Christi Jacobson, Montana Secretary of State
Austin Knudsen, Montana Attorney General
Susie Hedalen, Montana OPI
Jim Brown, Auditor
Greg Gianforte, Governor
Dawnell Fuller, Land Board Secretary

Do not let them put you off by saying they are state representatives and have nothing to do with this. Every elected official must be held to account.
https://open.substack.com/pub/monicatranel/p/crystals-story

Crystal's Story by Monica Tranel

Crystal Jones loves her job at Lake Como, in the Darby District of the Bitterroot National Forest, the most highly used developed recreation area in Region 1 (North Idaho, Montana, North Dakota, parts of South Dakota and Wyoming).
#MTPol
Montanans: To speak out about our public lands, contact all 5 members of the Board of Land Commissioners by emailing landboard@mt.gov and tell them to speak up and stand up for Montanans:

The Real State of the Union w/ Timothy Snyder, Zoom with Red Wine and Blue.
https://secure.everyaction.com/2x85gDn53kika6Tt7OfUdw2

Trump orders swathes of US forests to be cut down for timber
President’s move to expand tree cutting across 280m acres evades rules to protect endangered species
| Donald Trump | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/03/trump-national-forest-executive-order

Montana Medicaid Storybook shows how Medicaid helps Montanans.
#Medicaid #Montana
https://www.catalystmt.org/community/montana-medicaid-storybook

Breaking: Social Security Admin warns employees of "massive reorganizations"

An email to all SSA employees on Thursday threatens "involuntary" reassignments and offers a claimed "Voluntary Separation Incentive Payments" program to encourage departures. by Chris Geidner
#SocialSecurity
https://www.lawdork.com/p/social-security-admin-restructuring-email

Death Count Math: How many Americans have to die to pay for the Republican TAX CUT for billionaires?
https://thedemlabs.org/2025/02/26/death-count-math-how-many-americans-have-to-die-to-pay-for-the-republican-tax-cut-for-billionaires/

Bird flu claims over 100 sandhill cranes in LaPorte County, Indiana, 1500 statewide
#AvianFlu #BirdFlu #H5N1
https://www.msn.com/en-us/science/ecology/bird-flu-claims-over-100-sandhill-cranes-in-laporte-county-1500-statewide/ar-AA1zHUKB

WalMart, the largest private-sector employer in the United States, with approximately 1.5 million employees, half of whose take home pay is less than $19,177/yr. When employees complain they are not making enough to support their families, HR tells them to apply for Food Stamps!

Summer program to help Montana children with food cut from state budget
A legislative subcommittee voted Friday to cut $20 million of mostly federal money for the biennium out of the state budget for a summer lunch program for children.
#MTPol #MTLeg
https://dailymontanan.com/2025/02/23/summer-program-to-help-montana-children-with-food-cut-from-state-budget/

One-Day Economic Blackout on February 28

On February 28, 2025, The People’s Union USA is organizing a 24-hour Economic Blackout to protest corporate greed and political corruption. To participate, avoid spending money for the day—or support local businesses.
https://scratchpost.news/2025/02/18/tpuu-economic-blackout-february-28/

BPA firings hurt us all by Monica Tranel

BPA’s generation serves large areas of Montana. Western Montana electric coops including Flathead, Ravalli, Missoula, and Lincoln electric coops, have all-requirement contracts with BPA.
https://monicatranel.substack.com/p/bpa-firings-hurt-us-all
#MTPol #Montana

Businesses need certainty not chaos
An Executive Order issued January 20, 2025 directed federal agencies to “immediately pause the disbursement of funds” from both the IRA and the 2021 Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (IIJA).
#ShameOnDaines
#MTPol
https://monicatranel.substack.com/p/businesses-need-certainty-not-chaos

A Short List of Health-Related Actions to Do NOW
A vaccine denier heads Health and Human Services. How you prepare in the next month could save a life.
Andra Watkins
https://open.substack.com/pub/andrawatkins/p/a-short-list-of-health-related-actions

By improving access to voting facilities and services, SB 220 seeks to empower Native American communities in Montana, ensuring that their voices are more effectively heard in the electoral process. Native Americans in Montana should not be priced out of their right to vote.

The Montana Secretary of State and election officials across the state are trying to kill this bill. Opponents claim that the cost to implement equal access to elections for Native Americans is too high!

Montanans:
Support SB 220, sponsored by Senator Jonathan Windy Boy. It is up for a hearing in the Senate State Administration Committee on Monday, February 17, 2025, at 3:00 PM in Room 335. This bill aims to revise and improve Montana's election laws and procedures.
#MTPol #MTLeg

Montanans
🚨 ACTION Alert
CALL 406-444-4800 FOR ACTION ON THE SENATE FLOOR ASK FOR A GREEN LIGHT DURING THE SECOND READING TODAY ON HB 83.2 ESTABLISH STATE SPECIAL REVENUE ACCOUNT FOR MONTANA MISSING INDIGENOUS PERSONS TASK FORCE
HB 83.2 (LC0259)
Establish state special revenue account for Montana Missing Indigenous Persons Task Force
Sponsored by Sponsor: Running Wolf, Tyson; Requester: State-Tribal Relations Committee
https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC0259?open_tab=bill
2ND READING DATES: 02/07/2025 1 p.m.
#MTLeg #MTPol

#SuperbOwl
Owl bird feeder

Please use the full contact list for all House members. Copy and paste that list into a personal email. Or, if you use the usual legislative services link and copy your message to these 3 committees, you will essentially reach the entire House floor: Appropriations, Judiciary, Taxation www.legmt.gov/participate/

BRAD@BRADBARKER.COM;
BAUMFORMONTANA@GMAIL.COM;
d.f.bedey@gmail.com;
LYNBENNETT406@YAHOO.COM;
MARTAFORMONTANA@GMAIL.COM;
BREWSTER451@GMAIL.COM;