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SPECIAL PROJECTS<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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MT LOWDOWN<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The MT Lowdown is a weekly digest that showcases a more personal side of Montana Free Press\u2019 high-quality reporting while keeping you up to speed on the biggest news impacting Montanans.<\/em><\/em><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Arrives Fridays<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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CAPITOLIZED<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Get an insider\u2019s look into what\u2019s happening in and around the halls of power with expert reporting, analysis and insight from the editors and reporters of Montana Free Press.<\/em><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Arrives Thursdays<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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CAPITOL TRACKER<\/span><\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The lawmakers, bills and votes of the 68th Montana Legislature<\/em><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Session<\/a><\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Join us for The Session, a weekly breakdown of the latest action we\u2019re watching in the Montana statehouse, produced by Montana Public Radio, Yellowstone Public Radio and Montana Free Press. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Season 3<\/strong><\/a> | Season 2<\/strong><\/a> | Season 1<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

ARCHIVED SPECIAL PROJECTS<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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THE LONG STREETS PROJECT<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Montana, as the saying goes, is one big small town with really long streets. The Long Streets Project aims to cover it like that, focusing on the economic trends and issues that shape the opportunity Montanans have \u2014 or don\u2019t have \u2014 to make a decent living<\/em>.<\/em><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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SHARED STATE<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

A podcast about our current political moment and the complex people and beliefs that shape our state.<\/em><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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LAWS ON TRIAL<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Multiple legal challenges have been filed against measures passed by the 2021 Montana Legislature. Here\u2019s where each case stands.<\/em><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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ELECTION GUIDE<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

This digital guide, a project of the nonpartisan Montana Free Press newsroom, is an effort to ensure basic information is available so voters have the opportunity to cast informed votes.<\/em><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

2024<\/a><\/strong> | 2022<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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MONTANA FIRE REPORT <\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Keep tabs on Montana\u2019s fire season with MTFP stories and maps showing up-to-date information on air quality and active wildfires.<\/em><\/em><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

2024<\/a><\/strong> | 2023<\/strong><\/a> | 2022<\/strong><\/a> | 2021<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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