GOP
fuming as Senate pushes through tax plan
Montana Forum, MT - Apr 19, 2007
Senate Majority Leader Carol Williams, D-Missoula, said she knew Republicans
were angry, but pointed out that the GOP-led House had bottled up the ...
Critics
say Democrats’ state budget — $7.9 billion — is too big
The Havre Daily News, MT - Apr 16, 2007
Senate Majority Leader Carol Williams, D-Missoula, responded that Democrats
are making up for years of GOP leadership that cut taxes for the wealthy and
...
Senate
endorses only remaining constituency account bill
Helena Independent Record, MT - Apr 4, 2007
Carol Williams, D-Missoula, that passed the Senate was effectively killed
by the House. Sen. Larry Jent, D-Bozeman, said the bill was necessary to ...
Leading
plan to regulate secretive accounts hits roadblock
Great Falls Tribune, MT - Mar 21, 2007
It was carried by Senate Majority Leader Carol Williams of Missoula. A government
watchdog group, Montana Common Cause, said the partisan vote was ...
Public
Defender Office gets $4 million boost
Great Falls Tribune, MT - Mar 30, 2007
"This will let them get off to a good, solid start," said Senate
Majority Leader Carol Williams, D-Missoula. The Senate Finance and Claims
Committee is ...
Central budget bill endorsed in Senate
Helena Independent Record, MT - Apr 13, 2007
Senate Majority Leader Carol Williams, D-Missoula, responded that Democrats
are making up for years of GOP leadership that cut taxes for the wealthy and
...
School
aid package approved by Senate
Helena Independent Record, MT - Apr 4, 2007
“This is one of the number-one things we have to fund in this state
education for our kids,’’ said Senate Majority Leader Carol Williams,
D-Missoula. ...
Biggest
budget bills hit Senate
Great Falls Tribune, MT - Apr 13, 2007
Senate Majority Leader Carol Williams, D-Missoula, noted that amendments to
increase spending have come from both Democrats and Republicans. ...
Group
requests disclosure of accounts
Billings Gazette, MT - Mar 31, 2007
... wrote Senate President Mike Cooney, D-Helena, and Senate Majority Leader
Carol Williams, D-Missoula, regarding upcoming action on House Bill 462, ...
Bottom-Up
Power
Yahoo! News - Apr 9, 2007
The day I arrive in Missoula, in March 2006, I meet a bright, blond athlete
named Betsy Hands. As we drive around town, Hands tells me she is a former
Peace ..
All-day
kindergarten faces tough road in House
Helena Independent Record, MT - Mar 22, 2007
But Senate Majority Leader Carol Williams, D-Missoula, said the merits of
the measure, which would provide $26 million in state money over the next
two ...
Bipartisan
Montana bill lets Supreme Court rule on referenda
Legal News Line, DC - Apr 10, 2007
Carol Williams (D-Missoula) on request from McGrath and Secretary of State
Brad Johnson. The two worked hard to gain bipartisan support for the bill
in the ...
This
Week with Rep. Gordon Hendrick: Once more unto the breach
Clark Fork Chronicle, MT - Apr 4, 2007
Carol Williams about Senate Bill 452, the Working Forests, Ranches, and Watersheds
Program. "When I first signed my name on this bill, it was a lot smaller
...
Senate
panel boosts school budget
Great Falls Tribune, MT - Apr 4, 2007
Carol Williams, D-Missoula, said that catching mental-health problems early
would save the state money down the road, but most importantly, ...
Short
week, looming deadlines face legislators
Montana Forum, MT - Apr 2, 2007
Carol Williams, D-Missoula, to create an older Montanans trust fund to create
new services or expand existing ones for the elderly. * LEGISLATOR HIRINGS.
...
School-funding
bill gets preliminary approval
Great Falls Tribune, MT - Apr 5, 2007
But Senate Majority Leader Carol Williams, D-Missoula, argued against Ryan's
amendment, calling it "a terrible mistake" because it might cause
some schools ...
