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Series Archives:Data Reporting

Posted inEconomy

Multibillion stimulus bill aims to spur Montana into post-COVID prosperity. Here’s what lawmakers want to spend.

Avatar photo by Eric Dietrich 03.31.202107.11.2022

House Bill 632 directs a massive influx of cash, equivalent to about $2,800 per Montana resident, toward spending on infrastructure, business support, social services and education — investments that proponents say will help carry Montana into post-COVID prosperity.

Posted inMontana Legislature

How are Republicans spending their mandate?

Mara Silvers headshot white backgroundAvatar photo by Mara Silvers and Eric Dietrich 03.04.202105.08.2023
Posted inMTFP News

MTFP launches 2021 Montana Capitol Tracker

Avatar photo by Eric Dietrich 01.26.202101.28.2021
Posted inElections

How Montanans voted, precinct by precinct

Avatar photo by Eric Dietrich 11.05.202005.08.2023
Posted inElections

National groups fuel political blitz

Avatar photo by Eric Dietrich 10.28.202011.06.2020
Posted inEconomy

How, where, and why Montana became the grayest state in the West

Avatar photoBrad Tyer headshot white background by Eric Dietrich and Brad Tyer 03.12.202005.08.2023
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Montana property taxes keep rising. Here’s where residents shoulder the heaviest loads.

Avatar photo by Eric Dietrich 02.06.202005.08.2023
Posted inAgriculture, Economy, Long Streets, News, State Government

As trade war simmers, Montana farmers get federal relief. Here’s where the 2019 subsidies hit home.

Avatar photo by Eric Dietrich 01.07.202005.08.2023

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