MONTANA LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE CENTER INDEXED NEWSPAPER CLIPPINGS – NOVEMBER 2004
ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES LAW AND LEGISLATION "LAWMAKERS WILL DEBATE STATE'S LACK OF OPEN CONTAINER LAW"; INDEPENDENT RECORD; 2004 NOV 16
ASBESTOS "AFTER THE HORROR: HOPE AND HEALING"; DAILY INTERLAKE; 2004 NOV 14
"LIBBY OKS ASBESTOS STUDY CENTER"; BILLINGS GAZETTE COM; 2004 NOV 4
BIOTECHNOLOGY "BIOSCIENCE TO CREATE A COMPETITIVE MONTANA ECONOMY"; LAKE COUNTY LEADER; 2004 NOV 25
BISON "BISON RANGE TO STAY IN HANDS OF FEDS"; CLARK FORK VALLEY PRESS; 2004 NOV 3
BONDS "OPEN SPACE BOND ISSUE DRAWS WIDE VOTER SUPPORT"; BOZEMAN DAILY CHRONICLE; 2004 NOV 4
"OPEN SPACE BOND PASSING IN EARLY RETURNS"; BOZEMAN DAILY CHRONICLE; 2004 NOV 3
CITIZEN PARTICIPATION LEGISLATIVE DISTRICTS "REPRESENTATIVE-ELECT KOOPMAN PLANS DISTRICT FOCUS GROUP"; LONE PEAK LOOKOUT; 2004 NOV 25
CONSERVATION "SIDES SIMMER IN RIVER DISPUTE"; GREAT FALLS TRIBUNE; 2004 NOV 22
CONSERVATION EASEMENTS "USFWS: EASEMENTS TOOL FOR RANCHERS"; CHOTEAU ACANTHA; 2004 NOV 3
CONSTITUTIONAL LAW "COUNTY IN LINE WITH RESULTS OF STATEWIDE BALLOT MEASURES"; RANGER REVIEW; 2004 NOV 7
ECONOMIC CONDITIONS "CONFERENCE EXPLORES GROWING STATE ECONOMY, QUALITY OF LIFE"; RAVALLI REPUBLIC; 2004 NOV 22
1 "GOOD NEWS, BAD NEWS"; BILLINGS GAZETTE; 2004 NOV 27
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT "ADVANCED FUEL CELL INSTALLED FOR TEST"; BILLINGS GAZETTE; 2004 NOV 17
"COUNCIL GRANTS CARD"; WESTERN NEWS; 2004 NOV 5
"DESPITE BSEDA'S EFFORTS, BILLINGS LOSES BUSINESS TO OTHER STATES"; YELLOWSTONE COUNTY NEWS; 2004 NOV 19
"DEVELOPMENT IDEAS ALL OVER THE MAP"; MONTANA STANDARD; 2004 NOV 5
"INPUT SOUGHT ON AREA ECONOMY"; MILES CITY STAR; 2004 NOV 4
"LOBBYIST PREPARES FOR SESSION"; SIDNEY HERALD; 2004 NOV 10
"MISSOULA TOPS GROUP'S JOBS RANKING"; MISSOULIAN; 2004 NOV 17
"THE MONEY TRAIL"; DAILY INTERLAKE; 2004 NOV 16
"NPRC, FIRM TRY TO FIND AGREEMENT"; BILLINGS GAZETTE; 2004 NOV 18
"PANEL CHOOSES FIVE FOR FUINDING"; MONTANA STANDARD; 2004 NOV 9
"PAYING THE PRICE IN BOZEMAN"; BOZEMAN DAILY CHRONICLE; 2004 NOV 19
"SIGNS OF CHANGE"; MONTANA STANDARD; 2004 NOV 14
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT MONTANA "ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT GROUP IN ACTION"; CARBON COUNTY NEWS; 2004 NOV 25
EDUCATION MONTANA "COURT FORCES THE ISSUE OF INDIAN EDUCATION IN MONTANA SCHOOLS"; HAVRE DAILY NEWS; 2004 NOV 29
