T
he Voice of Bureaucracy
WRITTEN BY
Rae Grulkowski
With 1417 total pieces of legislation
in both House and Senate being
introduced in Helena this Legislative
Session, it is hard not to notice how large
government is growing. As a matter of fact,
the Montana Legislature website reports 373
pieces of legislation were introduced under the
“Government Structure and Administration”
title and 172 were introduced under the “Local
Government” title.
But government isn’t the only entity gaining
momentum during recent legislative sessions.
So are lobbyist groups, which are self-appointed
boards whose members are mostly comprised
of your Elected Officials. Think of the irony of
this practice.
On February 11, 2025, Cascade County
Commissioners unanimously approved
Resolution #25-12; A Resolution Opposing
Legislation Limiting or Prohibiting Montana
Association of Counties Lobbying on behalf of
its Members. Montana Association of Counties
(MACo) rallied 52 of our 56 Montana counties
to sign such resolutions in an effort to work
toward defeating Senate Bill 254 (SB254).
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