🏔️Montana Legislator. Running for state Senate. Former fed prosecutor, Mom of 2 + Smoochie 🐾. Fighting for childhood, working families & the last Fresca.
Helena, MT
Joined December 2015
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In my opinion piece for the @billingsgazette , I argue that we can’t let politics destroy Montana’s fair and impartial courts. #mtpol #mtleg #mtnews billingsgazette.com/opinion/…
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Rep. Laura Smith’s track record proves her resolve to work across party lines and keep Montanans safe and healthy. Let’s elect Rep. Smith to the state Senate so we can hold the government accountable and protect Montanans’ right to privacy. secure.actblue.com/donate/la… #mtleg #mtpol
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"They deepened the crisis by giving tax breaks to major corporations and left the rest of us, including our Main St business, picking up the bill.” Dems unroll plan to address high residential property taxes, blame GOP. @blairmiller: dailymontanan.com/2024/07/02… #mtnews #mtpol #mtleg
Laura Smith retweeted
Part 2: Gianforte's Wider Tax Web in Bozeman
If you missed Part 1, go watch it now. Wrapping up in Bozeman with a clear view of Gianforte’s properties—none look like working ag land, yet all enjoy ag exemptions. He might try to snowball you with tax cuts for himself, but Raph and I are here to fight for your Montana. It’s time for transparency. On November 5, let's give Gianforte the boot. Help us hold our billionaire governor accountable. Better yet, share this video with your friends and family. #RememberNovember #GetYourMontanaBack – at Helena, MT
Laura Smith retweeted
And now we learn that MT has kicked more kids off their insurance than all but 3 other states, thanks to these failures. It's a shameful way to treat MT's kids. #mtleg #mtpol medicaid.gov/sites/default/f…
.@GovGianforte’s DPHHS is ignoring pleas to pause Medicaid redetermination after dropping more than 100k people from Medicaid amid impossible red tape hurdles and an overwhelming backlog. These decisions will cost some people their life-saving health care.
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Does multimillionaire Tim Sheehy think everyone can afford out-of-pocket home doctor visits like he can…? #mtpol #mtsen
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“A former federal prosecutor—and the former deputy director of DPHHS under then-Governor Bullock—Smith set her sights on a series of issues related to children’s safety during the session, with significant success.” @LauraForMT #mtleg #mtpol
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Laura Smith retweeted
Clinic RNs at St Pete's vote to organize! Big news, and a big win in the face of ugly tactics.
Hats off to our caregivers in Helena, @MTnurses and @LaborLabUS
#mtpol #mtnews #unionstrong
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Laura Smith retweeted
It’s important for Montanans to have the opportunity to hear all sides of an issue. I was glad to answer tough questions on the statewide hour of Montana Talks with @aaronflint today. #mtpol
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Laura Smith retweeted
How much does it pay to be friends with @GovGianforte, especially if you’re a New York consultant?
$632.50/hour for senior staff
$517.50/hour for junior staff
$460/hour for support staff
Meanwhile, MT health care providers are STILL waiting on a provider rate increase.#mtpol
Taxpayer dollars @GovGianforte forked over to New York consultants in 2022: $7 million
Taxpayer dollars he’s spending on NYC consultants in 2023: $10 million
Voting Gianforte out in 2024: priceless
#mtpol
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Laura Smith retweeted
Higher property taxes= higher rents. Yet nearly half of my constituents were excluded from property tax relief because they rent their home. A majority of the GOP voted down amendments and bills that my Dem colleagues and I sponsored to include renters in prop tax relief. #mtpol
Rising prices are reshaping Montana, ramping up pressure on both sides of the ownership divide. #mtnews montanafreepress.org/2023/08…
Laura Smith retweeted
On the road again! This week, we visited Libby and Eureka. Montanans are fired up, engaging their local communities, and organizing to get Democrats elected up and down the ballot. #mtpol
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Medicaid unwinding, a tale of two states:
Colorado call center average wait time: 4 minutes
Montana call center average wait time: 42 minutes
Call center calls abandoned in CO: 8%
Call center calls abandoned in MT: 40%
Both have high rates of procedural terminations
Laura Smith retweeted
Awesome initial investment in sheltering the unhoused by Helena City Commission
They allocated $100,000 at last night's city commission meeting.
Great job! Mayor @CollinsWilmot Sean Logan @AShirtliff @EmilyKDean @MelindaLReed
#mtpol #mtnews
Laura Smith retweeted
Read @LauraForMT's new column on property taxes here: flatheadbeacon.com/2023/07/3…
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.@GovGianforte says his admin won’t take the $10 million in federal funds to feed hungry Montana kids because of “administration costs.” But the DPHHS already has the tools to administer the grant…. Huh? 🤔
#mtpol
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Democratic Rep. @LauraForMT championed this bill to protect kids in private residential treatment schools after hearing stories of abuse and isolation from their families. #mtpol
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When somebody shows you who they are believe them
Crazy Republican scandal Day
-Takes admin money to allegedly feed kids
-Won't take the actual money to feed kids
-Senate pres accused of stalking/assaulting a mother
-Gianforte Cabinet member commits hit/run drunk
#mtpol
Laura Smith retweeted
My full statement on the Supreme Court’s decision to uphold the Indian Child Welfare Act
ALT Image of Secretary Haaland with quote that reads: Today’s decision is a welcome affirmation across Indian Country of what presidents and congressional majorities on both sides of the aisle have recognized for the past four decades. For nearly two centuries, federal policies promoted the forced removal of Indian children from their families and communities through boarding schools, foster care, and adoption. Those policies were a targeted attack on the existence of Tribes, and they inflicted trauma on children, families and communities that people continue to feel today. Congress passed the Indian Child Welfare Act in 1978 to put an end to those policies. The Act ensured that the United States’ new policy would be to meet its legal and moral obligation to protect Indian children and families, and safeguard the future of Indian Tribes.
Laura Smith retweeted
"The demand in our communities is high, and we never want to see anyone go hungry. The children in Montana need this help."
Ryan Cremer, Executive Director of Family Service
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