MT Lowdown Podcast
Episode 47 — Inside the MTFP newsroom with editor Brad Tyer
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A former longtime editor of the weekly Missoula Independent, Tyer moved to Helena in August to join the growing MTFP staff full time.
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Episode 45 — Redistricting researcher Peter Miller on Montana’s chances for a second congressional seat
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“Every 10 years we have this moment where we adjust district lines for the purposes of accounting for population shifts. However, it’s also a means by which legislative majorities have a potential to lock themselves into power for the next 10 years.”
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Episode 44 — U.S. House candidate Matt Rains
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Rains says he’s running to help ensure that farming and ranching remain viable for future generations of Montanans: “We have to find a way to make sure that ranchers and farmers can prosper on the ranch, otherwise rural Montana’s going to just vanish.”
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Episode 43: State auditor candidate Shane Morigeau
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“I envision the auditor’s office being a watchdog consumer protection agency, where it’s going after bad-faith actors and holding them accountable,” Morigeau says.
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Episode 42 — U.S. House candidate Joe Dooling
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While acknowledging an uphill battle against primary opponents with statewide political experience, Joe Dooling says he sees a path to the Republican nomination — and an increasing voter wariness of GOP churn that leaves incumbencies behind when higher office calls.
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Episode 41 — Dark Money director Kimberly Reed
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The documentary director talks about her film Dark Money, corporate power in Montana politics, and modern disinformation campaigns.
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Episode 40: U.S. House candidate Tom Winter
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The Missoula legislator talks about health care, how he flipped a historically red Montana House district, and his hopes for a seat in Congress.
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Episode 39: MTFP Reporter Eric Dietrich talks about data reporting and new Labor Department projections
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MTFP data reporter Eric Dietrich’s latest story, “What Jobs May Come,” examines state economists’ forecasts for job openings, wages, and job turnover in Montana in the coming decade.