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26 Mar 2013, 10:01 pm by Dan Flynn
Senator, Democrat Jon Tester, who made advocacy for small farms his hallmark. [read post]
25 Mar 2013, 11:40 pm by Michele Simon
 Despite Montana Senator Jon Tester’s best attempts to stop the so-called biotech rider, the measure was pushed through. [read post]
13 Feb 2013, 4:00 am
Last week, in this press release, Senator Jon Tester (D-MT), announced that he and and Congressman Steve Israel (D-N.Y.) will champion the effort to change the FMLA to allow  parents grieving from the death of their son or daughter to receive up to 12 weeks of job-protected time-off. [read post]
10 Jan 2013, 11:57 pm by Helena Bottemiller
Jon Tester (D-MT) to exempt small farms that sell mostly locally — will become “more controversial” as people realize just how widely they will apply. [read post]
12 Sep 2012, 5:00 am by Doug Cornelius
Montana Jon Tester is the incumbent Senator seeking reelection. [read post]
31 Jul 2012, 9:00 pm
By Fairfax County/Northern Virginia/Maryland/Beltway criminal defense lawyer Jon Katz. [read post]
19 Jun 2012, 3:50 pm by Michael Markarian
Jon Tester, D-Mont., that would allow the import of sport-hunted polar bear trophies and block efforts to get toxic lead out of ammunition. [read post]
4 Apr 2012, 12:04 am by Glenn Reynolds
Any hypotheses for why The One might be nervous about vulnerable red-state Democrats like Claire McCaskill and Jon Tester taking a vote on a budget that calls for another $1.3 trillion deficit this year and a cool $901 billion deficit next year? [read post]
30 Mar 2012, 7:52 am by Matthew Kolken
In this regard, in the Senate during the lame duck session, five Democrats fillibustered the DREAM Act: Kay Hagan of North Carolina, Mark Pryor of Arkansas, Ben Nelson of Nebraska and Montana Democrats, Jon Tester and Max Baucus. [read post]
19 Mar 2012, 3:00 am by Jon L. Gelman
Co-Sponsors were: Sen Boxer, Barbara [CA] - 3/6/2012 Sen Durbin, Richard [IL] - 3/6/2012 Sen Feinstein, Dianne [CA] - 3/6/2012 Sen Isakson, Johnny [GA] - 3/6/2012 Sen Murray, Patty [WA] - 3/6/2012 Sen Reid, Harry [NV] - 3/6/2012 Sen Tester, Jon [MT] - 3/6/2012    A resolution (S. [read post]
8 Mar 2012, 7:39 am by Rick Hasen
To that end, it is considering plans to weigh in on the race to help Brown retain his seat and to elect Republicans to Democratic seats held by McCaskill, Senator Jon Tester of Montana, and retiring Senator Jim Webb of Virginia. [read post]
2 Jan 2012, 5:00 am by Jon Gelman
Senator Jon Tester is calling on the VA to safeguard the health of American veterans by establishing a list of burn pits used by the military in Iraq and Afghanistan to dispose of waste materials.Tester is a sponsor of the bipartisan Open Burn Pit Registry Act, which requires the VA to document the locations of open-air burn pits. [read post]
28 Dec 2011, 11:43 am by Michael Markarian
Jon Tester, D-Mont., led the charge against wolves by making an end run around the Endangered Species Act on the “continuing resolution” enacted in April to fund the federal government through FY 2011. [read post]
26 Dec 2011, 1:59 am
From Washington to Maine with numerous stops in between, the food "sovereignty" movement emerged as the 10th most important food safety story of 2011.With many variations, the movement involved attempts -- some successful, some not -- to exempt local food producers from food-safety regulation or oversight.Father of the movement is a Big Sandy, MT farmer named Jon Tester, whose other job is representing his state in the U.S. [read post]