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capitol reporter @daily_montanan | past bylines @EverettHerald, @Missoulian & @MontanaStandard | @uiowa alum | 📧: [email protected]
Helena, MT
Joined August 2011
The red mist is excellent TV. But one study says hundreds of thousands of pounds of fire retardant containing toxic metals has been dropped over the last decade. And that's part of a federal lawsuit against the USFS over endangered species #mtnews.
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Fergus County looks to add to emergency response capacity with trained citizens as CERT organizations gain traction in Montana #mtnews.
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Well and the other part is how do you tax road wear from EV vehicles? Some data from Motor Vehicles on vehicle type (and perhaps more importantly, vehicle age) would be fascinating to parse through.
@jordyhansen Which is weird since vehicles have definitely not gotten smaller. Half the state is Boomers going 10 under the speed limit in giant shiny tanks they never take off-road, usually blocking left lane. The "Welcome New Montanan" kit includes $100k truck in the driveway. 😂.#mtpol.
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there are over 73,000 miles of roadway in Montana alone.
you can drive unlimited time in any country with a roundabout.
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We're talking 'bout rail again. Passenger rail had a bit of a setback during the session after some legislation didn't pass, but the idea does have a number of advocates both in state and local pol #mtleg.
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RT @BlakeBurman: NEW: Congressman @RyanZinke tells me he doesn't believe there's a secret Epstein list. @thehill @NewsNation #EpsteinClient….
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Essential Air Service, which - and this will shock you - I also wrote about, has been a discussion piece today too. Fear is that federal money for small flights from eastern Montana airfields to Billings could be going away #mtleg.
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I wrote about this bill during #mtleg a couple times, but this is an explainer:
Highway 212 has come up multiple times in committee today. Talking a lot about transpo interim priorities today. SJ 19, the public transit study bill is also a big conversation piece. Something transit-focused Dems especially have been pushing #mtpol.
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Highway 212 has come up multiple times in committee today. Talking a lot about transpo interim priorities today. SJ 19, the public transit study bill is also a big conversation piece. Something transit-focused Dems especially have been pushing #mtpol.
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*some* people were repeatedly taught. and that explains a lot tbh.
thinking about how growing up we were repeatedly taught how to decipher credible sources online and now people just cite the google ai summary that may or may not be true for everything.
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oh last of this tweet flurry: some nice lookin' young bucks outside the capitol this afternoon #mtpol
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also was a really good answer to a question I wasn't sure was dumb or not.
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wait this is really funny, as this I am "one man attending".
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Trout are in trouble at 70° and are in real serious trouble at 77°. Some water temperatures measured in this study reached 80°. And dangerously low oxygen levels - in part caused by algae blooms - have been recorded at night.
A two-year study conducted by Montana environmental groups into the Jefferson River Basin shows warm water and a lack of oxygen, driving fears trout remain in serious trouble #mtnews .
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A two-year study conducted by Montana environmental groups into the Jefferson River Basin shows warm water and a lack of oxygen, driving fears trout remain in serious trouble #mtnews .
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"Progressive design build" is a term to know fwiw, a "alternative contracting method" that's become used more, especially in large, complex projects involving federal funds.
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Interesting topic that's I've now seen in multiple states - and MDT is talking about this in the interim transpo committee rn - but gas tax is a major driver of revenue for state DOTs, and with cars getting more fuel efficient, are seeing a loss in revenue. #mtpol.
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Montana Jewish Project hosted its Pride Shabbat celebration last week. Wrote about that a bit:.
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RT @micahddrew: Yellowstone, Glacier national parks on track for record years. Higher numbers of tourists coincide with low staffing levels….
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