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“The U.S. Supreme Court just unanimously overturned the Montana Supreme Court’s decision requiring PPL and other landowners such as our members to pay rent for the use of Montana’s riverbeds.  The state of Montana and a number of environmental groups had argued that the state owned the riverbeds.

MFBF filed a brief in this case arguing that our members would be irreparably harmed if the Montana Supreme Court’s ruling was allowed to stand and that the state’s claim was an unconstitutional taking of their property.  This is a major victory in defense of the property rights of not only Montana’s farmers and ranchers, but property owners nationwide.”

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The Montana Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors has endorsed Legislative Referendum 119 (LR-119). This referendum, which will be on the Primary Election ballot, will change elections for Montana Supreme Court justices from statewide elections to elections by district.

The Board made the decision following presentations from individuals who support and oppose the referendum.  After hearing both sides, and discussing the arguments, LR-119 received the Board's endorsement.

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A majority of Republican legislators in Montana stand to the left-of-center based upon their voting records, according to an analysis called Taxpayer's Advisory Bulletin (TAB) compiled by the Montana Conservatives organization.

"As a result, state government continues to grow in size, cost and intervention in our lives," because "virtually every Democrat has a consistent far left, Big Government voting record," according to Roger Koopman and Scott Orr, former state legislators who head Montana Conservatives.