MT Lowdown Podcast
Episode 49 — U.S. House candidate Tim Johnson
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‘I want to talk about our culture, I want to talk about the forces that drive decisions,’ says the Republican candidate for Congress.
MT Lowdown Podcast
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.
MT Lowdown Podcast
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.
Dark Money
Bullock notches a win against IRS in dark money lawsuit
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Judge says IRS neglected public input procedure in nonprofit donor disclosure case.
2020 Election
Steve Bullock hates ‘dark money.’ But a lobbyist for dark money donors is helping his presidential campaign.
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Bullock is scheduled to visit Washington, D.C. in August for a closed-door campaign fundraiser co-hosted a lobbyist whose clients contributed corporate cash to dark money groups.
2020 Election
Federal judge hears arguments in Bullock’s donor identification lawsuit against IRS
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Lawyers for Montana argue an IRS rule change makes it easier for nonprofit political groups to hide donors.
Steve Bullock
Bullock launches long-shot presidential bid
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He was the only Democrat to win statewide office in a state that Trump won in 2016. Will that be enough to woo Democratic primary voters in an already crowded race?
Dark Money
How the IRS gave up fighting political dark money groups
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Six years after it was excoriated for allegedly targeting conservative organizations, the agency has largely given up on regulating an entire category of nonprofits. The result: More dark money gushes into the political system.