EDUCATIONAL DEMOGRAPHICS "HELENA SCHOOL BOARD DISCUSSES DETAILS OF DEMOGRAPHICS REPORT"; INDEPENDENT RECORD; 2004 NOV 12
EDUCATIONAL FINANCE "COURT: SCHOOL FUNDS LACKING"; MISSOULIAN; 2004 NOV 10
"MCPS TRUSTEES DIVE INTO 2005-06 BUDGET"; MISSOULIAN; 2004 NOV 23
2 "PLAN: CUT TEACHERS, RAISE PAY"; INDEPENDENT RECORD; 2004 NOV 23
"SCHOOL FUNDING RULING STANDARDS"; INDEPENDENT RECORD; 2004 NOV 10
"SCHOOL LEADERS LOOKING FOR LEGISLATURE FOR IMPROVED FUNDING"; BILLINGS GAZETTE COM; 2004 NOV 24
"TRUSTEES OFFER IDEAS ON ISSUE OF FEEDER SCHOOLS"; GREAT FALLS TRIBUNE; 2004 NOV 23
EDUCATIONAL FINANCE MONTANA "CHANGES LIE AHEAD FOR FEEDER SCHOOLS"; GREAT FALLS TRIBUNE; 2004 NOV 21
"RYAN PLANS BILL TO ADD $37 MILLION TO SCHOOLS"; GREAT FALLS TRIBUNE; 2004 NOV 13
EDUCATIONAL FINANCE--MONTANA SCHOOLS ANNEXATION "SCHOOL ANNEXATION TAKES 1 MORE STEP"; SHERIDAN COUNTY NEWS; 2004 NOV 17
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM EVALUATION "SCHOOL PROGRAM FOCUSES ON LITERACY AT ROCKY BOY"; HAVRE DAILY NEWS; 2004 NOV 12
"SUPERINTENDENT DISCUSSES YEARLY PROGRESS SCORES AT BOARD MEETING"; LEWISTOWN NEWS-ARGUS; 2004 NOV 27
ELECTIONS "ELECTION DAY SURPRISES IN THE SCHIZOPHRENIC WEST"; HIGH COUNTRY NEWS.ORG; 2004 NOV 22
"PHILL CO. ADDS NEW DIRECTORS AT ANNUAL MEETING"; PHILLIPS COUNTY NEWS; 2004 NOV 17
"RECOUNT MUDDIES HOUSE RACE"; GREAT FALLS TRIBUNE; 2004 NOV 30
"URBAN STRENGTH SEALED SCHWEITZER'S VICTORY"; BILLINGS GAZETTE COM; 2004 NOV 4
ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT "AGENCIES OK PLAN TO DRILL CBM WELLS"; BILLINGS GAZETTE COM; 2004 NOV 25
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION "POLITICIANS: I-147 ISN'T MANDATE FOR TOUGHER LAWS"; MISSOULIAN; 2004 NOV 8
3 EDUCATIONAL FINANCE "THOMAS' IDEA: PAY TEACHERS MORE BY HIRING FEWER OF THEM"; MISSOULIAN; 2004 NOV 23
FOREST MANAGEMENT MONTANA "FOREST SERVICE READIES DRAFT"; RAVALLI REPUBLIC; 2004 NOV 12
"LOGGING ON? PLAN WOULD OPEN THOUSANDS OF BURNED ACRES TO HARVEST"; DAILY INTERLAKE; 2004 NOV 5
GAY MARRIAGES "MARRIAGE INITIATIVE A 2-1 WINNER"; LAUREL OUTLOOK; 2004 NOV 10
"MONTANA JOINS OTHER STATES IN BANNING GAY MARRIAGES"; BILLINGS GAZETTE; 2004 NOV 3
HABITAT MONTANA "PRESERVING PRESERVATION"; MISSOULIAN; 2004 NOV 18
HIGHWAY FINANCE HIGHWAYS "ANOTHER $3 MILLION FOR HIGHWAY 323"; EKALAKA EAGLE; 2004 NOV 26
HUMAN RIGHTS "KAUFMANN, TOOLE AMONG DEMOCRATIC LAWMAKERS TO SPONSOR CIVIL UNION BILL"; INDEPENDENT RECORD; 2004 NOV 4
