2012 Legislative Resolutions

The Public Employee Retirement System is running an actuarial deficit of $1.3-billion, and finding a way to patch this hole will be one of the headline issues of the 2013 Legislature.  Interim committees, legislative and agency staff and the Governor’s Office have been working over the past year on proposals…

Cities and towns in Eastern and Central Montana are responsible for managing some of the heaviest impacts of large scale oil exploration and production.   Most Montanans welcome the economic opportunities connected to this development, but many are concerned that the cities and towns in the oil patch are not prepared…

Cities and towns have worked many years to protect Montana’s land and water resources through wise community development policies that emphasize centralized water and sewer systems, efficient delivery of services to concentrated populations and compliance with fair and affordable environmental standards.  Now, most new development in Montana is sprawling beyond…

There have been several incidents in recent years where Montanans have lost their homes to out of state companies that specialize in manipulation of provisions of the laws that apply to delinquent property taxes.  These companies pay the delinquent taxes, acquire the home, evict the owner, sell the property and…