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  1. The Montana News Digest returns! http://montananewsdigest.com. A daily digest of interesting stories in Montana politics.
  2. The Montana News Digest will soon be returning! A daily e-mail collection of interesting political news in Montana.
  3. Will Deschamps of Missoula is the first candidate for MT GOP chair. Will there be others?
  4. Redistricting -- man, this persistent lie the Dems keep telling is annoying. "When Republicans controlled redistricting..." We never did!
  5. The Legislature is over. I'm trying to decide whether to convert this into my personal account, or just make a new one.
  6. House accepts conference committee report on HB 645 -- the Montana stimulus bill.
  7. Fiscal conservatism at work: The House punches the time clock today for a single bill on second reading.
  8. Gov's office encourages Dem Senators to vote against stimulus spending.
  9. Last night in committee, Dems voted down carbon sequestration, the only way to develop clean coal.
  10. There's a blast motion on the floor right now to get mail ballots up for a vote.
  11. Ed Butcher will oppose the governor's amendments to the horse slaughterhouse bill.
  12. GOP announcements of Redistricting Commission nominees coming shortly today.
  13. Brady Wiseman (D-Bozeman) freaks out on House floor during debate over marriage study resolution.
  14. The conference committee on HB228 -- Krayton Kerns' castle doctrine bill -- has finished its work. The bill is good now, and should pass.
  15. Rep. McGillvray moved for a reconsideration of his resolution to study marriage laws in Montana. Success! It will get a new House vote.
  16. At the meeting to redraw Montana's legislative districts. GOP: We want more transparency, openness and accountability! Dems: Nah, it's fine.
  17. Eastern Montana Legislators participating in videoconference with constituents back home right now.
  18. According to Senator Taylor Brown, Governor Schweitzer has today made an amendatory veto to HB418, the horse slaughter bill.
  19. HB228, the castle doctrine bill, will go to a conference committee to work out differences between House and Senate. Very close to passage.
  20. The House will start its floor session at 8:00 am tomorrow so legislators can attend Jerome Anderson's funeral.