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January 24th marks the fourth month anniversary Helene crippled major parts of western North Carolina and eastern Tennessee. Homes and entire towns were flattened, slammed by mudslides and simply washed away, leaving absolute and total destruction behind. it was ten days before FEMA had any presence in the area, and then the absolute ineptness of our federal government was on full display. Hundreds of people whose homes were destroyed are still living in campers and tents amid cold temperatures. As a long hard winter sets in, many residents are still struggling to gain some forward momentum.

Read the complete article: NC Hurricane Helene Relief

By Dave Johnson
What is in a name? A rose by any other name would smell just as sweet, William Shakespeare famously said. In the world of political organizations, names matter. They convey authority, legitimacy, and often, historical continuity.

When a Republican County Central Committee Chairman and another Republican County Central Committee State Committeewoman with over 17 years dedicated to helping the MT GOP, chose to use create a group to help central committees and named it the “Montana Association of Republican Central Committees” (MARCCO), the move sparked controversy, especially within the ranks of the Montana Republican Party (MT GOP). The MTGOP didn’t call up their members and ask for details. Instead the MT GOP served them with papers and filed a lawsuit against MARCCO over their use of the term “Republican.” The suit is likely to cost each side over $120,000 to defend.

Read the complete article: MT GOP Sues Itself

FEA Press Release June 18, 2024
Washington – The Justice Department an
nounced a 10-count superseding indictment
charging Los Angeles-based associates of Mex
ico’s Sinaloa drug cartel with conspiring with
money-laundering groups linked to Chinese
underground banking to launder drug traffick
ing proceeds. During the conspiracy, more than
$50 million in drug proceeds flowed between
the Sinaloa Cartel associates and Chinese un
derground money exchanges.
Following close coordination with the Justice
Department, Chinese and Mexican law enforce
ment informed United States authorities that those
countries recently arrested fugitives named in the
superseding indictment who fled the United States
after they were initially charged last year.

Read the complete article: Money Laundering

Billions of federal dollars go to left-wing causes because activists control federal bureaucracy— and that’s not likely to change soon, an analyst predicts.

By Jackson Elliott 10/24/2023
Reprinted with permission from the Epoch

Times The federal government pays for initiatives promoting transgenderism and other LGBT causes because left-wing bureaucrats have captured federal grant-giving programs, experts say.

“When you dig into who staffs federal agencies, they’re absolutely dominated by people on the left side of the political spectrum,” David Ditch, senior budget policy analyst for The Heritage Foundation, told The Epoch Times. “That has been the case for a very long time. I expect that will be the case indefinitely, regardless of who wins the next presidential election.

Read the complete article: Grant Giving

WRITTEN BY
Stephen MacDonald, GraniteGrok.com

The Wyoming legislature took a big step toward respecting the Second Amendment with House Bill 72. It is, AN ACT relating to concealed weapons; repealing gun free zones; providing for the carrying of concealed weapons as specified; creating a criminal offense for prohibiting entry to a person carrying a concealed weapon as specified; clarifying that only the state legislature may regulate firearms, weapons and ammunition; providing for exceptions; requiring rulemaking; and providing for an effective date.

This is the Cowboy State’s second bite at this apple. Last year’s bill was vetoed, and the usual public school suspects are unhappy about the governor allowing it to become law this time.

Read the complete article: Wyoming Expands Gun Rights, Liberals Panic Over Concealed Carry on Campuses

WRITTEN BY
Rae Grulkowski
On Tuesday, March 11, 2025, in the 9:30 am Cascade County Commissioner meeting, Commissioners signed a lease agreement to construct a new solid waste container site in Belt – right across the fence from the recently vacated one. Construction of a new site is loosely estimated between $100,000 – $190,000. And, in an ensuing “Solid Waste Hearing” at 11:00 am, they signed a resolution to seek a loan, up to $300,000. The loan is to be used for the solid waste district program in general. Lastly, in September, 2024, taxpayers were assessed a 45% increase to their Solid Waste tax assessment which infused over $400,000 into the Solid Waste District budget. However, there is no way the Public will know anything further because, assumedly, the majority of the discussions leading up to these decisions were by undisclosed meetings and email deliberations. Commissioners then refused to answer inquiries of citizens as they went to the podium to participate.

Read the complete article: UPDATE- The 45% Increase in Cascade County Rural Solid Waste District Assessment

The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has made its mark so far, to the tune of $115 billion, according to Polymarket.com, a new website that tracks DOGE’s progress and every red cent that DOGE redirects from what they’re calling “government waste, fraud and abuse.”

So far, DOGE has cut more than 100,000 jobs across the 2.3 million-member federal civilian bureaucracy, frozen most foreign aid and canceled thousands of programs and contracts, despite dozens of lawsuits challenging the legality of those moves. DOGE’s blunt approach has frustrated several White House officials and Republican lawmakers, some of whom have confronted angry constituents at town halls.

Read the complete article: Unfunded Liabilities Might DOGE Montana

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).

Read the complete article: The Voice of Bureaucracy