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Confusion and angst follow state's early rollout of Medicaid work rules
Mass-mailings and unclear guidance have some Montanans wondering if their insurance is on the line.
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September 30, 2026 at 6:21 AM
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Union and governor’s office sign agreement to reduce state employees’ healthcare rate hike
Source: Montana Free Press

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Union and governor’s office sign agreement to reduce state employees’ healthcare rate hike - NewsBreak
Healthcare insurance costs for state employees will go up in January, though an agreement between the Montana Federation of Public Employees and the office
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September 30, 2026 at 3:51 AM
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September 30, 2026 at 1:22 AM
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My post on the #mtpol Supreme Court race. trentbolger.substack.com/p/the-most-i...
The most important race in all of Montana - Supreme Court #4
With all the yelling over the Senate race, I thought I would put out a note in the world about the other Statewide race on the ballot. The one that deserves more attention.
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September 30, 2026 at 1:10 AM
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Don’t fall for the okie-doke.

Vote for Alani Bankhead, Montana! #mtpol
September 29, 2026 at 5:40 PM
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Seth Bodnar, running as an Independent for US Senate from Montana, is backed by Jon Tester, who is on an Anthropic Council.
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edmundlee.bsky.social Edmund Lee @edmundlee.bsky.social · 1d
Anthropic says AI may pose 'existential risks to humanity' in IPO filing - www.reuters.com/business/fin...
September 29, 2026 at 2:30 PM
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Jon Tester is on an Anthropic Council.
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https://www.anthropic.com/news/introducing-the-anthropic-national-security-and-public-sector-advisory-council
National Security and Public Sector Advisory Council
Eleven former senators and senior defense, intelligence, and energy officials will help identify high-impact AI applications for US security.
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September 29, 2026 at 2:26 PM
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Seth Bodnar, running as an Independent for US Senate from Montana, is backed by Jon Tester, who is on an Anthropic Council.
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edzitron.com Ed Zitron @edzitron.com · 1d
Reuters got some of the IPO docs. Anthropic is a total dog of a company. Spent $12.6bn to make $4.6bn in revenue in 2025, $7.33bn of which was compute costs. Operating loss of $8bn. Losses getting worse year over year. Amazing stuff
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Summary Companies • Anthropic IPO could value the company at more than $2 trillion • Anthropic lost $42 billion in 2025 • Al lab spent $7.33 billion on compute and infrastructure last year • Operating loss widened to $8.06 billion in 2025 from $2.98 billion in 2024 • Execs, industry analysts have expressed concerns over harms of Al tech Sept 28 (Reuters) - Anthropic is making a massive bet that Al will transform the global economy more profoundly than industrialization, electricity and the internet, according to its IPO prospectus seen by Reuters. But the cost to get there will be staggering. Anthropic reported a net loss of $42 billion in 2025, and plans to spend $518 billion on cloud, computing and infrastructure obligations in coming year, according to the prospectus.
September 29, 2026 at 2:02 PM
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blueriverrrr.bsky.social Blue_Riverrrr @blueriverrrr.bsky.social · 1d
Every time I hear Anthropic, I think about my former Senator, Jon Tester, who is on the Anthropic board, meddling in Montana elections, with tech billionaire PAC money, backing “Independent“ Seth Bodnar
edzitron.com Ed Zitron @edzitron.com · 1d
Reuters got some of the IPO docs. Anthropic is a total dog of a company. Spent $12.6bn to make $4.6bn in revenue in 2025, $7.33bn of which was compute costs. Operating loss of $8bn. Losses getting worse year over year. Amazing stuff
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September 29, 2026 at 1:56 PM
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From Connor McSweeney:

"Another day, another sweeping over generalization Bodnar made that makes me question either his ethics or his awareness. Either way i look at it neither screams "competent"

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September 29, 2026 at 1:51 PM
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heard on the tweets #mtpol

i'll never get over my fellow montanans throwing out Tester for this do nothing peacocking SOB
September 29, 2026 at 8:28 AM
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New Great Falls Tribune owner invests in strengthening Montana journalism - Great Falls Tribune
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New Great Falls Tribune owner invests in strengthening Montana journalism — Great Falls Tribune
Lee Enterprises has acquired four additional newsrooms in Montana and South Dakota, magnifying its service to readers in both states, the company announced Monday.
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September 29, 2026 at 3:51 AM
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My Christian faith calls me to feed the poor, care for my neighbors, and stand up for people who need help.

