Montana Free Press @mtfreepress
Montana's independent, nonprofit source for in-depth news coverage of politics, government, and other issues that matter to the people of this great state. montanafreepress.org Helena, MT Joined February 2009-
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Jackson, who served as chief legal counsel to the Montana Department of Natural Resources from 2016 to 2021, would be the first Native American federal judge in Montana if her nomination is confirmed. #mtnews buff.ly/3WhqbWJ
At least two contenders in this June’s primary had their tickets refunded for the rally where Tim Sheehy and Greg Gianforte are headlining. #mtnews buff.ly/3UkpZTQ
The Republican U.S. Senate candidate fielded questions from a friendly interviewer at a Yellowstone County GOP Lincoln Reagan dinner. #mtnews buff.ly/44g9cWS
Mike Randol will leave the role of state Medicaid director almost two years after accepting the position under the prior head of Gov. Greg Gianforte’s Department of Public Health and Human Services, Adam Meier. #mtnews buff.ly/4bbbMzx
Regulations anticipated to have major implications for the coal-fired power plant in Colstrip. #mtnews buff.ly/3xW3m0H
Growing populations and tourism in western Montana are straining aging roads, leaving state and local governments to fix problems or make improvements with limited funding. #mtnews buff.ly/4bbVm9Y
Citing a federal funding cliff, declining enrollment and an out-of-date state funding formula, some of the state’s largest districts are turning to local voters for help with education levies on the May 7 ballot. #mtnews buff.ly/3vXyOex
The United Way of the Lewis and Clark Area has received a $500,000 anonymous donation for the nonprofit’s Helena Inn housing project. #mtnews buff.ly/3w9YW5L
Montanans are increasingly reporting that their quality of life is declining, according to a University of Montana poll. #mtnews buff.ly/3Qfrf9C
Almost 80% of inmates in the audit indicated they had never met with prison staff to discuss career or educational goals. #mtnews buff.ly/4b4W3lB
Health industry observers say both liberal-leaning and conservative-leaning states are kicking homeless people off their rolls. #mtnews buff.ly/3JzbmHE
More than 30 mills have closed in western Montana since 1990, with two more calling it quits this spring montanafreepress.org/2024/04/22/mil… But despite the closures, officials say the demand for wood products remain. Latest for the @mtfreepress #MTnews
The Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement said a law passed by legislators in 2023 creates water standards that are “vague and difficult to enforce.” #mtnews buff.ly/4aMJWK9
Traditional ingredients, Americanized modifications, and a touch of Montana. #mtnews buff.ly/49NbxJR
Since 1990, about three dozen mills have closed in western Montana, a list that will soon include Pyramid Mountain Lumber in Seeley Lake and Roseburg Forest Products in Missoula, both of which announced plans to shutter within a week of each other. #mtnews buff.ly/3UcOuT0
A court-ordered poll on resurrecting 2023’s Senate Bill 442 didn’t attract the support it needed, state officials said Friday. #mtnews buff.ly/444sezj
Students at Capital High School in Helena had their schedule interrupted by a moose after it wandered onto the campus, resulting in a shelter-in-place order as school and city officials responded. #mtnews buff.ly/3W6lFuf
Tester’s haul more than double Sheehy’s. Zinke leads fundraising in western U.S. House district. #mtnews buff.ly/49M0Ib8
A Lewis and Clark County District Court judge has barred state Superintendent Elsie Arntzen from subjecting new public charter schools to an additional suite of legal requirements district leaders say would delay their opening this fall. #mtnews buff.ly/4aGFtZp
Environmentalists celebrate the BLM’s adoption of a conservation rule while opponents say it upends the agency’s multiple-use mandate. #mtnews buff.ly/4aH6hss
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165K Followers 986 Following Third-generation Montana farmer. Proud grandfather. Former school teacher. Flattop icon. Trumpet player. Montana's senior Senator.Holly Michels @hollykmichels
12K Followers 864 Following Head of the Montana State News Bureau covering everything under the Big Sky. Superfan of all dogs. Must be fed regularly, or else. [email protected]Ryan P. Cooney @ryanpcooney
6K Followers 3K Following The days that I keep my gratitude higher than my expectations, I have really good days -@raywylieDoug Odegaard @dodegaard
6K Followers 5K Following Dog Lover : Hike/Ski : Nomad, Travel and Wanderlust : Pro-human : Personal OpinionsTom Winter @WinterForMT
27K Followers 4K Following Fmr Montana Legislator and candidate for Congress | IBEW 206 member | he/him | inst: @winterformtGovernor Greg Gianfor.. @GovGianforte
24K Followers 205 Following 25th Governor of the great State of Montana. Husband. Father and Grandfather. Sportsman. Businessman.Maritsa Georgiou @MaritsaGeorgiou
13K Followers 8K Following Rhymes with 🍕• journalist at @ScrippsNews • political junkie • Disney/Brandi Carlile superfan • reader • adventurer • @umontana alum • Minnesotan • 🇬🇷 #SKOLShane Morigeau @shanemorigeau
