When you make a promise, you should keep it

As the leaders of the House and Senate for the 62nd legislative session we strived to adhere to a higher standard of ethics that Montanans should expect from their elected officials.

One of the basic ethical rules says: When you make a promise, keep it.

We put the state's budget on the governor's desk on the 75th day of the legislature, earlier than any other in history. This gave him a chance to look it over and discuss any changes he would like to see with us. Following these negotiations, we signed a public budget agreement with the governor at 7:30 p.m. on Good Friday. We believed this agr...