Seth Bodnar’s campaign has decided to make my faith a political issue. #mtpol
September 29, 2026 at 12:33 AM
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Aaron Flint's support for the war is stretching Montana families thin. Ballots drop in less than two weeks - Check your registration today, make your voting plan, and don’t sit this one out. #mtpol
September 28, 2026 at 11:08 PM
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37 days til Election Day and we're making every one of them count. Join us at an event near you this week! #mtpol
September 28, 2026 at 7:03 PM
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Kalispell Chamber Backs Ballot Issue to Keep Courts Nonpartisan - Flathead Beacon
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Kalispell Chamber Backs Ballot Issue to Keep Courts Nonpartisan — Flathead Beacon
The Kalispell Chamber of Commerce has endorsed a ballot initiative aimed at keeping Montana’s courts nonpartisan, the nonprofit behind the initiative, Montanans for Nonpartisan Courts, announced in a ...
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September 28, 2026 at 6:37 PM
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We do need more young people stepping up in politics- whether running for office or taking the lead on campaigns. Jon Tester owed his 2018 election partially to the record turnout by HYAGV and then the Dems let those talented youth organizers disappear. #MTPol flatheadbeacon.com/2026/09/28/a...
A New Age of Montana Politics - Flathead Beacon
When Finley Warden talks to voters, his age is “an elephant in the room.”  The 20-year-old Republican (he’ll turn 21 in October) and fifth-generation Polson resident is mounting a run for his local le...
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September 28, 2026 at 6:07 PM
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Lee Enterprises acquires Great Falls Tribune, expanding investment in Montana journalism
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Lee Enterprises acquires Great Falls Tribune, expanding investment in Montana journalism
In Montana, where Lee already owns the Billings Gazette, the Helena Independent Record, The Montana Standard (in Butte), Missoulian and Ravalli Republic, Lee has acquired the Great Falls Tribune.
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September 28, 2026 at 5:06 PM
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"I do not believe the government should decide what happens to a person’s body. Those medical decisions belong to the individual, in consultation with their doctor. That is why I am pro-choice."

Is that clear enough, Montana? #mtpol

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Alani Bankhead on the Issues — U.S. Senate, Montana
Where Alani Bankhead stands on the issues facing Montana: rural healthcare and emergency access, public lands, housing, Social Security and Medicare, guns, education, agriculture, immigration, and for...
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September 28, 2026 at 5:03 PM
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This election has put me and my team through the wringer, but then I meet Montanans who remind me exactly why we get up and keep going. #mtpol

Full conversation: www.youtube.com/watch?v=xoQs... @breakingthemeta.bsky.social
September 28, 2026 at 5:02 PM
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Billionaires in the wilderness - Montana Free Press
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Billionaires in the wilderness — Montana Free Press
On a short stroll north of Jackson Lake Lodge lies an imposing boulder adorned with a bronze plaque. It honors John D. Rockefeller Jr., “whose vision, curiosity and love of country have made possible ...
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September 28, 2026 at 4:36 PM
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This guy's PAC has given $1.8 million to Bodnar. He's the former pres. of the conservative org. FreedomWorks, widely associated with the Tea Party, and funded by the Koch brothers. He's working with Joe Manchin to support Bodnar. #mtpol
September 28, 2026 at 4:34 PM
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Brandon, a big Bodnar donor, is the former pres. of the conservative organization FreedomWorks, which was widely associated with the Tea Party movement and funded by the Koch brothers. The ILC is also backed by former US Sen. Joe Manchin.
Do Montana voters really know Bodnar and his donors? #mtpol
September 28, 2026 at 3:52 PM
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It's hard to believe that we spend money for the PSC to harm us, and now they want $5 million.
September 28, 2026 at 1:28 PM
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"The list of donors is a who’s who of super PACs and people behind the data centers going up all over the country...I don’t see how anyone buys his claim that he’s not going to be beholden to anyone." #mtpol
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Seth Bodnar is a Way Better Example of What’s Wrong with the Democratic Party than Alani Bankhead will ever Be
For about twenty years, people have been lamenting the fact that the Democratic party has lost touch with its base, and there’s a good reason for that.
russellrowland.substack.com
September 28, 2026 at 1:23 PM