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  • Montana’s reaction to health plan is laregly partisan

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    Montana Republicans, aiming to impede implementation of national health care plans through legislative action next year, say that they expect it could be a winning campaign issue in the meantime. The GOP is hoping to tap into publ i c b a c k l a s h against the reform plans m o v i n g t h r o u g h Congress, especially with control of a closely divided Legislature at stake in the November elections. First thing Monday morning, the Montana Republican Party sent a note to members asking for money and help in fighting health...

  • Governor sees need to cut state personnel

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    The state's next two-year budget is likely to be lower than current spending, and the governor is asking most agencies to identify 4 percent cuts in personnel budgets. Budget Director David Ewer told agency directors last week to submit the proposed cuts as the state begins planning for the 2012-13 budget. "This is only a starting point," Ewer said Tuesday. "We don't have to submit our budget until November. We're showing fiscal discipline today; it's always easier to add later than to cut later." Speaker of the House Bob...