INCOME TAX MONTANA "TAX CHANGES NEEDED TO ATTRACT PRIVATE CAPITOL"; FLATHEAD BUSINESS JOURNAL; 2004 NOV 19
INDIAN AFFAIRS EDUCATION "INDIAN CULTURAL EDUCATION RARE DESPITE LAW"; GREAT FALLS TRIBUNE; 2004 NOV 28
INDIAN AFFAIRS HEALTH "IHS DISTRIBUTES $23.7 MILLION TO ADDRESS DIABETES, WITH MORE THAN $400,000 TO THE BLACKFEET"; GLACIER REPORTER; 2004 NOV 25
INVESTMENT "TKO HOLDINGS READY TO RUMBLE INTO HUGE TRADING PROFITS"; WALL STREET JOURNAL; 2004 NOV 18
JAILS MONTANA "JAIL IN BLACK, SHERIFF SAYS"; GREAT FALLS TRIBUNE; 2004 NOV 14
4 LAND TRUSTS LAND USE "DNRC HEAD: LEGISLATURE OVERSTEPPED BOUNDS"; GREAT FALLS TRIBUNE; 2004 NOV 5
LAND TRUSTS "SCHOOL TRUST LANDS TARGETED FOR DEVELOPMENT"; DAILY INTERLAKE; 2004 NOV 21
LAND USE "LAND SWAP PROTECTS WILDLIFE HABITAT IN GRAVELLYS"; BOZEMAN DAILY CHRONICLE; 2004 NOV 28
"PRODUCERS FEAR LOSS OF LEASES AND LIVLIHOOD"; MILES CITY STAR; 2004 NOV 5
"STATE LAND BUY PLAN OUTLINED"; MILES CITY STAR; 2004 NOV 11
LEGISLATIVE SESSION "HOUSE REMAINS ON GOP CONTROL, TWO VOTES SPEAPRATE CANDIDATES"; INDEPENDENT RECORD; 2004 NOV 9
LEGISLAIVE VOTING "POWER SHIFT ALTERS PERSPECTIVES: GOP'S NEW SENATE STATUS WON'T BE IGNORED, SAYS MINORITY LEADER"; BILLINGS GAZETTE COM; 2004 NOV 7
"LEGISLATORS PICK LEADERS TODAY"; INDEPENDENT RECORD; 2004 NOV 17
"MONTANA DEMOCRATS TAKE SENATE; HOUSE UNDECIDED"; GREAT FALLS TRIBUNE ONLINE; 2004 NOV 4
LEGISLATURE "HD12 RECOUNT DRAGS ON"; MISSOULIAN; 2004 NOV 30
LUMBER INDUSTRIES "PLUM CREEK WINS TAX BATTLE"; HUNGRY HORSE NEWS; 2004 NOV 25
MARIJUANA "MEDICAL MARIJUANA"; GREAT FALLS TRIBUNE; 2004 NOV 23
"WHILE HIGH COURT DEBATES, MONTANA LAW MOVES AHEAD"; GREAT FALLS TRIBUNE; 2004 NOV 30
MINING "CANYON RESOURCES LOOKS AT CYANIDE-FREE OLD MINING"; BILLINGS GAZETTE; 2004 NOV 4
"ROSEBUD COUNTY OKS COALBED RULES"; BILLINGS GAZETTE; 2004 NOV 4
5 MINING INDUSTRIES "CANYON RESOURCES STOCK DROPS NEARLY 53 PERCENT"; GREAT FALLS TRIBUNE ONLINE; 2004 NOV 4
"STRIKE DIMINISHED PROFITS OF STILLWATER"; BILLINGS GAZETTE COM; 2004 NOV 2
MINING MONTANA "CANYON TO PURSUE CYANIDE-FREE MINE IN LINCOLN"; INDEPENDENT RECORD; 2004 NOV 4
"DEMS: I-147 PASSAGE WON'T MEAN TOUGHER ENVIRO LAWS"; INDEPENDENT RECORD; 2004 NOV 7
MINORS "LAUREL GIRL FACES ASSULT CHARGE"; BILLINGS GAZETTE; 2004 NOV 5
NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND "SIDNEY SCHOOLS MEET FEDERAL CRITERIA"; SIDNEY HERALD; 2004 NOV 28
RAILROADS MONTANA "TONGUE RIVER RAILROAD PROS, CONS REHASHED"; POWDER RIVER EXAMINER; 2004 NOV 25
