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Al Olszewski: Reclaiming Montana's water - end the CSKT Compact's property rights seizure
Water is life. Without water, the People of Western Montana cannot live free. I am the only congressional candidate in the Republican and Democrat parties who is ready, willing and able to fight to reclaim the waters of western Montana taken from the people. Thank you for reading Unlock the rest of the article with a subscription. Your support keeps the good stuff coming. Subscribe now for full access to local reporting, breaking news, and more.
End the compact to reclaim Montana’s water
Water is life. Without water, the people of western Montana cannot live free. I am the only congressional candidate in the Republican and Democrat parties that is ready, willing and able to fight to reclaim the waters of western Montana taken from the people. They were given to a small self-determined tribal government, the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Reservation, without compensation or through the due process of law.
Zinke’s Lies and Deceit
When you can’t win on ideas, you fall back to destroying the other person’s character at all costs with lies and deceit. Today Congressman Zinke weighed in on the 2026 Republican primary for the U.S. Congress MT-01 seat which he is vacating. If we were losing in the polls, you wouldn’t be hearing this kind of slander. For those of us who understand the ugly side of politics, this is a sign of a dying campaign trying to claw back against the candidate who is winning.
Let’s Cap Our Property Taxes – And Save Our Homes - Flathead Beacon
Our property taxes now increase by double digits every year. They are being driven in large part by wealthy out-of-state transplants with sacks of money from selling their Seattle and Silicon Valley homes. Montanans of all economic backgrounds are now considering selling their homes to forestall tax foreclosure. Without change, the number of Montanans facing the same dilemma will skyrocket in the coming years.
Our property taxes now increase by double digits every year. They are being driven in large part by wealthy out-of-state transplants with sacks of money from selling their Seattle and Silicon Valley homes. Montanans of all economic backgrounds are now considering selling their homes to forestall tax foreclosure. Without change, the number of Montanans facing the same dilemma will skyrocket in the coming years.
Guest opinion: Let's cap our property taxes
Our property taxes now increase by double digits every year. They are being driven in large part by wealthy out-of-state transplants with sacks of money from selling their Seattle and Silicon Valley homes. Montanans of all economic backgrounds are now considering selling their homes to forestall tax foreclosure. Without change, the number of Montanans facing the same dilemma will skyrocket in the coming years.
Viewpoint: Let's cap our property taxes, and save our homes
Al Olszewski Our property taxes now increase by double digits every year. They are being driven in large part by wealthy out-of-state transplants with sacks of money from selling their Seattle and Silicon Valley homes. Montanans of all economic backgrounds are now considering selling their homes to forestall tax foreclosure. Without change, the number of Montanans facing the same dilemma will skyrocket in the coming years.
Maintain Our Election Integrity
Opinion | Guest Column Without the Ballot Interference Protection Act, Montanans cannot trust the outcome of our 2020 elections By Al Olszewski, Dee Brown and Forrest Mandeville // Jul 24, 2020 In 2018, paid political operatives in North Carolina went door-to-door, enticing voters to hand over their unsealed absentee ballots. The operatives then altered the unfinished ballots to support Republican candidates and failed to return ballots that already supported Democratic candidates.
Montana vulnerable to ballot harvesting
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Water Compact Legislation Fails to Protect Western Montana
Opinion | Guest Column Daines’ legislation has devastating impacts upon the sovereignty of the State of Montana and its western counties By Al Olszewski // Jan 29, 2020 In December, Sen. Steve Daines introduced Senate Bill 3019, the Montana Water Rights Protection Act, to the U.S. Senate. In his attempt to fix the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes Water Compact, which is the most divisive legislation in modern Montana history, Daines made the issue worse.
Daines' water bill 'fix' actually makes problem worse
U.S. Sen. Steve Daines recently introduced Senate Bill 3019, The Montana Water Rights Protection Act, to the U.S. Senate. In his attempt to fix the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes Water Compact, which is the most divisive legislation in modern Montana history, Daines made the issue worse. The legislative intent of his bill is to obtain congressional approval of the CSKT Water Compact and to provide federal appropriations to implement this compact. Unfortunately, it goes way beyond that.
