Gabriel Furshong

2 months ago | hcn.org | Gabriel Furshong |Gretchen King

In May 2023, Shelly Fyant was driving through Missoula, Montana, when Scott McNeil, who directs legislative races for the state Democratic party, called to ask if she would consider running for House District 91. Just a few months earlier, Montana’s bipartisan redistricting commission had approved a new map for the state’s 150 legislative districts, and the district where Fyant lived was now more culturally diverse and politically complicated.

Nov 1, 2024 | thenation.com | Simon Moya-Smith |Gabriel Furshong

Politics / November 1, 2024 Intimidation, Voter Suppression, and Racism in Indian CountryObstacles to voting come in many forms during an election year—especially if you’re a Native voter. Ad Policy T-shirts reading “Natives Vote” are pictured at the Walker River Paiute Reservation’s administrative offices in Schurz, Nevada, on October 16, 2024. Neither presidential candidate has visited a reservation in 2024. (Frederic J.

Oct 30, 2024 | thenation.com | Gabriel Furshong |Simon Moya-Smith

Politics / October 30, 2024 For Many Indigenous People, Voting Is Getting Harder A century after the Indian Citizenship Act made their ancestors US citizens and acknowledged their right to vote, Indigenous Americans still face barriers to casting their ballots. Ad Policy Senator Jon Tester (D-MT), right, meets with constituents at Crow Fair in Crow Agency, Montana, on August 19, 2018. Tester has said Indigenous voters were crucial to his successful 2018 reelection bid.

Jul 30, 2024 | thenation.com | Gabriel Furshong |Nick Bowlin |Gwen Florio

Feature / Senator Jon Tester is the last Democrat holding statewide office in Montana. Can he save his seat and help keep the Senate blue? This article appears in the August 2024 issue, with the headline “The Dirt Farmer of the Senate.”On November 7, 2006, Senator Jon Tester gathered with his campaign team at the Heritage Inn in Great Falls, Montana, a former smelter town with a population of 60,000 clustered around five hydroelectric dams on the Missouri River.

Aug 15, 2023 | thenation.com | Gabriel Furshong |Michael T. Klare |Kathleen McLaughlin |Gwen Florio

Environment / A state district court ruled yesterday that Montana’s failure to document greenhouse gas emissions violates children’s constitutional right to a clean and healthful environment. Ad PolicyHelena, Mont.—Four years ago, Shane Doyle spoke at a climate action rally in Bozeman. Afterward, a Montana State University (MSU) student approached him to ask whether his three daughters would consider joining a climate lawsuit against the state. He struggled with the decision.