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Eric Dietrich
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Providing election results, real-time data analysis, and graphics.

Mara Silvers
Reporter
Covering the hotly contested gubernatorial and attorney general races.

John S. Adams
Editor-in-Chief
Monitoring the U.S. Senate primaries and providing insight and analysis on key down-ballot races.

Alex Sakariassen
Contributor
Tracking the U.S. House races and key legislative contests.

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Montana Supreme Court says no to Election Day voter registration

BNSF changes controversial attendance policy
Even with the changes, labor officials remain unimpressed and said BNSF Railway’s new policies could lead to unsafe working conditions on the railroad.

Helena Habitat for Humanity presses Gianforte on housing solutions
Citing MTFP reporting on tension between Gov. Greg Gianforte’s “Come Home Montana” campaign and Montana’s housing crunch, Helena Area Habitat for Humanity has taken out a newspaper ad advocating affordability fixes.
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Montana coronavirus report
The latest news and information on the coronavirus pandemic in Montana, including updated case count maps and original in-depth reporting.

How Montana ski areas are adapting to the climate crisis
As an ominous report predicts less snow in the northern Rocky Mountains’ future, Montana ski areas are taking action to protect their most important resource.

MTFP’s 2022 election guide
MTFP’s reporters have spent weeks compiling information on the Montana candidates running for Congress, the Montana Supreme Court and other offices this year.

Judge strikes pre-approval statute that bestowed ‘exclusive and lucrative financial benefit only on NorthWestern’
A Missoula judge struck down a law that granted NorthWestern Energy reimbursement for new energy-generating assets from customers. In a May 6 opinion, District Court Judge Jason Marks deemed the pre-approval statute passed by the Montana Legislature in 2003 unconstitutional because it applies only to NorthWestern.

U.S. House candidate Sweeney will remain on ballot despite recent death
Mark Sweeney, a Democrat running in Montana’s eastern congressional district, died unexpectedly over the weekend. But voters will still see his name on the June 7 primary ballot. What happens if he wins?

New workgroup is paving the way for more election legislation in 2023
The Montana Association of Counties is facilitating a new bipartisan workgroup of state lawmakers, county officials and election authorities to push past election integrity rhetoric and develop “practical” improvements to the state’s election system, from voter confidence to the safety of election workers.