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MT: Judge unseals lawsuit against former political practices commissioner
By Phil Drake | Montana Watchdog
HELENA – A judge unsealed a lawsuit Friday that accuses the former state commissioner of political practices of violating the very law he authored while a Democratic legislator in 2005.
The lawsuit alleges he made false claims when filling out his timesheet for hours not worked and used public property for [...]
Tentative agreement reached to give state workers raises in ’13 and ’14
HELENA – The state and its employee unions have reached a tentative agreement that would give employees a 5 percent raise in 2013 and another 5 percent in 2014 and increase employer contributions for health care about $150, a union official said Monday.
The proposal comes a little more than a year after a legislative session [...]
Who investigates the investigator? Topic turns into political hot potato
By PHIL DRAKE
HELENA – The integrity of a confiscated computer, department “wish lists” and questions about who polices the political police were topics that arose Friday as a state committee discussed the Commissioner of Political Practices (CPP) office and possible changes to be made.
And it was revealed how this issue has become a political hot [...]
Some state workers get raises under Broadband Pay Plan, KXLH-TV reports
Editor’s note: I found this story by reporter Marnee Banks of KXLH-TV to be interesting. And it seems to fuel the pay raise/no pay raise debate. To see the full story, click here.
By MARNEE BANKS
KXLH-TV
HELENA – Despite attempts to stop state of Montana workers from getting pay raises, some employees are and Republican legislators say [...]
Computer removed this week from Political Practices chief’s office
HELENA – A state computer in the office of former Political Practices Commissioner David Gallik was removed this week by the state Information Technology Services Division.
Paula Stoll, administrator of the state Human Resources Policy and Programs Bureau, said she asked to have the computer removed.
“I thought it would be important to preserve the record,” she [...]
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