Articles with the Tag: Dan Salomon

As the legislature heads into the final weeks, most of the final bills are being heard and acted upon. In the education committee, we passed through bills that gave some teeth to truancy laws so schools have authority to enforce attendance for students. It is tough to educate students when they are not in sc...

This was a very busy week. The House Education Committee passed charter school legislation out of committee and the discussion on school choice continued on the House floor. A parental choice bill, which would require parents to opt into a school district’s sex education program, was moved forward. A s...

I hope everyone is enjoying the cooler fall weather and maybe even anticipating some moisture in some form to alleviate the smoke and dry fields. The people assigned to the huge task of creating and negotiating a water compact agreement have been busy. Many miles have been traveled and a multitude of voices ...

MISSION VALLEY — It’s election season in the Mission Valley, and two local residents are running for the House District 12 seat in Montana’s legislature. District 12 covers 334 square miles of Lake County from just south of Polson to St. Ignatius, and everything east of Dixon to Pablo an...