MEIC and Montana’s Progressive Constitution

By Derf Johnson This year marks the 50th anniversary of Montana’s Constitution, an incredibly ambitious and remarkably forward-thinking...

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How does the Montana Constitution change?

It’s no secret that some factions in Montana’s political landscape are looking to make big changes to the Montana Constitution. MEIC is...

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The Inflation Reduction Act: Two Steps Forward, One Step Back

By Ian Lund, Katy Spence, Anne Hedges There’s no doubt about it: the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) is groundbreaking legislation for...

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MEIC Hits the Road in Eastern Montana

By Melissa Nootz This summer, I traveled across parts of central and eastern Montana to visit both long-time and newer MEIC members, and I...

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DEQ: Ignoring Neighbors Makes Permitting Faster

By Anne Hedges If the speed of permitting is the only metric by which to measure success, then the opencut mining program is a huge...

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Meet Ann Schwend

Montana has been discovered. With so many people wanting to live here, finding affordable housing is a challenge. I have been working in...

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Montana’s Officials Need to Go Back to School

By Cari Kimball The sun isn’t up ’til 6:45am, the breeze through the aspens sounds like the rush of a river, and the school supply...

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Editorial: Governing should happen in public

By the Bozeman Chronicle Editorial Board In response to recent requests for public documents, Republican Gov. Greg Gianforte has maintained...

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How the sweeping Inflation Reduction Act could transform energy development in Montana

By Amanda Eggert, Montana Free Press The Inflation Reduction Act, which President Joe Biden signed into law last week after it passed the...

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Gianforte wields ‘executive privilege’ argument against sensitive records requests

By Amanda Eggert, Montana Free Press Coming into office last year as Montana’s first Republican governor in nearly two decades and...

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