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The will of Montana voters should prevail on term limits | Ken Bogner
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Opinion: Term limits not a partisan question
I support term limits. I also agree with the Montana voter’s decision to require them. When I first entered the Montana Legislature, I was surprised to learn of the practice of legislators immediately rotating back and forth between the House of Representative and Senate multiple times after serving an initial 16 years in both chambers, with no break of service in the legislature.
The will of Montana voters should prevail on term limits
I support term limits. I also agree with the Montana voter’s decision to require them. When I first entered the Montana Legislature, I was surprised to learn of the practice of legislators immediately rotating back and forth between the House of Representative and Senate multiple times after serving an initial sixteen years in both chambers, with no break of service in the legislature.
The Will of Montana Voters Should Prevail on Term Limits
I support term limits. I also agree with the Montana voters’ decision to require them. When I first entered the Montana Legislature, I was surprised to learn of the practice of legislators immediately rotating back and forth between the House of Representatives and Senate multiple times after serving an initial sixteen years in both chambers, with no break of service in the Legislature.
The will of Montana voters should prevail on term limits | Ken Bogner
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The will of Montana voters should prevail on term limits | Ken Bogner
I support term limits. I also agree with the Montana voter’s decision to require them. kAm(96? x 7:CDE 6?E6C65 E96 |@?E2?2 {68:D=2EFC6[ x H2D DFCAC:D65 E@ =62C? @7 E96 AC24E:46 @7 =68:D=2E@CD :>>65:2E6=J C@E2E:?8 324< 2?5 7@CE9 36EH66? E96 w@FD6 @7 #6AC6D6?E2E:G6 2?5 $6?2E6 >F=E:A=6 E:>6D 27E6C D6CG:?8 2? :?:E:2= D:IE66? J62CD :? 3@E9 492>36CD[ H:E9 ?@ 3C62< @7 D6CG:46 :? E96 =68:D=2EFC6]k^Am kAmxE H2D 6IA=2:?65 E@ >6 E92E 2? :?E6CAC6E2E:@? 3J |@?E2?2 pEE@C?6J v6?6C2= $E6G6 qF==@4< :?
The will of Montana voters should prevail on term limits | Ken Bogner
I support term limits. I also agree with the Montana voter’s decision to require them. kAm(96? x 7:CDE 6?E6C65 E96 |@?E2?2 {68:D=2EFC6[ x H2D DFCAC:D65 E@ =62C? @7 E96 AC24E:46 @7 =68:D=2E@CD :>>65:2E6=J C@E2E:?8 324< 2?5 7@CE9 36EH66? E96 w@FD6 @7 #6AC6D6?E2E:G6 2?5 $6?2E6 >F=E:A=6 E:>6D 27E6C D6CG:?8 2? :?:E:2= D:IE66? J62CD :? 3@E9 492>36CD[ H:E9 ?@ 3C62< @7 D6CG:46 :? E96 =68:D=2EFC6]k^Am kAmxE H2D 6IA=2:?65 E@ >6 E92E 2? :?E6CAC6E2E:@? 3J |@?E2?2 pEE@C?6J v6?6C2= $E6G6 qF==@4< :?
The will of Montana voters should prevail on term limits
I support term limits. I also agree with the Montana voter’s decision to require them. When I first entered the Montana Legislature, I was surprised to learn of the practice of legislators immediately rotating back and forth between the House of Representative and Senate multiple times after serving an initial sixteen years in both chambers, with no break of service in the legislature.
Property tax increase for Montana farmers and ranchers | Ken Bogner
You’ve likely heard that instead of real property tax relief, the Legislature passed a property tax shift this legislative session. Some of that shift is starting to go into effect now, but the biggest changes, including massive tax hikes on thousands of Montanans’ properties, will come next year. A lot has been said about the huge hit coming to family cabins and similar properties, but many agricultural producers are in for a rude surprise as well.
