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Montana House minority leader urges investment in prevention programs, warns against tapping coal trust
Summary
House Minority Leader Vicki Cutturella said she prioritizes prevention programs in education and social services over expanding incarceration, voiced concern about proposals to break the coal tax trust, and criticized committee decisions that have placed federal Head Start funds at risk.
Vicki Cutturella, the House minority leader, said she is focused on prevention programs for children and families and warned that shifting resources into corrections and incarceration is the wrong direction for Montana.
"My big huge concerning, number 1, is the trend I see here for cutting prevention programs of all kinds in favor of incarceration of human beings," Cutturella said. She…
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