Matthew Frank

Oct 23, 2024 | thepulp.org | Arren Kimbel-Sannit |Erika Fredrickson |Matthew Frank

All eyes are on Montana this election season. But over the next two weeks voters in the state will do a lot more than decide whether to re-elect longtime incumbent U.S. Sen. Jon Tester, the race that’ll likely determine which party controls the U.S. Senate. Montanans also face myriad consequential choices in races for the governorship, the state Supreme Court, the Legislature, and other offices and seats at the state and local levels.

Sep 6, 2024 | thepulp.org | Matthew Frank |Erika Fredrickson

CHICAGO — We at The Pulp have exciting news to share!Last night, at the Independent News Sustainability Summit, The Pulp was awarded “New Business of the Year” by LION Publishers. 🏆The national recognition comes less than a year after we launched this nonprofit Missoula news organization. We’re blown away. From the judges of the 2024 LION Sustainability Awards:The Pulp’s smart startup strategy offers valuable lessons for established news organizations.

Jul 26, 2024 | thepulp.org | Katie Fairbanks |Matthew Frank

The half-mile stretch of West Broadway where Stephanie Martino’s 710 Montana dispensary is located houses at least seven other cannabis shops. “It’s crazy how many dispensaries are here,” she said. “When we started on West Broadway, there were no others.

May 24, 2024 | thepulp.org | Matthew Frank

When Cody Marble filed a civil suit against Missoula County and the state of Montana in 2021 alleging wrongful conviction, he sought compensation—and closure—nearly five years after a Missoula judge effectively overturned the 2002 rape conviction that sent him to prison when he was 17. But on Tuesday evening, a Missoula jury concluded, after a seven-day trial, that Marble failed to prove his innocence.