As recently as 2019, every single county in Montana had at least one local, independent news source.
With this closure, Deer Lodge County is now the EIGHTH county in Montana that as NO independent news source.
This is a dire issue that the people of Montana need to recognize.
Here's a downloadable voter guide with Q&A's with all the MT Legislature candidates in the Missoula area, along with statewide races: https://t.co/MH4iyiogKK
imo an underdiscussed aspect of walz's appeal is that the high school social studies/government teacher who coaches football and serves in the army national guard is an iconic american figure. he's the platonic ideal of a Type of Guy we all personally know.
Newsweek: 'Killers of the Flower Moon' Murders Never Stopped for Native Americans
This article was produced through a partnership between Newsweek and Osage News. The story aims to shine a light on MMIP cases and multiple failures to end the crisis https://t.co/E15UApeTyE
When @lily_gladstone made history last night, Indigenous people nationwide celebrated while simultaneously trying to figure out who beaded her black-and-white earrings.
The answer is Lenise Omeasoo, Montana-based Ermineskin Cree and Blackfeet artist.
https://t.co/jHvM6ro9kZ
"This is a historic win, it doesn't belong to just me." - Lily Gladstone wins her first Golden Globe for Best Female Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama for #KillersoftheFlowerMoon at the 2024 #GoldenGlobes
We were also allowed to rent one movie apiece, which dates me more appropriately (if not definitively). Then we'd take them home and watch the movies while eating our candy. Honestly a treasured little ritual!
And that's not even touching the fact that just before the heating season started the state switched LIHEAP over to the database used by Medicaid and SNAP, which causes its own issues when those programs are overloaded.
Outside of Medicaid and SNAP, I can attest other services are also being affected by unwinding in MT. For instance, qualifying for SNAP makes you categorically eligible for LIHEAP (utility assistance), so applying for LIHEAP is much more complicated if your SNAP app is in limbo.
State Medicaid unwinding backlogs have made it harder for low-income families to access safety-net services that help them afford basics like food.
A @KFFHealthNews story by me, @rachanadpradhan and @samanthann for @nbcnews: https://t.co/sCSZs56pkO
if I had a nickel for every time this happened to Mark Antony, I'd have two nickels, which is not a lot, but it's weird that he put both of the women's faces on state currency