4K Followers 1K Following Salish & Kootenai | Attorney | MT Senator for SD 48 | Former MT Rep. for HD 95 | Changemaker | Public lands advocate | Former State Auditor CandidateMike Jopek @mikejopek
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4K Followers 3K Following Deputy editor/reporter/data designer, @mtfreepress. Montana government + economy most days. Alum @montanastate engineering. [email protected]Tony Bynum @TonyBynum
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159 Followers 383 Following I come from Montana, I wear a bandana. Care for the Earth. Care for people. Care for the future.Kevin Hamms Massive G.. @Kev_Hamms_Gut
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357 Followers 2K Following Hiya there! I'm Diamondy! :3 NCT Coder | SpongeBob, Undertale, and WWE Fan | Asexual | Any/All Pronouns | Independent Democrat Pfp art by: @purplekitten203Senator Jon Tester @SenatorTester
165K Followers 986 Following Third-generation Montana farmer. Proud grandfather. Former school teacher. Flattop icon. Trumpet player. Montana's senior Senator.Holly Michels @hollykmichels
12K Followers 864 Following Head of the Montana State News Bureau covering everything under the Big Sky. Superfan of all dogs. Must be fed regularly, or else. [email protected]Tom Winter @WinterForMT
27K Followers 4K Following Fmr Montana Legislator and candidate for Congress | IBEW 206 member | he/him | inst: @winterformtMaritsa Georgiou @MaritsaGeorgiou
13K Followers 8K Following Rhymes with 🍕• journalist at @ScrippsNews • political junkie • Disney/Brandi Carlile superfan • reader • adventurer • @umontana alum • Minnesotan • 🇬🇷 #SKOLThe Montana Times @TheMontanaTimes
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4K Followers 1K Following Salish & Kootenai | Attorney | MT Senator for SD 48 | Former MT Rep. for HD 95 | Changemaker | Public lands advocate | Former State Auditor CandidateMike Jopek @mikejopek
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4K Followers 1K Following Urban Something Else. Chippewa-Cree. Former Rep. for MT HD 24. Public Health nerd. (She/Her/Hers) Vegan trigger warning: riding horses and rodeo.🏳️🌈Kelly Kortum @KellyKortum
3K Followers 3K Following Person. #mtleg Representive MT HD65. #mtpol #bozeman #netneutralityEric Dietrich @eidietrich
4K Followers 3K Following Deputy editor/reporter/data designer, @mtfreepress. Montana government + economy most days. Alum @montanastate engineering. [email protected]Tony Bynum @TonyBynum
11K Followers 9K Following Montana-based 📷 Conservation, editorial, journalism & commercial photographer. Don't just love something, do something for it.Montana Democratic Pa.. @MTDems
9K Followers 583 Following Official Account. We are the Party of the People — dedicated to securing life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness for every Montanan. 🇺🇸Kathleen McLaughlin @kemc
34K Followers 2K Following author of BLOOD MONEY, a book about blood, class and inequality.Mike Cooney @CooneyforMT
7K Followers 185 Following Lifelong Montanan. Former Lt. Governor. Lover of campaign buttons. Proud grandfather.Skylar Rispens @skylar_rispens
3K Followers 1K Following reporter: @State_Scoop & @EdScoop_news | @EdWriters fellow | she/her | @UMJSchool alumna | words: @mtfreepress, @missoulian, @GFTribune/@USATODAY & more |Steve Daines @SteveDaines
93K Followers 681 Following Serving the people of Montana in the U.S. Senate. 🇺🇸Kev Hamm @kevhamm
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505 Followers 276 Following Words in @newrepublic @sciam @arstechnica @mtfreepress @KFFHealthNews Producer/editor @anewanglepod MA in environmental journalism @UMJSchoolArren Kimbel-Sannit @akimbelsannit
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475 Followers 298 Following Montana-based arts journalist, poet & educator. Co-founder, Young Poets, winner of the 2021 Library of Congress Award for Literacy.Cameron Evans @CamEvansMedia
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1K Followers 3K Following social entrepreneur working to transform archaic and failing systems and structures as we rebuild for a better future ✨media and journalism focusAaron Teasdale @AaronTeasdale
3K Followers 866 Following Writer & photographer specializing in adventure, natural history, & conservation. Two-time Travel Writer of the Year.Greg Mortenson 🌻 @gregmortenson
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30K Followers 2K Following @politico reporter covering state health policy | proud @thenvindy alum | @ucberkeley grad | california born + raised | home still means nevada | dm for signalGreg Hanscom @ghanscom
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4K Followers 518 Following Helping news orgs get sustainable—because the public deserves access to quality journalism.More than 30 mills have closed in western Montana since 1990, with two more calling it quits this spring montanafreepress.org/2024/04/22/mil… But despite the closures, officials say the demand for wood products remain. Latest for the @mtfreepress #MTnews
Glad this story is getting attention, but wanted to clarify that this story comes from @mtfreepress. We at @WyoFile just republished it with a more Wyoming-specific headline.
