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The Montana Legislature is rife with conflicts of interest — and they’re legal

Montana’s legislators voted on hundreds of bills this session that would directly benefit the businesses they run outside the state Capitol. Yet many do not see that as a problem.

More than a dozen state leaders said it is not unethical to bring bills that would advantage their professions or properties so long as others received the same gain and the link is openly shared. Most lauded the fact Montana has a part-time, citizen Legislature where farmers sit on agricultural committees, lawyers craft state criminal laws, teachers tweak education policy, and business owners set industry regulations. Experience makes them experts, they say.

JAYME FRASER [email protected]

Full Story: http://mtstandard.com/news/government-and-politics/legislature-is-rife-with-conflicts-of-interest-and-they-re/article_f6cc582f-bb73-53df-a5e6-3fd24cefe026.html

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