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MT Developmental Center saved – again

March 22, 2013 3-22-13   The Montana Developmental Center survived another close call in the legislature yesterday. The bill …...

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Montana’s education community gathers for Day of Advocacy

March 19, 2013 3-19-13 MEA-MFT members & teachers Eric Matthews, Anne Keith, and Jerry Reisig of Bozeman take a breather at …...

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Pay plan bill altered in committee

March 18, 2013 3-23-13   House Appropriations Committee finally acted on HB 13, the state pay plan. The hearing …...

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Protect our public schools: help stop SB 374

March 15, 2013 3-15-13   Senate Bill 374 (Lewis) is a bill to take taxpayer dollars away from Montana’s …...

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Head Start funding bill goes down

March 14, 2013 3-14-13   Sad news for Head Start. The House Education Committee voted No on MEA-MFT’s Head …...

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HB 13 wounded but not dead

March 14, 2013 3-14-13   Wednesday afternoon, March 13, the House Appropriations Committee, voted NO on a motion to …...

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SB 175: school funding & property tax relief

March 12, 2013 March 2013   SB 175, sponsored by Sen. Llew Jones, is the k-12 school funding bill …...

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“Free HB 13!” say state employees

March 8, 2013   State Superintendent Denise Juneau and MEA-MFT member Jill Cohenour: “5 & 5” Day after day during the …...

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Protecting your pension

March 6, 2013 2-6-13   For MEA-MFT, protecting our members’ pensions is a top priority for the 2013 legislative …...

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MEA-MFT and allies release mid-session voting record

March 4, 2013 2-28-13     MEA-MFT and our allies in Montana public education have been working together as …...

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