Capitol Monitor Archives - Montana Environmental Information Center - MEIC https://meic.org/category/media-center/capitol-monitor/ Clean and healthful. It's your right, our mission. Tue, 16 Jul 2024 19:45:12 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://meic.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/cropped-MEIC_whitesmall-32x32.png Capitol Monitor Archives - Montana Environmental Information Center - MEIC https://meic.org/category/media-center/capitol-monitor/ 32 32 Capitol Monitor, Feb. 4, 2021 https://meic.org/capitol-monitor-feb-4-2021/ Tue, 09 Feb 2021 16:52:23 +0000 https://meic.org/?p=15568 Capitol Monitor Vol. 24 No. 2, Feb. 4, 2021  Things are heating up at the Capitol. Check out our latest issue below or download the PDF here.

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]]> MEIC’s Legislative Engagement Training (Jan 7&14, 2021) https://meic.org/meics-legislative-engagement-training-january-714-2021/ Thu, 07 Jan 2021 15:46:12 +0000 https://meic.org/?p=14618 2021 Legislative Engagement Training  The raging pandemic casts an unusual shadow over this legislative session, but some things never change… It’s up to us to stand up for our air, land, water, and health, and we can’t do it without your help.  Join MEIC’s ZOOM meeting (linked below) on Thursday, January 7th, at 5:00 PM …

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]]> Climate Action: The Time is Now! https://meic.org/climate-action-the-time-is-now/ Thu, 21 Feb 2019 19:08:51 +0000 https://meic.org/?p=10457 Volume 23, Number 2 — February 13th, PDF Version Fighting climate change isn’t just about fighting against coal mines and for a price on carbon. It’s also about the complex world of Public Service Commission decisions. It’s about fighting to protect electricity consumers from monopoly utilities that make more money by spending more money on expensive electricity generation sources such as …

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]]> Your “Insider’s Guide” to the Legislature since 1973 https://meic.org/your-insiders-guide-to-the-legislature-since-1973/ Thu, 17 Jan 2019 18:06:03 +0000 https://meic.org/?p=10203 Volume 23, Number 1 — January 17th, 2019, PDF Version Welcome to the first issue of MEIC’s Capitol Monitor for the 2019 legislative session.  As usual, you can expect to receive high-quality and up-to-date information on the session from MEIC. We expect that this session will be one of the most challenging in MEIC’s 45-year history. …

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]]> These Bills All Should Be Vetoed https://meic.org/these-bills-all-should-be-vetoed/ Mon, 01 May 2017 18:00:47 +0000 https://meic.org/?p=9293 Volume 22, Number 6 — May 2, 2017, PDF Version The 2017 Montana Legislature has adjourned, sine die (Latin for “without setting a day to return. MEIC had incredible success in stopping a number of bad bills in their tracks, in large part thanks to the help of our members and supporters who contacted their …

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]]> March Madness (in April) at the Montana Legislature https://meic.org/march-madness-april-montana-legislature/ Mon, 10 Apr 2017 15:56:12 +0000 https://meic.org/?p=9232 March Madness may be over for college basketball, but madness is entering full swing at the Montana Legislature. This is the time of the session when the worst bills are being debated, when deals are being cut behind closed doors, and when legislators are trying to wrap up their work and get out of Helena …

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]]> High Priority Half-Time Report https://meic.org/high-priority-half-time-report/ Tue, 28 Feb 2017 23:10:41 +0000 https://meic.org/?p=9160 Volume 22, Number 4 — March 3, 2017, PDF Version Legislators are heading into their half-time break, but MEIC is still working hard to support clean energy, clean water, and clean air, and we need your help too! Make a few phone calls, send a few emails, or talk to your legislator, and help protect Montana’s …

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]]> Things Are Heating Up https://meic.org/things-are-heating-up/ Thu, 16 Feb 2017 18:22:55 +0000 https://meic.org/?p=9123 Volume 22, Number 3 — February 17, 2017, PDF Version Until now the 2017 legislative session focused on attacking clean energy. Many legislators seem intent on preventing Montanans from powering their homes and businesses with solar energy, or on stopping development of Montana’s outstanding wind resource. This approach will leave Montana “in the dust” as …

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]]> Expanding Clean Energy in Montana! https://meic.org/expanding-clean-energy-montana/ Fri, 20 Jan 2017 22:28:41 +0000 https://meic.org/?p=9023 Volume 22, Number 3 — January 23, 2017, PDF Version One of the best opportunities in the 2017 legislative session to improve Montana’s environmental laws involves the encouragement of renewable energy systems. There are several bills that MEIC supports that will improve our current clean energy laws and we will work hard to have passed. …

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]]> Your “Insider’s Guide” to the Legislature, since 1973 https://meic.org/insiders-guide-legislature-since-1973/ https://meic.org/insiders-guide-legislature-since-1973/#comments Tue, 20 Dec 2016 18:50:48 +0000 https://meic.org/?p=8926 Volume 22, Number 1 — December 21, 2017, PDF Version Welcome to the first issue of MEIC’s Capitol Monitor for the 2017 legislative session.  As usual, you can expect to receive high-quality and up-to-date information on the session from MEIC. We expect that this session will be one of the most challenging in MEIC’s 43-year history. …

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