‘We’ve reached a historic compromise on a century-old dispute that protects the water rights of all Montanans,’ Daines said Thursday.
MT Lowdown Podcast
Episode 55 — Butte-based journalist Kathleen McLaughlin talks Superfund cleanups, coronavirus coverups, and press freedom at home and abroad
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“Political leaders who jump on this bandwagon of yelling about ‘fake news’ are giving away one of the pillars of our [democratic] system.”
Wildlife
Chronic wasting disease is creating a ‘new reality’ in Montana. Wildlife managers say they’ll need money to keep up.
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The high number and wide dispersal of positive results in 2019 demonstrates that the neurodegenerative disease has likely been on the landscape for a while.
Taxes
Montana property taxes keep rising. Here’s where residents shoulder the heaviest loads.
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A new tax study was commissioned in part to explore whether state and local governments rely too heavily on residential property tax revenue.
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.
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.