Governor Brian Schweitzer

The Montana Land Board is to vote Monday on whether to put up for lease a half-billion-ton coal reserve near the Wyoming border _ a politically charged decision for Gov. Brian Schweitzer and the four other Democrats who make up the panel. Coal royalties and... Montana - United States - Wyoming - Brian Schweitzer - Democratic  

Schweitzer: "No governor in Montana history has sent more bison to slaughter than this governor." Opinion by R.T. Fitch, author of "Straight from the Horse's Heart" HOUSTON (SFHH) - Montana’s Governor Brian Schweitzer garnered international notoriety, earlier this year, by...read more  

HELENA – The governor says he is backing U.S. Sen. Jon Tester's plan to both create more wilderness and mandate more logging. Gov. Brian Schweitzer, a Democrat, submitted the testimony in advance of Thursday's hearing on the bill in the U.S. Senate. He says it will create good jobs with more logging.  

Helena, Mont. -- Montana Gov. Brian Schweitzer is aiming to transform his state into a national hub for renewable energy resources. Thanks to abundant wind and ...  

BILLINGS – Gov. Brian Schweitzer told members of a conservative livestock association Friday that he has pushed an agenda favorable to their industry but repeatedly run into opposition from the group's lobbyists. Schweitzer was invited to address the Montana Stockgrowers Association annual convention by leaders of the organization eager to end years of disagreement with the Democratic governor.  

Despite recent losses in gubernatorial races in Virginia and New Jersey, Democrats are at least outwardly optimistic heading into 2010, when 37 governorships are up for grabs. Meeting with fellow governors in Washington, D.C., this week, Montana Gov. Brian Schweitzer, the outgoing chair of the Democratic Governors Association, said his party is “going to pick up states that haven’t been in the hands of Democratic governors for a generation...  

HELENA – Gov. Brian Schweitzer says budget concerns are behind a decision to cut four Commerce Department jobs. The administration says more "austerity measures" could be coming. The governor says he has directed his administration to find saving measures wherever possible.  

HELENA – A state law used to determine Gov. Brian Schweitzer illegally appeared in state-produced radio announcements while he was a candidate is vague and should be thrown out, an attorney for the governor argued. "I don't think there's any question that the law is ambiguous and should not be enforced on the governor," Mike Meloy told District Judge Jeff Sherlock at a hearing. "This is not Watergate. This is a simple 'thank-you-to-farmers...  

HELENA – Adam Schweitzer, the father of Gov. Brian Schweitzer, died Friday at the age of 89. A lifelong farmer and rancher who kept working into his 80s, Adam Schweitzer died in Helena of natural causes, the governor said.  

2009 Democratic Governors Association Chairman Gov. Brian Schweitzer goes over the DGA's 2010 leadership & their efforts to the 2010 governors’ races. He also discusses how governors are responding to the current economic challenges. Length: 28 min.Published: Today at 9am (ET)  

The 400-acre site of Black Eagle's former metals refinery in Great Falls needs significant work to remove decades of waste left behind, and now that Montana Gov. Brian Schweitzer has thrown his political heft behind a Superfund designation of the site, let's hope the Environmental Protection Agency recommends the site for such a listing.Great Falls TribuneView Comments |  

Montana Gov. Brian Schweitzer is chairman of the Western Governors Association, and he said Tuesday, he intends to put the problem of the spread of pine beetles on the agenda of the Western Governors Association.MissoulianView Comments |  

Montana Public Service Commission Brad Molnar wants Gov. Brian Schweitzer to provide all computer records on the proposed Mountain States Transmission Intertie (MSTI), a 430-mile transmission line from southwest Montana into Idaho, and the governor's office said they're willing to provide the records as soon as Molnar coughs up the cash to pay for the search.Billings GazetteView Comments |  

HELENA - Gov. Brian Schweitzer has ordered that all flags in Montana be lowered to half-staff in honor of a soldier killed in Iraq. The U.S. Defense Department says Army Private First Class Michael A. Rogers, of White Sulpher Springs, died last ...  

After years of testing and many discussions among Black Eagle residents and government officials, Governor Brian Schweitzer has formally requested that the area be designated a Superfund site.