Montana GOP formalizes opposition to ‘The Montana Plan’

The Montana Republican Party Executive Board on Tuesday passed a resolution formally opposing Initiative 194, “The Montana Plan,” which seeks to limit spending by corporations, nonprofits and other organizations in elections.

“I-194 would clearly and egregiously strip Montana’s small, family-owned businesses, organizations, and associations of their constitutional First Amendment speech rights, all while privileging out-of-state billionaires with unrestricted spending in Montana’s elections,” the GOP said in a press release.

The state party criticized the initiative …