Missoulian: AP Investigation: Rehberg underreports lobbyist donations
For months, Montana Republican congressman Denny Rehberg has been criticizing U.S. Sen. Jon Tester for being the leading recipient of campaign cash from lobbyists. But it turns out Rehberg has been taking donations from some lobbyists without disclosing their place of employment.
read moreHelena Independent Record: Advocates keep up push for Tester forest bill
Supporters of Sen. Jon Tester’s forest bill remain hopeful that the measure can be passed despite a tough re-election fight for the first-term senator.
Conservation groups and logging companies continue to push for the Forest Jobs and Recreation Act, which would designate more than 670,000 acres of wilderness on three national forests while mandating 8,000 acres per year of logging for 15 years.
read moreThe Republic: Baucus, Tester says Montana Air National Guard promised new mission, plane by administration
The Montana Air National Guard is being promised a new airplane and a new mission to replace the F-15s being taken away.
U.S. Sens. Jon Tester and Max Baucus say the Obama administration promises to include a new mission based around the C-130 transport plane as part of the president’s new budget plan.
read moreThe Hill: STOCK Act now makes senators squirm
Senators are now squirming over fast-moving and supposedly non-controversial legislation aimed at barring lawmakers from making insider stock trades.
The Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge (STOCK) Act, which cleared a procedural hurdle this week on a 93-2 vote, has become a magnet for amendments that could have significant impact on the power and perks lawmakers have enjoyed for decades.
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