Articles written by Fred Thomas & Ron Ehli

Fred Thomas and Ron Ehli, Montana Senate Majority Leader and Montana House Majority Leader|Updated Apr 17, 2018

There is a real tragedy of Governor Steve Bullock’s deep cuts to the Department of Health and Human Services budget: He didn’t have to make them. On multiple occasions Bullock could have sided with protecting Montana’s most vulnerable citizens who depend on help from government services for their daily lives. But he has so far shown minimal interest in doing so, and has put very little effort into finding better solutions. In fact, the Governor’s stubbornness has many legislators starting to think that he is using the funding...