Matt Hudson
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Covering Great Falls and Cascade County for @mtfreepress. Catch me in the Electric City.
Joined March 2014
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Jacobsen told an investigator that Fontana Moore wasn't on her radar, but her election director pushed to send an email that has been deemed likely political discrimination.
Jacobsen told commissioners that hiring Democrat Rina Fontana Moore would undermine voters. A day later, commissioners hired someone else.
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One part of reporting this story was that USPS said all absentee ballots were delivered on time. When I shared the address of someone who didn't get their ballot, USPS said, vaguely, "After checking the data for this location I can tell you there have been no mail delays.".
Can I interest you in 3,000 words on this year's election in Cascade County?.
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Can I interest you in 3,000 words on this year's election in Cascade County?.
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Personnel and politics converged in a way that added to the struggles many had in casting a vote in the 2024 general election in Cascade County, which joined other populous Montana counties with...
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Fascinating story.
For six months I trailed a new Christian nationalist group in Montana, from Jordan, to Ennis, to the state Capitol. Thanks to @Poynter, this series will publish with no paywall. Citizen grand juries and county militias: The quiet rise of Tactical Civics.
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Some library supporters urged officials to separate library funding from the city's dire public safety needs. But the two have become inextricably linked. My story from last night's long city meeting:.
With the reductions passed, Library Director Susie McIntyre has warned that services would need to be cut, staff positions would be in jeopardy and the library could close for one day each week. #mtnews
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Cascade Co GOP chair Eric Hinebauch has won a seat on the county board of commissioners. Rae Grullowski's write-in campaign appeared to have little impact on the race.
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With 57% of the vote — the same percentage he received in the June primary — Hinebauch defeated Democrat Don Ryan for the three-member commission. Hinebauch will join fellow Republicans Jim Larson...
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Election Day HQ is live on the home page for @mtfreepress .
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SPECIAL PROJECTS
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In Cascade County, they opened up the arena side of the building to accommodate a massive registration line.
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RT @mtfreepress: After the bubbles have been filled in and the “I Voted” stickers handed out, what happens to a Montana voter’s ballot? #mt….
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Montana’s voting procedures have been the subject of curiosity and even criticism in recent years. So what does happen to a ballot once it’s filled out, and how do the bubbles inked in by voters turn...
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RT @amandaleggert: NorthWestern Energy, small electricity producer scrap over the price of power. #mtnews . via @M….
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Greenfields Irrigation District, which distributes water to more than 500 irrigators across a 93,000-acre portion of the Sun River Basin, argued that NorthWestern’s proposed contract will stifle...
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RT @mtfreepress: NeighborWorks Montana helped the Old Hellgate Village residents form a cooperative and buy the 34-home park. #mtnews https….
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I always enjoy a story about the news industry. I wrote about how community members saved the reference library of the @GFTribune as the building was sold and how it's being indexed for public research.
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The archive files depict everyday life for Great Falls residents, from small slices of life to major events. If not for a local philanthropist, they might have disappeared alongside the Tribune...
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RT @mtfreepress: A visual tour of Montana’s coal country and the people and places that have grown up around it. #mtnews .
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With the announcement of a $1.4B loan for Calumet/Montana Renewables, I took a look at three tax breaks that could be applied to the plant.
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Events planned for Indigenous Peoples Day.
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Check out @RobChaney1 in @mtfreepress with a special report on the future of coal country:.
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The rise of renewable energy poses life-changing questions for Montana’s coal country.
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The Missoula This Week newsletter is up and running. Local news reported by @katiefbanks for @mtfreepress. Sign up for free:.
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A long-running lawsuit alleging errors in a 2023 election in Cascade County has concluded.
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The mistakes were numerous. Some eligible voters in the district didn’t receive ballots and didn’t get to vote. Ballots were sent without secrecy envelopes, return envelopes or information about...
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