Property tax increase for Montana farmers and ranchers
You’ve likely heard that instead of real property tax relief, the Legislature passed a property tax shift this legislative session. Some of that shift is starting to go into effect now, but the biggest changes, including massive tax hikes on thousands of Montanans’ properties, will come next year. A lot has been said about the huge hit coming to family cabins and similar properties, but many agricultural producers are in for a rude surprise as well.
Guest Opinion: Lots of victories amid chaotic legislative session
The 2025 Montana legislative session got off to a rocky start on day one in the Senate when a group of nine Republicans defected to collude with Democrats in a surprise maneuver to change the Senate’s rules and committee assignments giving themselves and Democrats more power. For the entire legislative session, the 9 censured Republicans joined with all 18 Democrats to devise a majority of 27. This leaves the Montana voter confused on who they sent to be the majority in the Senate.
Guest Opinion: Governor Gianforte Must Save Taxpayers from Democrat-Hijacked State Budget Bill
By Senators Matt Regier, Ken Bogner, Tom McGillvray, and Carl Glimm The Montana Legislature's sole constitutional duty is to pass a balanced budget. Montanans take pride in our state's tradition of fiscal responsibility, but that tradition is not at all reflected in the budget bill hijacked and advanced by Democrats this session. As we write this, Montana's proposed budget is way in the red, with the shortfall projected at around $1 billion by 2029.
Governor Gianforte must save taxpayers from Democrat-hijacked state budget bill
The Montana Legislature’s sole constitutional duty is to pass a balanced budget. Montanans take pride in our state’s tradition of fiscal responsibility, but that tradition is not at all reflected in the budget bill hijacked and advanced by Democrats this session. As we write this, Montana’s proposed budget is way in the red, with the shortfall projected at around $1 billion by 2029.
Gianforte must save taxpayers from Democrat-hijacked budget bill
The Montana Legislature’s sole constitutional duty is to pass a balanced budget. Montanans take pride in our state’s tradition of fiscal responsibility, but that tradition is not at all reflected in the budget bill hijacked and advanced by Democrats this session. As we write this, Montana’s proposed budget is way in the red, with the shortfall projected at around $1 billion by 2029.
Gianforte must save taxpayers from Democrat-hijacked state budget bill | Opinion
The Montana Legislature’s sole constitutional duty is to pass a balanced budget. Montanans take pride in our state’s tradition of fiscal responsibility, but that tradition is not at all reflected in the budget bill hijacked and advanced by Democrats this session. As we write this, Montana’s proposed budget is way in the red, with the shortfall projected at around $1 billion by 2029.
Governor Gianforte Must Save Taxpayers from Democrat-Hijacked State Budget Bill
Search in https://flatheadbeacon.com/ Guest Column Democrats and their allies inflated our budget with reckless spending By Matt Regier, Ken Bogner, Tom McGillvray & Carl Glimm April 25, 2025 The Montana Legislature’s sole constitutional duty is to pass a balanced budget. Montanans take pride in our state’s tradition of fiscal responsibility, but that tradition is not at all reflected in the budget bill hijacked and advanced by Democrats this session.
Senate busy making Montana great as 2025 session reaches halfway point | Opinion
In our minds, Montana is already the greatest state in the nation. However, our state will be even greater by the end of the 2025 legislative session. At the halfway point of the session, the Senate is working harder than ever to move critical legislation across the finish line and keep Montana the Last Best Place. Tax reform has been a top priority this session; every lawmaker here can confirm that the people of Montana are eager to keep more of their hard-earned money.
Busy making Montana great
In our minds, Montana is already the greatest state in the nation. However, our state will be even greater by the end of the 2025 legislative session. At the halfway point of the session, the Senate is working harder than ever to move critical legislation across the finish line and keep Montana the Last Best Place. Tax reform has been a top priority this session; every lawmaker here can confirm that the people of Montana are eager to keep more of their hard-earned money.
