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Stand In For the People Sponsored by the Montana League of Women Voters
The Supreme Court’s recent decisions on limiting voting rights, in approving ballot collection restrictions in Arizona, and by overturning California’s law to disclose dark money sources underscore the importance of passing S1, the For the People Act! Senator Schumer has committed to bringing… Read More ›
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Great Falls Rising Cleans up I-15 Highway Section in Memory of Stagecoach Mary
Fourteen people met at Milepost 262 on I-15 on Sunday, June 20th, to begin the clean up process on the Stagecoach Mary Memorial Highway between Milepost 262 and 260.
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First Juneteenth Celebration 2021
‘A step in the right direction’: Great Falls hosts inaugural Juneteenth celebration on Saturday Nora Mabie Great Falls Tribune June 19th More than 150 people gathered at Gibson Park in Great Falls on Saturday to celebrate the city’s inaugural Juneteenth… Read More ›
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Want to Participate in the MT Legislature’s Children, Families, Health, and Human Services Interim Committee? Here’s how!
Materials for the June 16 meeting of the MT Legislature’s Children, Families, Health, and Human Services Interim Committee are now available online. https://leg.mt.gov/committees/interim/cfhhs/meeting-info/… The materials include: — the preliminary agenda; — a draft work plan outlining the committee’s responsibilities and… Read More ›
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GFR Hosts Mike Dennison
Fifty plus people enjoyed the GFR Mike Dennison gathering Tuesday evening. Mike’s ability to blend his knowledge of the Montana Legislature’s history with his experience covering the the 2021 Legislative session made for an informative and entertaining hour and a… Read More ›
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2021 Election Laws
This article is attached to the one below which provides the Montana laws passed this session which match the laws in this article. Here are the laws passed by the 2021 legislature and signed into law by Gov. Gianforte which… Read More ›
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MIKE DENNISON, POLITICAL REPORTER, TO SPEAK TO GREAT FALLS RISING
Great Falls Rising is pleased and excited to announce that our next ‘gathering’ will be in person. Date: Tuesday, May 25th Time: 6:30 p.m. Location: Darkhorse Hall in the basement of the Celtic Cowboy 116 1st Avenue South Our speaker… Read More ›
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CRIME TASK FORCE MEMBERS SCHEDULED FOR APPOINTMENT AT MAY 18 COMMISSION MEETING
CRIME TASK FORCE MEMBERS SCHEDULED FOR APPOINTMENT AT MAY 18 COMMISSION MEETING During their May 18 meeting, City Commissioners will consider adding two more members to the crime task force, making it a 9-member panel. Commissioners established the task force… Read More ›
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Your Voice Matters!
CRIME TASK FORCE MEMBERS SCHEDULED FOR APPOINTMENT AT MAY 18 COMMISSION MEETING During their May 18 meeting, City Commissioners will consider adding two more members to the crime task force, making it a 9-member panel. Commissioners established the task force… Read More ›
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Great Falls Rising Board Member Helena Lovick Organizes a MApril Cleanup Crew May 8th in Great Falls!
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School Board Candidate Forum Tonight
The Electric will host an online forum with the candidates on April 19 from 6-7:30 p.m. The candidates will be in one room and we’ll stream the discussion on Facebook live on The Electric’s page. There are eight candidates running for… Read More ›
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Guest view: Montana won’t get fooled again … or will it?
KEN TOOLE (Former GFR Board Member) Apr 13, 2021 Montana Standard Fool me once. . . In 1997 a bill deregulating the Montana Power Company passed in the Republican Legislature and was signed into law by Governor Mark Racicot. Montana… Read More ›
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NorthWestern Energy Ratepayer Rebellion!
PROTEST THE POWER GRAB! HERE’S HOW: WHEN: Wednesday, April 14, 12:00-12:30 WHERE: Central Avenue West Bridge WHY: Bill 379, sponsored by Sen. Steve Fitzpatrick of Great Falls, allows NWE to pass on any costs associated with Colstrip – including… Read More ›
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HB 632 Is Here! What Does It Mean for You?
House Passes Covid-19 Aid Bill House Bill 632, which passed a House vote on a wide bipartisan margin Tuesday, authorizes around $2 billion in federal money and creates a process for making significant investments in infrastructure, broadband connectivity, social welfare… Read More ›
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YES on HB 646!
BY SHARON PATTON-GRIFFIN on MARCH 26, 2021 ACTION ALERT! Ask the HOUSE TAXATION COMMITTEE to vote YES on HB 646 to ASSIST COAL-IMPACTED WORKERS & COMMUNITIES, AND PROTECT THE CONSTITUTION COAL TRUST FUND. HB 646 sponsored by Helena Rep. Mary Ann Dunwell was assigned to the House Taxation Committee for 8… Read More ›
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Action Alert from Helena Rising
From: Helena Rising Sent: Monday, March 22, 2021 8:48 AM Subject: [helena-rising] Weekly political action Hello everyone, It was good to see some of you at the pro-LGTBQ+ rally last Monday. As the speakers said, we can help by showing solidarity, even if… Read More ›
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President of the Great Falls LGBTQ+ Center Board, Jasmine Taylor, said those that are impacted directly will be severely affected by lack of access to life-saving medical care.
‘It’s going to kill people’: Local transgender man on impact of trans youth legislation Nicole Girten, Great Falls Tribune View Comments Jacob Doah couldn’t sleep the night before his top surgery. “I was so excited to finally have this big… Read More ›
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H.R. 1, the For the People Act…Act Now!
The wins that led to the Democratic trifecta that we celebrate today happened despite, not thanks to, the cracks in our democratic system. Now, we have a real chance to fix our broken democracy. H.R. 1, the For the People… Read More ›
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Committee sends `right to work’ bill to MT House floor
Photo by: MTN News Action Alert! Is Right to Work important for Montanans? If you believe it is, leave a message for our Cascade County Representatives by phone (406-444-4800) or by email (https://leg.mt.gov/web-messaging/ ) telling them to vote NO on… Read More ›
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Save Public Radio NOW
ACTION NEEDED NOW: Save Public Radio THEY’RE LOOKING TO ELIMINATE FUNDING FOR PUBLIC RADIO. WHAT’S NEXT? HB 542 has been introduced in the Montana House of Representatives that would eliminate any state support for radio stations. As you know, state… Read More ›
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Protect Montanans’ Right to Generate Affordable Solar Energy
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How will you make history this year?
Thinking about working on a candidate or issue campaign as a volunteer or staff member in 2020? Join Big Sky 55+, Forward Montana, Montana Native Vote, and MontPIRG for a two-day intensive training in critical campaign skills on March 28… Read More ›
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The State of Great Falls Public Schools
Great Falls Rising asks you, “Have you ever seen a successful community that doesn’t have educated citizens?” Well, we’re going to make sure that Great Falls remains in the category of educated adults and children. How can you help… Read More ›
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Dark Money – GFR’s January 28th Topic – John Adams Presents
On Tuesday, January 28, at 6 p.m. at the Episcopal Church, 600 3rd Avenue North, Great Falls Rising and Humanities Montana are presenting John Adams, Executive Director of “Montana Free Press.” John will discuss the future of the free press… Read More ›
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GFR’s Third Thursday Brown Bag Lunch Bunch Meets 1/16/20
Join Great Falls Rising’s “Third Thursday Legislative Brown Bag Lunch Bunch” on Thursday, January 16th, at noon at the YWCA, 220 2nd St N. Filing for the November 3rd, 2020, national/state election began on January 9th. Since then, over 20… Read More ›
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