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Helena · HelenaThe Bureau of Land Management on Thursday adopted a long-awaited rule that aims to put conservation initiatives “on equal footing” with oil and gas leasing, grazing and other commercial uses of federal land. The rule “combines our ongoing work with a vision for conservation to help us manage lands into the 21st century,” BLM Director Tracy Stone-Manning said in a video announcing the rule. “It ensures that the BLM can carry out its multiple-use …See the Story
BLM adopts rule described as a ‘generation-defining’ shift for America’s largest land manager
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Helena · HelenaAs Montana Free Press recently reported, medical practitioners and other staff at the state psychiatric hospital in Warm Springs are raising alarms about new leadership and policy changes at the public facility — with one employee describing current working conditions as “like being stuck in a recurring bad dream.” The complaints come nearly two years after federal regulators pulled certification from the Montana State Hospital as a result of pa…See the Story
Five takeaways from our reporting on Montana State Hospital
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Helena · HelenaIn late March, a group of nurses at Montana State Hospital received a rare dose of good news. Local labor advocates had filed a petition to create a union for advanced practice registered nurses, among the most highly trained medical providers at the state’s sole adult psychiatric facility, in Warm Springs. But the nurses spent little time celebrating. In emails obtained by Montana Free Press, members of the group instead tried to explain the sc…See the Story
‘Going to hell fast’: Medical providers, staff leaving state psychiatric hospital in waves
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Democratic Party · HelenaA national progressive media organization with ties to a Democratic Party-aligned super PAC has launched a self-described news outlet in Montana ahead of the state’s slate of high-profile elections, most prominently the race for incumbent Democratic U.S. Sen. Jon Tester’s seat in the U.S. Senate. Veteran political journalist Joe Conason, who oversees editorial operations for the nonprofit American Independent Foundation, told Montana Free Press…See the Story
Progressive dark money launches Montana media outlet ahead of election
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Helena · HelenaMontana’s 2024 ballot will host a suite of consequential elections — among them a race that could decide the balance of the U.S. Senate, two open seats on the Montana Supreme Court, two U.S. House races, the governorship, and a bevy of other statewide offices. And, for good measure, there may be some major ballot measures thrown in too. With less than a year to election day, campaign announcements are coming fast and furious from seasoned politi…See the Story
Who’s running for office in Montana’s 2024 election
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Helena · HelenaThis story is excerpted from the MT Lowdown, a weekly newsletter digest containing original reporting and analysis published every Friday. The Montana Public Service Commission last week fielded comments from more than 80 people weighing in on a petition that asks the PSC to incorporate climate impacts into its regulatory oversight of monopoly utility companies. Most comments came from Montanans who packed the commission’s chambers last Monday …See the Story
Should climate be in the PSC’s purview?
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Helena · HelenaThis story is excerpted from the MT Lowdown, a weekly newsletter digest containing original reporting and analysis published every Friday. A reader emailed us about the story we published earlier this month on the Snowy River carbon sequestration project proposed for land administered by the Bureau of Land Management. They wanted to know why the project developer is eyeing public land in prticular. They wondered: Are there no private lands suit…See the Story
Putting a price on ‘pore space’
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Helena · HelenaThe MT Lowdown is a weekly digest that showcases a more personal side of Montana Free Press’ high-quality reporting while keeping you up to speed on the biggest news impacting Montanans. Want to see the MT Lowdown in your inbox every Friday? Sign up here. The debate over sex education in Montana classrooms flared up anew this week as a coalition of students, teachers, school counselors and school psychologists launched a bid to overturn a three-…See the Story
Sex ed lawsuit piles more criticism on Arntzen
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