Montana land should belong to Montanans, not foreign entities
Montana’s land is more than just acres on a map; it’s our heritage, our livelihood, and our future. Yet, for too long, our tax deed process has left the door wide open for foreign entities to scoop up property at the expense of Montanans. With Senate Bill 306, we’re taking a stand to ensure that our land remains in the hands of those who live, work, and contribute to our country. Under current law, when property owners fail to pay their taxes, counties auction off tax liens to the highest bidder.
Montana Land Should Belong to Montanans, Not Foreign Entities
Guest Column This issue isn’t just about protecting property, it’s about protecting our sovereignty By Ken Bogner February 28, 2025 Montana’s land is more than just acres on a map; it’s our heritage, our livelihood, and our future. Yet, for too long, our tax deed process has left the door wide open for foreign entities to scoop up property at the expense of Montanans.
Montana land should belong to Montanans, not foreign entities
Montana’s land is more than just acres on a map; it’s our heritage, our livelihood, and our future. Yet, for too long, our tax deed process has left the door wide open for foreign entities to scoop up property at the expense of Montanans. With Senate Bill 306, we’re taking a stand to ensure that our land remains in the hands of those who live, work, and contribute to our country. kAm&?56C 4FCC6?E =2H[ H96? AC@A6CEJ @H?6CD 72:= E@ A2J E96:C E2I6D[ 4@F?E:6D 2F4E:@?
Montana land should belong to Montanans, not foreign entities | Sen. Ken Bogner Original
Montana’s land is more than just acres on a map; it’s our heritage, our livelihood, and our future. Yet, for too long, our tax deed process has left the door wide open for foreign entities to scoop up property at the expense of Montanans. With Senate Bill 306, we’re taking a stand to ensure that our land remains in the hands of those who live, work, and contribute to our country. Under current law, when property owners fail to pay their taxes, counties auction off tax liens to the highest bidder.
Montana Senate Republicans aiming for historic legislative session | Sen. Ken Bogner
The 2025 Montana legislative session will be one for the history books if the Senate Republican Majority achieves even a fraction of our ambitious agenda. Montanans issued a clear mandate this November: they want Republicans in charge. At both the state and federal levels, Americans empowered Republicans to fight back and return to common sense on a variety of core issues.
Montana Senate Republicans aiming for historic legislative session | Sen. Ken Bogner
The 2025 Montana legislative session will be one for the history books if the Senate Republican Majority achieves even a fraction of our ambitious agenda. Montanans issued a clear mandate this November: they want Republicans in charge. At both the state and federal levels, Americans empowered Republicans to fight back and return to common sense on a variety of core issues. Please subscribe to continue reading… Sen. Ken Bogner President Pro Tempore of the Senate.
Montana needs a representative willing to fight for Montana
During my second tour to Iraq as a U.S. Marine, my unit was tasked to help secure the Syrian border. We had received intel that Iran was sending weapons into Syria to smuggle across the border for use against American troops. At the same time, refugees from all over the country were flooding the border to escape the war. We successfully accomplished the mission of securing the border that deployment.
Ken Bogner: MT needs a representative who will protect our values
During my second tour to Iraq as a U.S. Marine, my unit was tasked to help secure the Syrian border. We had received intel that Iran was sending weapons into Syria to smuggle across the border for use against American troops. At the same time, refugees from all over the country were flooding the border to escape the war. We successfully accomplished the mission of securing the border that deployment.
Ken Bogner: MT needs a representative who will protect our values
KEN BOGNER During my second tour to Iraq as a U.S. Marine, my unit was tasked to help secure the Syrian border. We had received intel that Iran was sending weapons into Syria to smuggle across the border for use against American troops. At the same time, refugees from all over the country were flooding the border to escape the war. We successfully accomplished the mission of securing the border that deployment.
Guest opinion: Protecting our nation and honoring those who’ve already done so
KEN BOGNER, JOHN FULLER, RUSS TEMPEL and BARRY USHER For years, Montana has had one of the highest rates of military participation and veterans per capita in the nation. The 2023 Legislature took many steps to both help our men and women in uniform protect our state and country going forward, as well as recognize and honor their service. First, we passed a new law that prohibits foreign adversaries from owning critical infrastructure and agricultural land in Montana.
