Serving Proudly As The Voice Of Valley County Since 1913
Serving Proudly As The Voice Of Valley County Since 1913
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Montana Insurance Commissioner Monica J. Lindeen released the following statement Tuesday: “I’m glad the president acknowledged what everyone in Montana already knows: The federally built health insurance Marketplace website isn’t working. This is unacceptable. “In 2011, I argued that Montana should make its own Marketplace website. As Montana’s insurance commissioner, I knew just how important this site would be to the smooth operation of our insurance markets. But politics prevailed – and now Montanans who need quality, affordable...
Here's to working together. Here's to the slow, arduous pursuit of compromise. Here's to the overlooked, underappreciated, unglamorous middle ground. These days, we hear so much from the fringes that it's easy to forget that progress is possible. When Montana's legislature met in 2011, one fringe ran the show, refusing to budge and leaving the people of Montana in a lurch. Moderates, compromise, and middle ground were scarce around the halls of the Capitol. Instead, we got a heaping helping of grandstanding and chest-pounding, but no progress.... Full story