REVENUE "OMNIBUS BILL BRINGS NEARLY $2M FOR STATE"; CARBON COUNTY NEWS; 2004 NOV 25
REVENUE ESTIMATION "STATE REVENUE PREDICTIONS NOT FAR APART"; BILLINGS GAZETTE; 2004 NOV 17
RURAL AREAS "URBAN-RURAL EFFORT NEEDED, SPEAKER TELLS NPRC"; BILLINGS GAZETTE; 2004 NOV 13
RURAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT "O'ROURKE COMPLETES SMALL TOWN SEMINAR"; ANACONDA LEADER; 2004 NOV 23
SALES TAX "TAX ISSUE TOPS AGENDA"; BIG SKY BUSINESS JOURNAL; 2004 NOV 15
SCHOOL CIRRICULA SCHOOL DISTRICTS "COMMITTEE EXAMINES 10 HIGH SCHOOL SCENARIOS"; BILLINGS OUTPOST; 2004 NOV 25
SCHOOL CLOSURES "ANACONDA FACED WITH POSSIBLE SCHOOL CLOSURE"; MONTANA STANDARD; 2004 NOV 5
"ANACONDA SETS FINAL SESSION ON SCHOOL CLOSURE"; MONTANA STANDARD; 2004 NOV 30
6 "DISTRICT TO DISCUSS SCHOOL CLOSURE OPTIONS"; ANACONDA LEADER; 2004 NOV 17
"PARENTS, TEACHERS COMMENT ON SCHOOL CLOSURES"; ANACONDA LEADER; 2004 NOV 23
"PAST 25 YEARS HAVE SEEN 10 SCHOOL CLOSURES IN MISSOULA"; MISSOULIAN; 2004 NOV 21
"PETITIONERS COLLECT 5,600 SIGNATURES IN SUPPORT OF EAST MIDDLE SCHOOL"; GREAT FALLS TRIBUNE; 2004 NOV 4
"PROTESTS NOT SLOWING PLANS TO CLOSE EAST"; GREAT FALLS TRIBUNE; 2004 NOV 16
"RIVALS MAY BECOME TEAMMATES"; GREAT FALLS TRIBUNE; 2004 NOV 29
"SCHOOL CLOSURES: WHAT'S THE PLAN STAN? MISSOULIAN; 2004 NOV 21
SCHOOL CONSOLIDATION "VOTE ON SCHOOL SITE SLATED FOR JANUARY"; HAVRE DAILY NEWS; 2004 NOV 9
"BLUE SKY SCHOOL BOARD DISCUSSES CONSOLIDATION"; LIBERTY COUNTY TIMES; 2004 NOV 24
"CONSOLIDATION WON'T REVERSE BUDGET DECLINE, REPORT SAYS"; HAVRE DAILY NEWS; 2004 NOV 23
"J-I BOARD APPROVES CONSOLIDATION RESOLUTION, SOME COMMITTEE QUESTIONS ANSWERED"; LIBERTY COUNTY TIMES; 2004 NOV 17
"LAVINA/RYEGATE CONSOLIDATION? TIMES-CLARION; 2004 NOV 4
"THE WAY I SEE IT: CONSOLIDATION IS AN IDEA THAT DESERVES OUT BACKING"; LIBERTY COUNTY TIMES; 2004 NOV 24
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT "CLASS STRUGGLE"; BOZEMAN DAILY CHRONICLE; 2004 NOV 28
"DEMOGRAPHIC SHIFT DRAINING HIGH SCHOOLS"; MISSOULIAN; 2004 NOV 12
SCHOOL EXPANSION "SGHS BOARD DISCUSSES 2-CLASSROOM ADDITION"; BIG TIMBER PIONEER; 2004 NOV 19
SCHOOL FINANCE "BOZEMAN SCHOOLS MAY NEED FINANCIAL 'MIRACLE' TO AVOID CUTS"; BOZEMAN DAILY CHRONICLE; 2004 NOV 10
"MEASURES APPEAR HEADED FOR PASSAGE"; BOZEMAN DAILY CHRONICLE; 2004 NOV 24
7 "BOARD CUTS ADMINISTRATIVE POSITION"; CHOTEAU ACANTHA; 2004 NOV 16
"FUNDING FORMULA NEEDS CHANGE"; MILES CITY STAR; 2004 NOV 12
"HIGH COURT REBUFFS SCHOOL FUNDING"; GREAT FALLS TRIBUNE; 2004 NOV 10
