CNS Reporter Tess McEnroe produced this multimedia report on the arguments over I-155. The ballot issue asks Montanans to expand the CHIP program, which provides health care insurace for children of parents who cannot afford to provide it themselves.
For an article on the issue, click here.
Watch for additional "Unlikely Candidates" coverage tonight at 7:30 on Montana PBS. This story was produced by Radio-TV students at the University of Montana School of Journalism.
Watch for additional "Unlikely Candidates" coverage tonight at 7:30 on Montana PBS. This story was produced by Radio-TV students at the University of Montana School of Journalism.
CNS Reporter Tiffany Wilson produced this multimedia report on the arguments over LR-118, which asks Montanans to renew the statewide 6-mill levy in support of the state's university system. For an article on the issue, click here.
CNS Reporters Natalie Newumann, Holly Baker and Molly Priddy produced this report asking Democratic Gov. Brian Schweitzer and his Republican challenger, Roy Brown, to outline their agendas for Montana's next legislative session.
Watch: The Unlikely Candidates," at 7:30 p.m., Oct. 30, on MontanaPBS.
It's all in the message, these candidates say
By CHRIS D’ANGELO and MATT MCLEOD
Community News Service
UM School of Journalism
For major-party candidates in high-profile races, earning a nomination can be the thrill of a lifetime and a stepping-stone to the halls of political power and respect. But for most third-party Montana contenders, being on the ballot is more about sending a message than winning an election.
Reporter Breanna Roy produced this story on attorney general candidates Steve Bullock, a Democrat, and Republican Tim Fox. The race, featuring dueling TV ads over gun rights and other issues, is one of the hardest fought campaigns on the Nov. 4 ballot.
For more information on the race, see CNS reporter Mark Page's story for this blog and an article by the Lee State Bureau analyzing the candidates' TV ads.
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That’s where PSC candidates Alan Olson and John Vincent step in.
By MOLLY PRIDDY
Community News Service
UM School of Journalism
Jennifer McKee, a reporter for Lee newspapers' state bureau, sifted fact from hyperbole in her story today about broadcast ads endorsed by attorney general candidates Steve Bullock and Tim Fox. Her colleague, bureau chief Charles S. Johnson, did a similar analysis this summer on ads run by Gov. Schweitzer. It's good, helpful work.
Scores of candidates statewide are fighting for 125 seats in Montana's next Legislature. Reporters NATALIE NEUMANN and HOLLY BAKER produced this audio report on the key races Republican and Democratic strategists are watching in this year's campaign for partisan control of the state Senate and House of Representatives.
“I’m still trying to figure out where those 27,000 votes came from, besides my own,” he said of his June primary victory.
These are just some of the issues facing the state’s next top public school administrator. Candidates Elaine Herman and Denise Juneau want Montanans to know that they’re up to the job.
By LAURA BARNES
Community News Service
UM School of Journalism
By RYAN THOMPSON
By MARK PAGE
Community News Service
UM School of Journalism
For Democrat Steve Bullock and Republican Tim Fox, the race to replace Attorney General Mike McGrath is a clash of experience, ideology and even style.
CLICK HERE FOR AN ANALYSIS OF THEIR TV ADS
Candidate Bios: Mike McGrath, Ron Waterman
By ELIZABETH HARRISON
Community News Service
UM School of Journalism
Ron Waterman, a Helena attorney running for chief justice of the Montana Supreme Court, has an identity problem. Although he is reasonably well known among Montana lawyers and in his home city, this is his first run for statewide office.
His opponent, two-term Attorney General Mike McGrath has been in the news and on yard signs since he first ran for Lewis and Clark county attorney in 1982.
CLICK HERE FOR THE STORY
