URGENT: Check in with your local Senator as soon as possible

Bad news:  HB 588, to allow the Governor to appoint up to 10 percent of all public employees, passed out of committee on Monday and is likely up for a vote in the full Senate tomorrow.
 
Scary news:  We are expecting the supporters of HB 329 (public funds to private schools) to "blast" the bill out of committee today or tomorrow in the full Senate.
 
Good news:  There may be enough common sense in this Senate to stop both of them.
 
The following contains the links to the one-pagers on privatization and power grabs.
 
Use this online form, call the Capitol Switchboard at 444-4800, or use the personal email addresses and phone numbers. Remember, texts work well, too!
 
Have you called your local Senator lately? It might be time to check in with each of them.
 
More about HB 588:

• Allows Governor to appoint up to 10% of every state agency
• Employees should be hired based on skill set, not relationships
• Appointees have no pay scale, no benefits, no workplace rights and no grievance process
• There's no fixing this bill--it needs to get voted down

More about HB 329:

• Forces public schools to send their per-pupil funding to private, for-profit, and/or religious programs
• The programs don't have to be located in Montana
• The programs don't have to provide special education accommodations or even be accredited
• HB 329 could cost public schools up to $187 million in revenue in just one year. 
• You can find the fiscal note here. 
• HB 329 is blatantly unconstitutional.  You can see the legal review note here.
• We offered amendments to fix the bill, and these were rejected