Brown says economic plan will create 13,000 jobs

HELENA - Republican gubernatorial candidate Bob Brown said Monday his plan for economic development will produce more than 13,000 new jobs in Montana by the end of his first four-year term.

Brown, who formally filed for office Monday with running mate Dave Lewis, said the bulk of the new jobs will come in the health care and tourism industries as a result of just three proposals in his ''Advance Montana'' plan: Increased funding for a program that provides health insurance to poor children, an overhaul of two-year education programs to train more health care workers, and additional money for t...