspx?guid=29f2fc10-a23a-4440-9855-c004ab425d63</link><author>Rusty Shackleford</author><pubDate>Sat, 21 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Montana GOP attacks McDonald on crime lawyer past</title><link>http://www.mtgop.org/NewsBack.aspx?guid=2672f3cf-a378-4ed9-8a11-8af46745e1e6</link><author>Matt Gouras, Associated Press</author><pubDate>Sat, 21 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Democrat Dennis McDonald was once lawyer to Jimmy "The Weasel"</title><link>http://www.mtgop.org/NewsBack.aspx?guid=ca1cd844-7d48-4ada-a39c-b95295974d0c</link><author>Matt Gouras, Associated Press</author><pubDate>Sat, 21 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>GOP slams state Democratic chair</title><link>http://www.mtgop.org/NewsBack.aspx?guid=f287b028-1e6d-4130-940a-d9c4eff2ca04</link><author>Tom Lutey, Billings Gazette</author><pubDate>Sat, 21 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Legislature 2009: Sales fails in 21 tries to cut spending</title><link>http://www.mtgop.org/NewsBack.aspx?guid=d5587fec-a343-42b1-bcfc-7d299fb8c811</link><author>Mike Dennison, Missoulian State Bureau</author><pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>House pushes budget bill toward vote today</title><link>http://www.mtgop.org/NewsBack.aspx?guid=320f55b2-8616-471d-a241-83dbe4047b99</link><author>Mike Dennison, Gazette State Bureau</author><pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>House resists cuts to spending bill</title><link>http://www.mtgop.org/NewsBack.aspx?guid=2af20b27-57c4-410a-9474-11a12dd30311</link><author>Daniel Person, Bozeman Daily Chronicle</author><pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>State delegation blasts AIG bonuses</title><link>http://www.mtgop.org/NewsBack.aspx?guid=4adedb72-84da-4141-9ac9-d7c995e76d72</link><author>Charles Johnson, Missoulian State Bureau</author><pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Cabinet appointments still vacant for governor</title><link>http://www.mtgop.org/NewsBack.aspx?guid=1183b49f-fd6c-4bd8-9b51-34a2d2bf37b6</link><author>The Missoulian State Bureau</author><pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Balyeat bill would cap wolves in state</title><link>http://www.mtgop.org/NewsBack.aspx?guid=3e7fe96f-b854-4a70-befb-fe2768e1518d</link><author>Daniel Person, Bozeman Daily Chronicle</author><pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Co-op sounds alarm on SME plan</title><link>http://www.mtgop.org/NewsBack.aspx?guid=a7fadcbf-b003-46e7-ae67-a7a933682692</link><author>Karl Puckett, Tribune Staff Writer</author><pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Guest Opinion: Legislature cannot afford funding expanded children`s health plan</title><link>http://www.mtgop.org/NewsBack.aspx?guid=1540cb4d-1705-4b6f-99b5-0696feb0e979</link><author>Senator Robert Story</author><pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Key panel agrees on budget for state</title><link>http://www.mtgop.org/NewsBack.aspx?guid=04a8fb99-e340-44f9-8e25-2b5e4086f1b2</link><author>Mike Dennison, Gazette State Bureau</author><pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Essmann eyes tax cut to stimulate business</title><link>http://www.mtgop.org/NewsBack.aspx?guid=4d07e39d-82ca-40f0-b17c-b2528ab7462e</link><author>Charles Johnson, Gazette State Bureau</author><pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Montana Legislative Leaders Defy Governor on Stimulus Deadline</title><link>http://www.mtgop.org/NewsBack.aspx?guid=5c2d8292-02c8-44e5-ad5e-36b5d3276738</link><author>Kahrin Deines, Associated Press</author><pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The Hypocrisy of the Obama-Baucus Two-Step</title><link>http://www.mtgop.org/NewsBack.aspx?guid=5592dce3-468c-4de5-a762-56de5c314e43</link><author>James C. Capretta, National Review Online</author><pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Workers` Health Benefits Eyed for Taxation</title><link>http://www.mtgop.org/NewsBack.aspx?guid=5100421e-de66-4075-ab2d-06de35e57a20</link><author>Lori Montgomery, Washington Post</author><pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>