One Nation, Under God
One Nation, Under God
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Montana beef producers are faced with a number of challenges, and we don't all agree on how to overcome them. These issues are complicated, and often lead to tense conversations. Simply telling one another to get along isn't enough, so I would like to share some of the overarching issues facing everyone in the industry and what we can do to overcome them. Finding common ground is imperative for our future. At the end of the day, I believe that, deep down, all Americans want to get along with...
I serve as a commissioner in a county where nearly 50 percent of the land is federally owned. There are some Montana counties, such as Mineral and Sanders Counties, where the federal government owns more than 80 percent of the lands. While we all value our public lands and how they afford us our unique way of life, the issues that rural counties face is that, because so much of our land is public, it’s left off the tax rolls. Every year we have to fight for Montana counties’ share of funds to offset the loss of these funds. This is a vital iss...
Commissioner Lesley Robinson joined the National Association of Counties (NACo) in Washington DC September 7 to September 9 to urge members of Congress to support a full investment in the Payment in Lieu to Taxes (PILT) program. PILT is a program to offset the absence of property tax revenue from federal lands in the affected counties. Commissioner Robinson was joined by Commissioner Greg Chilcott of Ravalli County Montana and Commissioner Ronnie Beale of North Carolina in her group. There were around 20 commissioners from various counties thro...
On May 22nd in Kauai, I stepped down as President of the Western Interstate Region (WIR) and moved in to the immediate past president position. I am very honored and proud to have served as WIR president. The opportunities that I have gotten while being president were immense. The meetings with the top staff of the leadership of the Senate and House while in DC are at the top of the list. The passion that I have to protect the western way of life made the job as president easy. While in Kauai I would always start my day with a walk by the...
