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1 month ago | 
montanafreepress.org | Tom Lutey |Zeke Lloyd
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1 month ago | 
montanafreepress.org | Katie Fairbanks |Zeke Lloyd
MISSOULA — Nearly 7,500 people filled the University of Montana’s Adams Center Wednesday to attend Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders’ “Fighting Oligarchy” rally. Sanders, an Independent, joined by New York Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, criticized the influence of billionaires in U.S. politics and cuts to federal agencies and programs made by President Donald Trump and Elon Musk.
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Mar 5, 2025 | 
montanafreepress.org | John Adams |Zeke Lloyd
So much of the work we do at Montana Free Press relies on good data. But for too long now, Montanans have lacked a reliable, Montana-based measure of public opinion on the issues shaping our state. National polls often fail to capture Montanans’ nuanced perspectives, and election-season horse race surveys tend to prioritize forecasting political outcomes over deeper questions about public concerns.
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Feb 25, 2025 | 
flatheadbeacon.com | Kellyn Brown |Zeke Lloyd
Legislature Separate right-to-work legislation faces an uncertain future as it makes its way toward a committee hearing By Zeke Lloyd, Montana Free Press February 25, 2025 Two pieces of legislation aimed at weakening organized labor were voted down recently in the Montana Legislature, and a bill to implement right-to-work provisions is now facing an uncertain future as it approaches its initial committee hearing. On Feb.
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Jan 29, 2025 | 
valleyjournal.net | Mara Silvers |Zeke Lloyd
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Lawmakers in both chambers considered contrasting measures for the future of the low-income health care program, set to expire if they don’t take action.
by Mara Silvers and Zeke Lloyd
Two Montana lawmakers, one Republican and one Democratic, advocated Wednesday for their strategies to continue Medicaid expansion, while another Republican pitched his plan to end the state’s program.
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Jan 28, 2025 | 
belgrade-news.com | Tom Lutey |Zeke Lloyd
A former Montana Senate leader’s $170,100 government contract with a business acquaintance was a wasteful and abusive use of state funds, the Legislative Auditor concluded Friday. Sen. Jason Ellsworth, a Hamilton Republican, entered into a government contract with Bryce Eggleston, a former employee of Ellsworth’s private business, that ignored state competitive bidding requirements for high-dollar agreements.
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Jan 27, 2025 | 
milescitystar.com | Tom Lutey |Zeke Lloyd
A former Montana Senate leader’s $170,100 government contract with a business acquaintance was a wasteful and abusive use of state funds, the Legislative Auditor concluded Friday. Sen. Jason Ellsworth, a Hamilton Republican, entered into a government contract with Bryce Eggleston, a former employee of Ellsworth’s private business, that ignored state competitive bidding requirements for high-dollar agreements.
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Jan 25, 2025 | 
bozemandailychronicle.com | Tom Lutey |Zeke Lloyd
HELENA — A former Montana Senate leader’s $170,100 government contract with a business acquaintance was a wasteful and abusive use of state funds, the Legislative Auditor concluded Friday. Sen. Jason Ellsworth, a Hamilton Republican, entered into a government contract with Bryce Eggleston, a former employee of Ellsworth’s private business, that ignored state competitive bidding requirements for high-dollar agreements.
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Jan 24, 2025 | 
montanafreepress.org | Tom Lutey |Zeke Lloyd
A former Montana Senate leader’s $170,100 government contract with a business acquaintance was a wasteful and abusive use of state funds, the Legislative Auditor concluded Friday. Sen. Jason Ellsworth, a Hamilton Republican, entered into a government contract with Bryce Eggleston, a former employee of Ellsworth’s private business, that ignored state competitive bidding requirements for high-dollar agreements.
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Jan 23, 2025 | 
bozemandailychronicle.com | Mara Silvers |Zeke Lloyd
HELENA — Two Montana lawmakers, one Republican and one Democratic, advocated Wednesday for their strategies to continue Medicaid expansion, while another Republican pitched his plan to end the state’s program. The bill hearings triggered hours of testimony from supporters of the low-income health coverage plan, scheduled to sunset this year unless extended by legislators.
