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Eric Dietrich

Eric Dietrich

Eric Dietrich is a journalist and data designer based in Helena. He is the lead reporter on the Long Streets Project and also covers state policy for MTFP. He has previously worked for the Great Falls Tribune, Bozeman Daily Chronicle and Solutions Journalism Network. Contact him at [email protected] or 406-544-1074.

NorthWestern Energy

NorthWestern announces plan to acquire majority stake in Colstrip Unit 4

By Eric Dietrich | December 10, 2019

The company also pledged to reduce the ‘carbon intensity’ of its generating portfolio to 90 percent below 2010 levels by 2045. Critics are skeptical.

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2020 Elections

GOP candidates for governor talk jobs in Helena

By Eric Dietrich | November 27, 2019

Tim Fox and Al Olszewski debated at Carroll College this week, while Greg Gianforte raised funds at the Montana Club with Donald Trump Jr.

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Public Service Commission

Presenting at Red Pill Expo, Montana utility commissioner urges attendees to take their ideas mainstream

By Eric Dietrich | November 22, 2019

Montana utility commissioner Randy Pinocci took the stage at a right-wing conference in Mesquite, Nevada, Nov. 9, capping a two-day event where speakers railed against sustainable development, touted alarmist theories about childhood vaccinations, and argued that Americans need to “take our country back.”

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Long Streets Project

Hutterite-commissioned study says communities’ collective operations add 2,200 jobs to state economy

By Eric Dietrich | November 5, 2019

The study, billed as the first of its kind, concludes that the communities’ collective business operations contribute $365.3 million annually to the Montana economy.

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Economy

Audit dings commerce department’s tracking of tourism grant impacts

By Eric Dietrich | October 31, 2019

Poor record-keeping makes it hard to tell if tourism grants are actually drawing out-of-state dollars into the Montana economy, state auditors told lawmakers Oct. 30.

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2020 Election

MTFP guide: Montana’s 2020 election

By Eric Dietrich | October 18, 2019

What you need to know as Montana’s 2020 candidates compete for your vote

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Public Service Commission

PSC attorney: Commissioners showed bias about solar projects — but not too much

By Eric Dietrich | October 11, 2019

Solar advocates have argued that Montana’s elected Public Service Commissioners, all Republicans, have created a hostile environment for solar development by setting rates too low for solar farms to be economically viable.

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Long Streets Project

What jobs may come

By Eric Dietrich | October 4, 2019

State labor department figures released in late September estimate 62,300 job openings in Montana each year through 2028. What they pay, and whether you can get them, has a lot to do with education.

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