MTFP News
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Capping a year of strong journalism and successful fundraising, MTFP is looking for a reporter to help us up our game in the new year.
CSKT Water Compact
Olszewski and Republican cohort asks Daines to withdraw CSKT compact bill
“This discussion that the water is a treaty right is wrong,” Olszewski said Wednesday.
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
MT Lowdown Podcast
Episode 50 — Highlights from 2019
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This week, Montana Free Press is closing out 2019 by looking back at some highlights from the first year of the Montana Lowdown podcast. This 2019 review episode features host and MTFP editor-in-chief John S. Adams in a conversation with the show’s producer, Alex McKenzie.
Energy
NorthWestern says it’s running short on power. Climate activists say we’re running out of time.
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The utility’s new 20-year energy plan catches the Public Service Commission in the crossfire.
MT Lowdown Podcast
Episode 49 — U.S. House candidate Tim Johnson
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‘I want to talk about our culture, I want to talk about the forces that drive decisions,’ says the Republican candidate for Congress.
CSKT Water Compact
Daines and Tester co-sponsor CSKT water rights settlement
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Montana Water Rights Protection Act would settle more than a century of disputes.
National Bison Range
Daines bill would return National Bison Range to Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes
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While the exact language of the bill has not yet been made public, a draft obtained by Montana Free Press reverses a 111-year-old act of Congress that took the lands comprising the Bison Range from the tribes.
NorthWestern Energy
NorthWestern announces plan to acquire majority stake in Colstrip Unit 4
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The company also pledged to reduce the ‘carbon intensity’ of its generating portfolio to 90 percent below 2010 levels by 2045. Critics are skeptical.
MT Lowdown Podcast
Episode 48 — Secretary of State candidate Forrest Mandeville
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The Republican representative from Columbus has served three terms in the Montana House, and as chair of the State Administration Committee the past two terms.
grizzly bears
Grizzly Bear Advisory Council struggles with ‘herculean’ challenge in Missoula
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Bullock created the council with an executive order last July to secure citizen input on a statewide direction for grizzly management.
Top Story
Daines says he’ll introduce new agreement to settle CSKT water dispute
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‘We’ve reached a historic compromise on a century-old dispute that protects the water rights of all Montanans,’ Daines said Thursday.