Guest opinion: Protecting our nation and honoring those who’ve already done so
For years, Montana has had one of the highest rates of military participation and veterans per capita in the nation. The 2023 Legislature took many steps to both help our men and women in uniform protect our state and country going forward, as well as recognize and honor their service. First, we passed a new law that prohibits foreign adversaries from owning critical infrastructure and agricultural land in Montana.
Protecting Our Nation and Honoring Those Who’ve Already Done So
Guest Column It’s important that we as Montanans redouble our support for our military service members and veterans By Ken Bogner, John Fuller, Russ Tempel & Barry Usher December 20, 2023 For years, Montana has had one of the highest rates of military participation and veterans per capita in the nation. The 2023 Legislature took many steps to both help our men and women in uniform protect our state and country going forward, as well as recognize and honor their service.
Ken Bogner: Protecting Montanans from government surveillance
We scored a big win for Montanans’ privacy and against invasive surveillance technology during this year’s legislative session. My Senate Bill 397 severely restricts government’s use of facial recognition technology and is now law in the Last Best Place. Legislators conducted a study of facial recognition between the 2021 and 2023 legislative sessions.
Protecting Montanans from Government Surveillance
Guest Column The law I passed strikes the right balance of protecting Montanans from mass surveillance while making use of facial recognition technology in appropriate, limited circumstances By Ken Bogner September 8, 2023 We scored a big win for Montanans’ privacy and against invasive surveillance technology during this year’s legislative session. My Senate Bill 397 severely restricts government’s use of facial recognition technology and is now law in the Last Best Place.
Protecting Montanans from government surveillance
We scored a big win for Montanans’ privacy and against invasive surveillance technology during this year’s legislative session. My Senate Bill 397 severely restricts government’s use of facial recognition technology and is now law in the Last Best Place. Legislators conducted a study of facial recognition between the 2021 and 2023 legislative sessions.
Legislature gets the heavy lifting done
The recent legislative session was only the second in 20 years with a Republican governor. Last session, in 2021, we passed many good conservative policies for the state, but most of them were comparatively simple bills. In contrast, the 2023 session featured more complex policy on challenging issues. It’s difficult to summarize the scale of the good work that was done in this transformative legislative session.
GUEST OPINION: The major wins of the 68th Legislature
The recent legislative session was only the second in 20 years with a Republican governor. Last session, in 2021, we passed many good conservative policies for the state, but most of them were comparatively simple bills. In contrast, the 2023 session featured more complex policy on challenging issues. It’s difficult to summarize the scale of the good work that was done in this transformative legislative session.
The major wins of the 68th Legislature
The recent legislative session was only the second in 20 years with a Republican governor. Last session, in 2021, we passed many good conservative policies for the state, but most of them were comparatively simple bills. In contrast, the 2023 session featured more complex policy on challenging issues. It's difficult to summarize the scale of the good work that was done in this transformative legislative session.
The Major Wins of the 68th Legislature
The recent legislative session was only the second in 20 years with a Republican governor. Last session, in 2021, we passed many good conservative policies for the state, but most of them were comparatively simple bills. In contrast, the 2023 session featured more complex policy on challenging issues. It’s difficult to summarize the scale of the good work that was done in this transformative legislative session.
The major wins of the 68th Legislature
The recent legislative session was only the second in 20 years with a Republican governor. Last session, in 2021, we passed many good conservative policies for the state, but most of them were comparatively simple bills. In contrast, the 2023 session featured more complex policy on challenging issues. It's difficult to summarize the scale of the good work that was done in this transformative legislative session.
Jason Ellsworth, Steve Fitzpatrick, Ken Bogner: The major wins of the 68th Legislature
The recent legislative session was only the second in 20 years with a Republican governor. Last session, in 2021, we passed many good conservative policies for the state, but most of them were comparatively simple bills. In contrast, the 2023 session featured more complex policy on challenging issues. It’s difficult to summarize the scale of the good work that was done in this transformative legislative session.