"JUSTICE RICE: STATE MUST DEFINE QUALITY EDUCATION"; MILES CITY STAR; 2004 NOV 10
"THE MOMENT OF DECISION ARRIVES FOR SCHOOL DISTRICT"; DAILY INTERLAKE; 2004 NOV 1
"MONTANA SUPREME COURT HEARS SCHOOL FUNDING LAWSUIT APPEAL"; HERALD NEWS; 2004 NOV 4
"SCHOOL FUNDING RULING UPHELD"; BILLINGS GAZETTE; 2004 NOV 10
"SCHOOL LEADERS LOOKG TO LEGISLATURE FOR IMPROVED FUNDING"; BILLINGS GAZETTE; 2004 NOV 24
"SCHOOL OFFICIALS WANT IMMEDIATE FUNDING HELP"; HAVRE DAILY NEWS; 2004 NOV 24
"SUPREME COURT UPHOLDS SCHOOL FUNDING RULING"; SILVER STATE POST; 2004 NOV 17
SMOKING TOBACCO TAX "MONTANA SMOKERS SMOLDER"; GREAT FALLS TRIBUNE; 2004 NOV 16
STATE TRIBAL RELATIONS "LEGAL FIGHT FOCUSES ON RIVERBED"; BILLINGS GAZETTE; 2004 NOV 30
TAX POLICY "LEGISLATOR WANTS CORPORATE TAXES PUBLIC"; BILLINGS GAZETTE COM; 2004 NOV 24
TEACHER SALARIES "TEACHER REDUCTIONS PROPOSED TO INCREASE PAY"; BILLINGS GAZETTE COM; 2004 NOV 23
"TEACHER REDUCTIONS PROPOSED TO INCREASE PAY"; BILLINGS GAZETTE; 2004 NOV 23
TEACHERS "TOWNSEND TEACHER CONTRACT TALKS STALLED"; INDEPENDENT RECORD; 2004 NOV 5
TIMBER INDUSTRIES "TRIBES EYE MISSION LOGGONG PROPOSAL"; MISSOULIAN; 2004 NOV 28
8 TOBACCO TAX "GROUP SEEKS PORTIONS OF TOBACCO TAX"; BILLINGS GAZETTE; 2004 NOV 9
"GROUPS VIE FOR TABACCO MONEY"; INDEPENDENT RECORD; 2004 NOV 9
"TIME TO STALK UP OR QUIT? INDEPENDENT RECORD; 2004 NOV 7
"TOBACCO TAX INCREASE WINS APPROVAL"; BILLINGS GAZETTE; 2004 NOV 3
TRANSPORTATION FINANCE "ANOTHER $3 MILLION FOR HIGHWAY 323"; POWDER RIVER EXAMINER; 2004 NOV 25
TRIBAL GOVERNMENT "MONTANAS MAKE UP MAJORITY OF BOARD"; MISSOULIAN; 2004 NOV 16
"VENNE DISPUTES 'OLD CONSTITUTION' RUMORS"; BIG HORN COUNTY NEWS; 2004 NOV 4
UNIVERSITIES SALARIES MONTANA "SCHWEITZER PLANS SOME CHANGES IN UNIVERSITY BUDGET"; INDEPENDENT RECORD; 2004 NOV 20
"UM STAFF PLEADS FOR HIGHER WAGES"; INDEPENDENT RECORD; 2004 NOV 20
UNIVERSITY FUNDING "TUITION INCREASES PROJECTED"; MISSOULIAN; 2004 NOV 18
VOTER TURNOUT "MONTANAS FLOCK TO POLLS"; GREAT FALLS TRIBUNE ONLINE; 2004 NOV 2
WATER RIGHTS "PETITION SEEKS TO CREATE CONTROLLED GROUNDWATER AREA IN SMITH VALLEY"; DAILY INTERLAKE; 2004 NOV 6
WATER RIGHTS AGREEMENT "MCGRATH ASKS HIGH COURT TO STOP MARTZ'S LEGAL ACTION"; HEADWATERS NEWS; 2004 NOV 09
ZONING "BOZEMAN PASS ZONING PROPOSAL SLATED FOR HEARING"; BOZEMAN DAILY CHRONICLE; 2004 NOV 8
"ZONING NOW POPULAR IN FLATHEAD"; MONTANA STANDARD; 2004 NOV 22
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