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Wonky Word Wednesdays: Revenue

For the past two weeks, we’ve been discussing how the state invests its resources. However, equally as important is where those dollars originate....

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Women in Low-Wage Jobs

Last week, a new study was released on men and women in low-wage jobs. Of the nearly 20 million low-wage workers in the country, a staggering...

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Women's Issues in the News

In case you missed it last week, issues that impact women were all over the state and the nation.  On Thursday, Governor Bullock released the...

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Kids Count Data "Race for Results"

The evidence keeps mounting that American Indian children in Montana start life at a disadvantage and have a hard time catching up. To some extent...

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Wonky Word Wednesdays: House Bill 2

The beginning of the legislative session seems far away, but it is only 20 wonky words! (If I take off Christmas and New Years). I think there are...

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Congressman Ryan's Anti-Poverty Grants Won't Reduce Poverty

In case you missed it last week, Wisconsin Congressman Paul Ryan proposed “Opportunity Grants”  as his new anti-poverty program. The idea is to...

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Kids Count Report: How Montana's Children Measure UP

It seems like blogging best practices suggests including cute pictures whenever possible. We couldn’t agree more since our work tends to be a bit on...

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Wonky Word Wednesdays: Appropriation

Deciding how the state invests our tax dollars is critical to how our state supports its citizens and improves our overall economy. It is this part of...

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