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Economy tops 2013 Montana Legislature

In two weeks, it will be a new political game in town for Montana — a new governor, new legislative leadership, and new promises to work together at the 2013 Legislature to tackle the state’s problems, from the economy to energy to education.

Yet the Montana Legislature, which convenes in Helena Jan. 7, also has shades of sessions past, with a Democratic governor, a Republican-controlled House and Senate, and some very different ideas on state spending priorities and what to do with a budget surplus approaching $500 million.

Editor’s note: This is the first of a four-part series by the Lee Newspapers State Bureau examining the major issues facing the 2013 Legislature, which convenes Jan. 7.

By Mike Dennison of the Standard State Bureau

Full Story: http://mtstandard.com/news/state-and-regional/economy-tops-legislature/article_b162d07a-5224-11e2-aabf-001a4bcf887a.html

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