For those interested in the Montana story about a transgender boy whose father and stepmother claim was "kidnapped" by child welfare authorities, @WyoFile has a sensitive, well-reported story on the case this morning. wyofile.com/montana-govern…
.@mtfreepress has won the Product of the Year Award, Large Revenue Tier! Their Capitol Tracker provided a publicly available resource for anyone following the 2023 Legislative Session. #LIONAwards23
Congratulations to AJP grantees @BlockClubCHI, @mtfreepress, @media_outlier, @vtdigger and @WisconsinWatch for receiving #LIONAwards2023. These awards honor excellence and transformational impact in reporting. #LocalNewsMatters lionpublishers.com/meet-the-36-wi…
🦁🏆 The 5th annual #LIONAwards23 is officially underway! Stay tuned for real-time updates and announcements. We have 37 awards to give out tonight (and each one comes with at least $1,300 cash)!
Today is a great day to help @mtfreepress publish more MTFP Local content. We're nearing the end of our summer campaign and we're within spitting distance of our goal. We'd love it if you could help us expand MTFP Local. (1/4) montanafreepress.fundjournalism.org/donate/?campai…
We're one away from reaching 5,000 subscribers to Capitolized, the politics newsletter I produce for @mtfreepress. If you like news that pulls back the curtain on the political process, be the lucky 5,000th! No prize, sorry montanafreepress.org/newsletters-si… #mtnews #mtpol
Judge Seeley's 103-p. ruling in favor of the plaintiffs in the Held v. Montana climate case is like a crash course in climate science & projections. Findings of facts is >70 pages long--this case has a huge record associated w/it. Big deal for future climate litigation. #mtnews
For "The Sit-Down"—a brand-new Q&A column at @mtfreepress—I spoke to the inimitable @walterkirn. Come for his insights on the new, print-only magazine @countyhwy, stay for an homage to the "rhythms of nowhere America" and sage advice to college grads. montanafreepress.org/2023/08/09/wal…
It has been 15 weeks since I’ve had a byline and I am so grateful this one is my first as a freelancer for the @mtfreepress. Read the article here: montanafreepress.org/2023/07/14/mis… #mtedu #mtnews #TellEWA
NEW: a subadult grizzly has been spending time on private property in the Clyde Park area. @MontanaFWP used photos, tracks and a hair sample to confirm that the bear, estimated to be between 1 and 3 years old, is a grizzly. #mtnews montanafreepress.org/2023/07/13/fwp… via @mtfreepress
A few photos from last week along Flathead Lake. The impacts of Northwest Montana's drought are beginning to take hold in the form of empty docks, declining crop yields and higher fire danger. Check out my latest story for @mtfreepress montanafreepress.org/2023/07/10/fla… #MTnews
"If somebody's not alive, how can they recover?" My latest for @mtfreepress looks at fentanyl's rise across the state and the pressures it places on communities, advocates, healthcare providers and others.montanafreepress.org/2023/07/07/fen…
Belatedly sharing some happy professional news: a story I wrote last yr for @mtfreepress about the collision of @GovGianforte’s “Come Home Montana” campaign & housing affordability woes won 1st in the MT Newspaper Association’s “Best News Story” category. montanafreepress.org/2022/05/06/com…
In Montana, a group of 16 young environmentalists sued the state for failing to uphold “a clean and healthful environment” as outlined in its state constitution. @amandaleggert breaks down the trial and what comes next. wnyc.org/story/young-mo…
Today marks the halfway pt. of the #mtclimatetrial. We're going to hear from Mark Jacobson, dir. of the Atmosphere/Energy Program @ Stanford; Lise Van Susteren, a psychiatrist & expert on climate change’s phys. & mental health impacts; & plaintiffs Lander Busse & Olivia Vesovich.
Grabbing the baton from @micahddrew for #mtclimatecase coverage for a couple days. First up today is youth plaintiff Kian Taylor. We'll also hear from co-plaintiff Claire Vlases, Montana energy policy expert Anne Hedges & Peter Erickson with the Stockholm Environment Institute.
A group of Montana teachers, parents and education advocates filed a lawsuit Wednesday challenging the constitutionality of House Bill 562, one of two charter school proposals passed by the 2023 Legislature. montanafreepress.org/2023/06/14/mon… via @mtfreepress
All eyes on Montana this week as the first ever constitutional youth climate action trial begins, Held v Montana. Follow @mtfreepress & @FlatheadBeacon for more #climateaction #ecoanxiety #onegreenthing montanafreepress.org/held-v-montana…
Scoop: Neither Chief Justice Mike McGrath nor Justice Dirk Sandefur will seek re-election to Montana Supreme Court in 2024 montanafreepress.org/2023/06/07/nei… via @mtfreepress #mtnews #mtpol
A bunch of awards here for the @mtfreepress crew out of a regional journalism contest. Staff reporters and freelancers both on this list (a testament to the work of our often unsung editors). #mtnews