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Retired Lee Newspapers capitol bureau chief Chuck Johnson discusses the current state of journalism, the “gross abuse” of the legislative process over the past few legislative sessions, and the untold news stories he hopes to read about in the coming months.
Republican Rep. Eric Moore is leading a GOP effort to come up with a long-term solution to the state’s infrastructure funding problem. Can a new Republican plan to reshape the way the state funds infrastructure survive Gov. Steve Bullock’s veto pen?
Montana Free Press reporter Leia Larsen and independent data journalist Eric Dietrich talk about what inspires them to pursue the news, and their hopes for the future of nonprofit journalism.
Democrats may be in the minority in the Legislature, but the Governor’s veto pen gives them a seat at the table.
In the inaugural Montana Lowdown podcast, House Appropriations Committee co-chair Nancy Ballance weighs-in on the ideological battle for the heart and soul of the Republican caucus.
And old rift has re-emerged among Montana’s Republican lawmakers, and the simmering feud threatens to tear the party apart in the first week of the Legislature.