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As hardworking Montana families try to make a comeback, Republican Gov. Greg Gianforte and the Republican majority legislature left them behind, instead favoring out of state corporations, and the rich
The Colstrip Steam Electric Station pictures on Oct. 2, 2020.
A Montana legislative committee Friday advanced a bill that borrows language from part of a previously tabled policy and now could allow electric utilities to pass certain replacement power costs onto customers without regulators setting the terms.
The amendment, made to a bill to generally revise environmental laws, would permit NorthWestern Energy to charge its customers for power it buys to compensate for outages or reduced generation at the Colstrip coal-fired power plant but only if those costs are associated with environmental testing or compliance with environmental law or permit requirements.
Republican Sen. Duane Ankney of Colstrip brought the amendment.
Special legislative committee advances Montana marijuana reform bill
Jonathon Ambarian
and last updated 2021-04-21 21:46:29-04
HELENA â A special Montana legislative committee has advanced its proposal for how to implement recreational marijuana in the state.
On Wednesday, the Montana Senateâs Select Committee on Marijuana Law voted 11-1 to pass House Bill 701, after extensively amending it. That wrapped up a week and a half of extensive work to narrow down the various bills seeking to overhaul the legal marijuana system voters approved with Initiative 190.
âI think for Montanans, weâve done an incredible job making sure that the will of the voter has been heard, making sure that we have a workable product that will help our small businesses, help our communities and serve the state of Montana,â said Sen. Jason Ellsworth, R-Hamilton, the Senate president pro tem and chair of the select committee.
Gov Gianforte signs, transmits several bills to the Secretary of State Wednesday afternoon kulr8.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from kulr8.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.