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Viewpoint: Montana GOP hates everything but themselves

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August 11, 2023

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Viewpoint: Montana GOP hates everything but themselves

David James

Can you love your country if you hate half of the people in it, simply because they disagree with you?

Montana women had the right to an abortion by the State Constitution established in 1972. The Republicans in Helena disagreed. In a general affront to Montana women, Attorney General Austin Knudsen and other Republicans want a 15-week ban and require medical practitioners in states where abortion is legal to provide women’s medical records to the State of Montana for prosecution.

Fortunately, the Montana Supreme Court declared the act unconstitutional, but Republicans have demonstrated little respect for the rights of women.

Republicans have continually attacked the rights and freedoms of LGBTQ and transgender youth and their parents. Since most people are unaware of the challenges parents and young people experience, they have become a proverbial punching bag. The attack on Zooey Zephyr’s leadership on gender-affirming care in the State legislature is a classic example.

Republicans have constantly assailed brown-skinned immigrants from Latin America and the Middle East. People seeking a new life and opportunities at the southern border are stereotyped as criminals and drug smugglers. Some have been forcibly sent to northern states as part of Republican political stunts, getting high praise on Fox.

Under Republican leadership, children have been separated from their families and some have yet to be reunited. Factories and businesses have to hire minors because they don’t have enough migrant workers their businesses depend upon.

Republican attacks on teachers, administrators, school boards and public education in general should anger and frustrate anyone who believes all children have the right to be educated. Banning books or substituting right-wing propaganda as history or slavery as job training.

Montana Republicans see no problem giving public taxes to corporate schools, depriving public schools of crucial funds. Montanans have always been able to establish charter schools, but not on the taxpayer’s dime. Meanwhile, school buildings need repair and Montana teaching salaries are some of the lowest in the country.

Yet, Republicans see no problem establishing a system of “taxation without representation” for corporate schools to hide who they hire, what they teach, or if their students are even learning. This rationale has produced some of the worst school systems in the country, all in red states.

Republicans have attacked women’s personal freedom, people of color, immigrants, teachers, unions, libraries, and gay and LGBTQ communities. One aspect of these attacks is their belief in a hierarchy of human values. This is MAGA history Republicans want taught in schools. Critical thinking is dangerous to them. The Republican Party wants to censor books, people, and the news programs they watch.

The MAGA world is flooded with propaganda about how white culture will be extinguished: “They’re coming for you. They’re coming for your culture…they’re coming for your way of life.” They make it difficult for people to vote who don’t agree with them.

And like former Governor Marc Racicot (who I voted for twice) or Adam Kinsinger or Liz Cheney, if they disagree, no matter what their pedigree, they are kicked to the curb. Republican governors fly and bus border immigrants seeking freedom and a new life to Blue states for photo ops on Fox and kudos from Trump and the MAGA faithful. It is apparent the MAGA faithful feel they have the right to do so, but the disrespect and hatred they demonstrate to women, educators, and marginalized people make it difficult to take their claim of patriotism seriously.

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Montana senators receive committee assignments for 119th Congress

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December 26, 2024

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Montana senators receive committee assignments for 119th Congress

Micah Drew

(Daily Montanan) Montana’s soon-to-be senior U.S. Sen. Steve Daines will keep a key leadership position in the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee in the upcoming Congress, as well as take a new position on the Foreign Relations Committee.

Incoming Senate Majority Leader John Thune of South Dakota on Friday announced the Senate Republican Conference committee assignments for the upcoming 119^th Congress beginning next year. Daines also will serve on the Finance and Indian Affairs committees.

“It’s an honor to serve Montanans in the U.S. Senate, and I’m looking forward to working with my colleagues on these crucial committees to fight for our Montana way of life,” Daines said in a prepared statement. “President (Donald) Trump received a mandate from the American people, and with these committee assignments I’ll be working to enact the president’s agenda to unleash American energy, cut taxes, open overseas markets for Montana farmers and ranchers, improve America’s relationships abroad, bring down costs for hardworking families, secure the southern border and stem the flow of deadly drugs.”

Daines has also been the ranking member on the Subcommittee on National Parks, which he will chair in the upcoming Republican-controlled Senate.

Sen.-elect Tim Sheehy, a Navy Seal, will serve on the committees on Armed Services, on Commerce, Science and Transportation, and on Veterans’ Affairs.

Sheehy, of Bozeman, won his election to the Senate against incumbent Democrat U.S. Sen. Jon Tester, who had chaired the Veterans’ Affairs committee during the last two sessions of Congress.

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Montana Lottery Powerball, Lucky For Life results for Dec. 25, 2024

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December 26, 2024

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The Montana Lottery offers multiple draw games for those aiming to win big. Here’s a look at Dec. 25, 2024, results for each game:

Winning Powerball numbers from Dec. 25 drawing

15-26-27-30-35, Powerball: 03, Power Play: 3

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Winning Lucky For Life numbers from Dec. 25 drawing

04-10-35-42-45, Lucky Ball: 02

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Winning Lotto America numbers from Dec. 25 drawing

04-05-40-42-52, Star Ball: 10, ASB: 03

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Winning Big Sky Bonus numbers from Dec. 25 drawing

09-18-19-25, Bonus: 15

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Winning Powerball Double Play numbers from Dec. 25 drawing

08-29-30-47-57, Powerball: 01

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Winning Montana Cash numbers from Dec. 25 drawing

01-05-10-39-41

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When are the Montana Lottery drawings held?

Powerball: 8:59 p.m. MT on Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday.
Mega Millions: 9:00 p.m. MT on Tuesday and Friday.
Lucky For Life: 8:38 p.m. MT daily.
Lotto America: 9:00 p.m. MT on Monday, Wednesday and Saturday.
Big Sky Bonus: 7:30 p.m. MT daily.
Powerball Double Play: 8:59 p.m. MT on Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday.
Montana Cash: 8:00 p.m. MT on Wednesday and Saturday.

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Montana authors talk about state's 'political hell-raiser,' archaeology • Daily Montanan

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December 25, 2024

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Montana authors talk about state's 'political hell-raiser,' archaeology • Daily Montanan

Historian and author Marc Johnson gives a book talk next month about Burton K. Wheeler, “one of the most powerful politicians Montana ever produced,” as part of the Montana Historical Society’s lecture series.

Johnson will speak from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 8, at Touchmark, 915 Saddle Dr. in Helena. He will talk about his book, “Political Hell-Raiser: The Life and Times of Senator Burton K. Wheeler of Montana.”

“(Wheeler) came of political age amid antiwar and labor unrest in Butte, Montana, during World War I, battling Montana’s powerful economic interests and championing farmers and miners as a crusading United States attorney,” said the announcement from the Montana Historical Society. “Wheeler went on to become one of the most influential, and controversial, members of the United States Senate during three of the most eventful decades in American history.”

Also in January, author and University of Montana archaeology professor Douglas MacDonald will discuss his “Land of Beginnings: The Archaeology of Montana’s First Peoples.”

The book talk takes place from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 16, at the Lewis & Clark Library, 120 S. Last Chance Gulch in Helena.

“While researchers have learned a great deal about the origins of the first people to call this region home, questions remain about which route or routes they took and when they made this journey,” said the Montana Historical Society about the book talk.

The organization also said the Original Governor’s Mansion will be open for free guided tours at noon, 1 p.m., 2 p.m. and 3 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 26, and on Saturday, Dec. 28.

“The Queen Anne-Style mansion will be decorated for the holiday season through the weekend with surprises for visitors of all ages,” said the announcement.

For more information, contact Darby Bramble at [email protected].

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