Don't give the IRS access to more of your data
Turn on cable news and you would think that Republicans and Democrats can't agree on anything and that bipartisanship is nothing but fantasy. But dig a little deeper, and you will find commonsense policies that Republicans and Democrats should see eye to eye on. Protecting sensitive and personal data of taxpayers should be one of these obvious bipartisan priorities. As a state senator, I am committed to protecting the personal privacy and data security of my fellow Montanans.
Don't give the IRS access to more of your data
Turn on cable news and you would think that Republicans and Democrats can't agree on anything and that bipartisanship is nothing but fantasy. But dig a little deeper, and you will find commonsense policies that Republicans and Democrats should see eye to eye on. Protecting sensitive and personal data of taxpayers should be one of these obvious bipartisan priorities. As a state Senator, I am committed to protecting the personal privacy and data security of my fellow Montanans.
Ken Bogner: Don’t give the IRS access to more of your data
Turn on cable news and you would think that Republicans and Democrats can’t agree on anything and that bipartisanship is nothing but fantasy. But dig a little deeper, and you will find commonsense policies that Republicans and Democrats should see eye to eye on. Protecting sensitive and personal data of taxpayers should be one of these obvious bipartisan priorities. As a state Senator, I am committed to protecting the personal privacy and data security of my fellow Montanans.
Don't give the IRS access to more of your data
Turn on cable news and you would think that Republicans and Democrats can't agree on anything and that bipartisanship is nothing but fantasy. But dig a little deeper, and you will find commonsense policies that Republicans and Democrats should see eye to eye on. Protecting sensitive and personal data of taxpayers should be one of these obvious bipartisan priorities. As a state senator, I am committed to protecting the personal privacy and data security of my fellow Montanans.
Don’t give the IRS access to more of your data
Turn on cable news and you would think that Republicans and Democrats can’t agree on anything, and that bipartisanship is nothing but fantasy. But dig a little deeper, and you will find commonsense policies that Republicans and Democrats should see eye to eye on. Protecting sensitive and personal data of taxpayers should be one of these obvious bipartisan priorities. As a state Senator, I am committed to protecting the personal privacy and data security of my fellow Montanans.
Cracking Down on Foreign Adversaries
One of my top priorities this legislative session is strengthening Montana’s position against hostile foreign nations like China. National security is primarily a responsibility of the federal government, but as a Marine who served in Iraq, I believe elected officials at all levels of government should be improving our security. One thing we can do at the state level is work to keep our adversaries out of our critical infrastructure.
Cracking down on foreign adversaries
One of my top priorities this legislative session is strengthening Montana's position against hostile foreign nations like China. National security is primarily a responsibility of the federal government, but as a Marine who served in Iraq, I believe elected officials at all levels of government should be improving our security. One thing we can do at the state level is work to keep our adversaries out of our critical infrastructure.
Ken Bogner: Cracking down on foreign adversaries
One of my top priorities this legislative session is strengthening Montana’s position against hostile foreign nations like China. National security is primarily a responsibility of the federal government, but as a Marine who served in Iraq, I believe elected officials at all levels of government should be improving our security. One thing we can do at the state level is work to keep our adversaries out of our critical infrastructure.
Cracking down on foreign adversaries
One of my top priorities this legislative session is strengthening Montana's position against hostile foreign nations like China. National security is primarily a responsibility of the federal government, but as a Marine who served in Iraq, I believe elected officials at all levels of government should be improving our security. One thing we can do at the state level is work to keep our adversaries out of our critical infrastructure.
Ken Bogner: Cracking down on foreign adversaries
Map of US claims to show areas most at risk of being targeted in nuclear war A map claiming to show the areas of the US that may be targeted in a nuclear war that originally circulated in 2015 is making the rounds again, amid the Russian war in Ukraine. The map indicates that areas such as Montana and North Dakota may be vital to strike US forces.The map outlines possible targets in every US state, mostly located in the east, but also along the Californian coast.
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