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Articles written by Mike Lang--montana State Representative


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  • The Lang Report

    Mike Lang--Montana State Representative|May 27, 2015

    The 64th Montana Legislature is almost in the books. History will formulate the decisions that were made into a true factual scenarios. I enjoyed the session. Yes there were long hours, steep learning curves, enduring decisions, and I supported and objected to bills that I feel are best for my constituents and Montana. Some have become law and many have not. There were 1,187 bills introduced, 592 died in the Senate and/or the House. The Governor has had the final say on the remaining 595 bills. I served on three House committees this session....

  • FCC Regulations Could Spell End Of Internet Freedom

    Mike Lang--Montana State Representative, The Lang Report|Apr 15, 2015

    Can a massive dose of old-fashioned government intervention into a freely-operating market really be trusted to ensure the Internet will continue to be an open an innovative place in the future? That’s what President Obama and the Democrat majority on the Federal Communications Commission want us to believe, but can they possibly be right? The president outlined his preference for a high degree of government regulation of the Internet during his latest State of the Union address in January. At the end of February, the FCC (a regulatory a...

  • Halftime For Legislature

    Mike Lang--Montana State Representative, The Lang Report|Feb 25, 2015

    Hello to the Hi-Line from your Capitol in Helena. The 64th Montana Legislature is at the halfway point. The easy work has been done and the hard decisions are before us. The House and Senate leadership are working together and await the Executive branch to join in. There any many pieces to the puzzle, we would like them all to fit, but reality is, they will not. We have proposed, through a series of healthcare bills, that will take care of the needy by “getting the right services to the right people.” We are trying to fill the poverty hole cre...