[NFBMT] It's A Wrap!

[Dar]

I think I replied to this message, 
I am excited we have news line back, but I don’t want summer to go by so fast loll. 


Dar
Every saint has a past, 
Every sinner has a future 


> On May 1, 2021, at 5:56 AM, BRUCE&JOY via NFBMT <nfbmt at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Hello, NFB of Montana Federationists.
> 
> 
> 
> The 67th session of the Montana Legislature is now in the history books.  
> 
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> We did accomplish one big thing: funding NFB-Newsline for the next two years,
> starting July 1.  
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> 
> Although we worked hard to pass HB 643, a bill that would allow a disabled
> voter to electronically return a ballot, and it passed its third reading in
> the House and was referred to the Senate administration Committee, it was
> effectively stopped in its tracks and ultimately failed its first reading in
> the Senate Administration Committee on April 14 by a 4 to 4 tie vote.   
> 
> 
> 
> So now it's on to planning for the next legislative session in 2022.  I want
> to thank everyone who participated in this year's legislative process.  We
> made a difference, and did procure funding for NFB-Newsline, something we
> really need.  Now we have to spread the word and acquaint as many people as
> possible with the benefits of NFB-Newsline, so that this funding may be
> sustainable for many years to come.
> 
> 
> 
> Joy Breslauer, First Vice President, and Advocacy and Public Policy Committee
> Chair
> 
> National Federation of the Blind of Montana 
> 
> Web Site: http://www.nfbofmt.org <http://www.nfbofmt.org/> 
> 
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> Live the life you want
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> 
> The National Federation of the Blind is a community of members and friends
> who believe in the hopes and dreams of the nation's blind. Every day we work
> together to help blind people live the lives they want. 
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> 
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