MT Lowdown Podcast
Episode 54 — Lee Newspapers Capitol reporter Holly Michels
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Michels thought she was covering a relatively mundane event. Then came the socialism scoop.
Montana’s Great Prairie Experiment
The Nature Conservancy, ranchers, and the American Prairie Reserve have different ideas for the future of this land. But maybe they don’t have to choose at all.
Special Series
The Long Streets Project
We're exploring Montana's economic future. You can come along.
MTFP guide: Montana’s 2020 election
By Eric Dietrich
What you need to know as Montana’s 2020 candidates compete for your vote
climate change
Governor’s climate panel forwards recommendations for reducing greenhouse gas emissions
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Proposals provide a look at how Montana might grapple with a global climate crisis but fail to pin down a date by which Montana can get to “net-zero.”
Montana Lowdown Podcast
Episode 53 — Secretary of State candidate Bowen Greenwood
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Clerk of the Montana Supreme Court Bowen Greenwood brings a passion for communication to his Republican campaign for the Secretary of State’s office.
2020 Elections
GOP governor candidates stake similar claims at Billings debate
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Fox, Gianforte, and Olszewski all said taxes should be lower, abortion should be outlawed, regulations should be reduced, and drug wars should be fought.
CSKT Water Compact
Who’s yea and who’s nay on the CSKT water compact
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As the Montana Water Rights Protection Act awaits action in Washington, D.C., here’s where key players stand.
MT Lowdown Podcast
Episode 52 — Sen. Fred Thomas on deregulation, term limits, and three decades in the Capitol
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Reflecting on his third stint in the Legislature, Thomas says, “Everybody in the body was different. But the people in the hallways, the lobbyists, were very similar, and our staff, and some bureaucracy. And I thought, ‘I don’t know if this is good.’”
CSKT Water Compact
Olszewski and Republican cohort asks Daines to withdraw CSKT compact bill
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“This discussion that the water is a treaty right is wrong,” Olszewski said Wednesday.
Legislative Week
Would annual sessions give Montanans better government? Lawmakers have mixed views.
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Most states have shifted to annual legislative sessions in recent decades. Montana is one of just four that haven’t.
News
Conflict over unreleased Medicaid audit could delay state infrastructure projects
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Because the state could potentially have to repay federal Medicaid funding if officials conclude the program is mismanaged, auditors want the governor’s office to include a disclosure notice in financial filings.
MT Lowdown Podcast
Episode 51 — Legislative Services Division Executive Director Susan Fox
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“The budget people don’t understand the policy people, and the policy people don’t understand the budget.”