House
OKs redo of petition process
Billings Gazette, MT - Apr 4, 2007
Carol Williams, D-Missoula, at the request of Attorney General Mike McGrath,
a Democrat, and Secretary of State Brad Johnson, a Republican. ...
Still
no deal on social services
Helena Independent Record, MT - Mar 23, 2007
... "so people in Montana will be proud again with what the Legislature
is doing with their budget," said Senate Majority Leader Carol Williams,
D-Missoula. ...
Senate
Dems: We'll clean up budget mess
Montana Forum, MT - Mar 23, 2007
Senate Majority Leader Carol Williams, D-Missoula, said the Senate Finance
and Claims Committee "will restore public confidence in the budget"
and make it ...
Senate
to will start on budget
Great Falls Tribune, MT - Mar 22, 2007
... ”so people in Montana will be proud again with what the Legislature
is doing with their budget,” said Senate Majority Leader Carol Williams,
D-Missoula. ...
Legislature
update
Billings Gazette, MT - Mar 3, 2007
Carol Williams, D-Missoula, to make it unlawful discrimination for employers
and labor organizations not to give breast-feeding mothers break times and
...
Democrats
split over first half of session
The Missoulian, MT - Mar 2, 2007
... Missoula's Democratic legislators are of two minds at the midpoint of
the 2007 Legislature. Several of the delegation's senators, Carol Williams,
...
'Transparency' a favorite among hip, trendy legislative lingo Great Falls
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Lawmakers
headed right way on leftover funds
Great Falls Tribune, MT - Mar 1, 2007
Carol Williams, D-Missoula, allows establishment and regulation of the accounts.
That's SB91 that passed Saturday. The House bill that passed overwhelmingly
...
Senate
votes against fund for land buys
Billings Gazette, MT - Feb 27, 2007
In related action, the Senate passed SB452 by Senate Majority Leader Carol
Williams, D-Missoula, which creates a Montana working forests, ranches, ...
Senate
approves monitoring constituency accounts
Helena Independent Record, MT - Feb 23, 2007
The body voted 34-14 to give preliminary approval to a measure by Senate Majority
Leader Carol Williams, D-Missoula, that would regulate constituency ...
Senate
OKs new initiative laws
Billings Gazette, MT - Feb 24, 2007
The body voted 43-5 to give preliminary approval to a bill sponsored by Senate
Majority Leader Carol Williams, D-Missoula. The measure would ban the ...
Bill
aims to help working moms breastfeed
Helena Independent Record, MT - Feb 27, 2007
Carol Williams, D-Missoula, would help make it easier for Kron and many other
women to get the food they want in their babies’ mouths. ...
Regulate
constituency accounts
Helena Independent Record, MT - Feb 6, 2007
Senate Majority Leader Carol Williams, D-Missoula, the sponsor of one of the
measures to regulate constituency accounts, said a ban goes too far, ...
Lawmakers
at halfway point, budget unsolved
Billings Gazette, MT - Feb 28, 2007
... budget the way Montanan families do their own budget," by looking
at the needs that must be met, said Senate Majority Leader Carol Williams,
D-Missoula.
Constituency
accounts under fire
Great Falls Tribune, MT - Feb 6, 2007
Two other ideas for the accounts are scheduled to come up later this week,
one from Senate Majority Leader Carol Williams, D-Missoula, and another from
Rep. ...
Death
penalty bill before Legislature
Billings Gazette, MT - Feb 4, 2007
... will hear public comments on SB96, by Senate Majority Leader Carol Williams,
D-Missoula, to revise state laws regulating ballot issues. ...
Indian
ed backers protest panel's vote
Billings Gazette, MT - Feb 6, 2007
Carol Williams, D-Missoula, who spoke at the press conference. "This
action from the House committee is a giant, giant step backward from where
we started ...
Panel
majority supports ending Montana death penalty
Great Falls Tribune, MT - Feb 16, 2007
Senate Majority Leader Carol Williams, D-Missoula, called last week's three-hour
committee hearing "one of the more powerful hearings" she's heard
on the ...
