Adney TSN Interview

Bob Adney, Executive Director of Treasure State Network (TSN), appeared on KTVM News to give an interview about counties coordinating an effort to block open record requests.  Most of the counties claim they are understaffed and it would cost too much money and time.  As indicated in the original Freedom of Information (FOIA) request we [...]

Obamacare

I’ve seen articles, blogs, ABC infomercials, and rallies on Obama’s desire to have government run health care.  As you probably know I constantly wonder how, and why, politicians keep spending our hard-earned money.  The politicians need to stop spending or the dollar will continue to fall and they will bankrupt this great country.  By permitting [...]

California’s Budget Mess

Years ago, I had the (dis)pleasure of working in California on a few political fights.  California is a beautiful state, but the liberal spend and spend more politicians were driving the car off the cliff. Anyone with half a brain could see what was going on, but the politicians did NOTHING about it.  They just [...]

The Press is Working Hard

As many of you know, Treasure State Network (TSN)  has been getting a lot of press from our open records request.  You can read about the requests here in an earlier blog post.  The counties have implemented a coordinated effort to block the public from getting the records we requested. The most amazing thing is [...]

Counties Coordinate to Block Open Records

On Monday, we (Treasure State Network – TSN) sent out follow-up Freedom of Information (FOIA) requests trying to break through the organized blocking of their records by almost every Montana County. To give a little background, on May 6th TSN sent a FOIA request to all counties in Montana asking for a list of all [...]

UM Tuition Increase

Last week, the Board of Regents voted to increase tuition at Montana State University (MSU) and University of Montana (UM).   As mentioned in my previous post, both schools wanted this increase.   It would impact all college students and families struggling in these tough economic times. The University of Montana plans to cut about $2 million [...]

Tea Party VICTORY!!

As many of you have been following, a fight has been brewing between the City of Bozeman and the Bozeman Tea Party.  If you have not followed the events here is an article from last week in the Bozeman Chronicle.  The Independence Day Tea Party was approved for a permit to assemble, but denied the [...]

MSU Tuition Increase

The Board of Regents has voted to raise tuition 3 percent at Montana State University-Bozeman and the University of Missoula.  This increase will take effect next year on all university students. MSU must cut $1 million from its budget compared to $2.5 million if tuition would have been frozen.  University officials seem happy they received [...]