Daines' water compact legislation fails to protect western Montana
Sen. Daines recently introduced Senate Bill 3019, The Montana Water Rights Protection Act, to the U.S. Senate. In his attempt to fix the CSKT Water Compact, which is the most divisive legislation in modern Montana history, Sen. Daines made the issue worse. The legislative intent of his bill is to obtain congressional approval of the CSKT Water Compact and to provide federal appropriations to implement this compact. Unfortunately, it goes way beyond that.
Guest column: Daines' Water Compact bill fails to protect western Montana
Dr. Al Olszewski, 2020 Republican gubernatorial candidate Published 8:02 a.m. MT Jan. 10, 2020 Less than one month ago, Sen. Steve Daines introduced Senate Bill 3019, the Montana Water Rights Protection Act, to the US Senate. In his attempt to fix the CSKT Water Compact, which is the most divisive legislation in modern Montana history, Daines made the issue worse.
Guest opinion: Fight against CSKT Water Compact
On Nov. 22, my cell phone exploded with requests to comment on the latest events involving the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes Water Compact that has been stalled at the federal level for over four years. Last week, Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt sent a letter to Sen. Steve Daines that supported moving forward with the Compact. Then, a week ago Friday, United States Attorney General William Barr visited the CSKT and made a public statement that supported the CSKT Water Compact.
Every Human Life Must Be Valued and Protected
Opinion | Guest Column It’s astounding to us that the protection of a living, breathing baby has become a partisan issue By Steve Daines and Al Olszewski // Mar 21, 2019 By now we’ve all heard the disturbing defense of infanticide offered by the disgraced Governor Ralph Northam of Virginia. The barbaric practice of infanticide, which is the killing by violence or neglect of an innocent baby already born, was defended publicly recently, and this time, it was by 44 U.S. Senate Democrats.
We Can Lower the Cost of Medication in Montana
Opinion | Guest Column Senate Bill 71 will be heard in the Montana Legislature on Feb. 1 By Matt Rosendale, Al Olszewski and Kristin Hansen // Jan 24, 2019 Everyone agrees that the high cost of prescription medications is a huge issue, but there hasn’t been a serious attempt to solve the problem in Montana. We’re changing that by bringing forward legislation we estimate will save Montanans about $8 million in the first year alone. Allow us to explain.
State auditor, senator pitch legislation to lower prescription drug prices
Everyone agrees that the high cost of prescription medications is a huge issue, but there hasn’t been a serious attempt to solve the problem in Montana. We’re changing that by bringing forward legislation we estimate will save Montanans about $8 million in the first year alone. Allow us to explain. Prescriptions make up about 20 percent of health care costs, and they’re one of the fastest-growing cost drivers in health care.
Montanans won’t survive the Democrats' cure for healthcare woes
Remember when Democrats said Obamacare would lower our healthcare costs? So do I. But under Barack Obama’s signature healthcare bill, Montanans’ healthcare prices skyrocketed — and are now among the highest in the nation. With Americans suffering under a broken healthcare system, Democrats in Washington promised to have all the answers, pledging to make health insurance affordable, effective and accessible.
When money is your measure, message is secondary
As I have traveled across Montana, campaigning for the United States Senate, I have often been asked, "Why is it that candidates sound really good when they campaign in Montana, but when they go to Washington they change their tune and act differently than the way they campaigned?"My theory is they are beholden to high-dollar financial contributors and the Washington, D.C., special-interest groups that spent a lot of money to get them elected.
Governor’s Magic Show Puts Vulnerable at Risk
In a miraculous turn of events on Jan. 12, Gov. Steve Bullock announced in his latest smoke and mirrors act he had magically pulled $10 million dollars out of his hat for road projects. This $10 million is supposedly a Medicaid funding match from the federal government that happened to appear the same day the Montana Contractors’ Association was in town for a convention. The glaring question that isn’t being asked is: Why is the governor taking money away from a sick and vulnerable population?
Governor's 'magic show' puts vulnerable at risk
In a miraculous turn of events last Thursday, Gov. Steve Bullock announced in his latest smoke and mirrors act he had magically pulled $10 million out of his hat for road projects. This $10 million is supposedly a Medicaid funding match from the federal government that happened to appear the same day the Montana Contractors’ Association was in town for a convention. The glaring question that isn’t being asked is: Why is the governor taking money away from a sick and vulnerable population?
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