Committee
OKs bill to end death penalty
Billings Gazette, MT - Feb 16, 2007
Carol Williams, D-Missoula, said. "As long as I feel there's the potential
that somebody may be innocently convicted of something, I think the government
...
Initiative
overhaul gets little reaction
Billings Gazette, MT - Feb 23, 2007
Carol Williams, D-Missoula, would prohibit paying signature-gatherers on a
per-signature basis and would require the gatherers to be residents of Montana.
...
Timber
in transition: Legislation aims to close tax loopholes
The Missoulian, MT - Feb 6, 2007
Carol Williams, D-Missoula, plans to introduce a bill in the next few weeks
to create a “Montana Working Forests, Ranches, Farms and Watershed Program.”
...
Bill
supporters say its time to reform initative process
The Havre Daily News, MT - Feb 8, 2007
Carol Williams, D-Missoula, is carrying the measure and told the Senate State
Administration Committee that the bill makes three key changes. ...
Lawmakers
Seek to Clean Up ‘Slush Funds’
New West, MT - Feb 5, 2007
Carol Williams, D-Missoula, HB 562 by Rep. Wanda Grinde, D-Billings, and HB
462 by Rep. Diane Sands, D-Missoula.
Daily
legislative diary
Helena Independent Record, MT - Feb 7, 2007
_ Senate Majority Leader Carol Williams, D-Missoula, introduced a bill that
would require petition signature gatherers to be Montana residents and forbid
...
Ready
for their license
Missoula Independent, MT - Feb 15, 2007
Carol Williams of Missoula thought McKenna’s concerns were unjustified.
“I think this bill goes a long way to making it so that it’s more
transparent, ...
Horse
Sense: For GOP, divvying bill means equality
Billings Gazette, MT - Feb 10, 2007
"They (House Republicans) have HB2 right now," said Senate Majority
Leader Carol Williams, D-Missoula. "They have total control. Their folks
are chairing ...
Horse
Sense
Helena Independent Record, MT - Feb 10, 2007
“They (House Republicans) have HB2 right now,” said Senate Majority
Leader Carol Williams, D-Missoula. “They have total control. Their folks
are chairing ...
GOP
tight-lipped about plans for budget bill - or bills
Billings Gazette, MT - Feb 7, 2007
In the Senate, Democratic Majority Leader Carol Williams of Missoula also
questioned Republican Minority Leader Corey Stapleton about the Republicans'
plans ...
Lawmakers
criticize Indian education cuts
Great Falls Tribune, MT - Feb 7, 2007
Senate Majority Leader Carol Williams, D-Missoula, called the subcommittee's
action "a giant, giant step backward from where we started in 2005. ...
Educators
show support for all-day kindergarten
Great Falls Tribune, MT Jan 11, 2006
HELENA — The Capitol buzzed with talk of full-day kindergarten Wednesday,
with droves of educators and administrators turning out in support of the
idea. ...
New Montana Senate leader sees Pelosi as kindred spirit
Billings Gazette, MT - Jan 5, 2007
Carol Williams of Missoula, the first female majority leader at the Montana
Legislature. Williams got to know Pelosi during Williams' years in Washington,
...
New
Senate majority leader relates to Pelosi
The Missoulian, MT - Jan 5, 2007
Carol Williams of Missoula, the first woman majority leader at the Montana
Legislature. Williams got to know Pelosi during Williams' years in Washington,
...
Party-line
vote belies talk of bipartisanship
Montana Forum, MT - Jan 4, 2007
In the Democrat-controlled Senate on Wednesday, Majority Leader Carol Williams,
D-Missoula, the first woman to hold that post in the Montana Legislature,
...
Debate over all-day kindergarten expected in legislative session
Great Falls Tribune, MT - Dec 30, 2006
HELENA — All-day kindergarten gets high marks from Kacey Molloy, a teacher
at Whittier Elementary School in Great Falls' lower North Side. ...