Darrell Ehrlick, the editor of Montana’s newest news organization, joins MCVcast to talk about the Daily Montanan. Whitney Tawney, Jake Brown and Aaron Murphy recap the reactions from Montana’s congressional delegation to the attack on the U.S. Capitol and highlight what’s missing in Governor Gianforte’s proposed state budget. Plus, a comeback plan for a species missing in the Little Belt Mountains for a century. LINKS:

* Public radio interview with Sen. Jon Tester by Aaron Bolton: http://bit.ly/39AnlSz

* Sen. Jon Tester’s fiery national op-ed about accountability in the Senate: http://bit.ly/39AnlSz

* Public radio interview with Sen. Steve Daines by Kevin Trevellyan: http://bit.ly/3ipiaJz

* Sen. Daines admits Antifa wasn’t involved in violent pro-Trump riots on Capitol Hill: http://bit.ly/2LLXjnk

* Rep. Rosendale calls violent insurrection of Capitol a “false” crisis: http://bit.ly/3oM7Q0j

* MCV’s reaction to Gov. Gianforte’s proposed budget: http://bit.ly/2LxuZFu

* Group proposes 800,000 acres of new wilderness in Montana: http://bit.ly/3ifLims

* The Daily Montanan: https://dailymontanan.com/

* More info about the Daily Montanan: http://bit.ly/3i1OAJE

* PNS story about MontanaPushback.org: http://bit.ly/3oOpMHU

* Wild martens reintroduced to Little Belt Mountains: http://bit.ly/3ifrvDx

Season 4 of MCVcast kicks off with Livingston small business owner and former Montana Wildlife Commissioner Dan Vermillion and a conversation about Montana’s new elected leaders. Plus Whitney Tawney, Jake Brown and Aaron Murphy cover the inauguration and new cabinet of Governor Greg Gianforte, the armed terrorist insurrection of the US Capitol, a new MCV effort to hold all elected leaders accountable, and more public land in Montana. LINKS:

* Gianforte’s Cabinet: http://bit.ly/399dZgB

* Gianforte’s 1st Executive Order: https://bit.ly/2XkuLUt

* MCV’s Letter in Support of Somers Beach State Park: https://bit.ly/3bw0WZB

* Billings Gazette Jan 3 Editorial: https://bit.ly/2Lw3jR6

* Billings Gazette Jan 6 Editorial: http://bit.ly/38mgRr8

* MCV’s MontanaPushback.org: https://www.montanapushback.org/

* Dan Vermillion’s business: http://www.sweetwatertravel.com/

* Tester Secures New USFS Acquisition: https://bit.ly/3hRQmNv

Martha Williams, the outgoing director of the Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks joins our final MCVcast episode of 2020 to reflect on her agency’s challenges and opportunities in the future. Aaron Murphy, Whitney Tawney and Jake Brown report on the newest names rounding out the incoming Gianforte Administration, a new threatened species in Montana, and a climate solution for… cow belches. LINKS:

* Contribute to MCV: https://mtvoters.org/donate

* All previous episodes of MCVcast: https://mvoters.org/podcast

* MCV is hiring a Program Director: https://bit.ly/3mG83kD

* Anita Milanovich taped as Gianforte’s General Counsel: https://bit.ly/39CVvqE

* White Bark Pines now a threatened species: https://bit.ly/2Jp5ANl

* Trump Administration plans to auction drilling leases in ANWR in January: https://n.pr/3ommWJw

* 2020 inductees into the Montana Outdoor Hall of Fame: https://mtoutdoorhalloffame.org/

* Study: Seaweed cuts cow methane emissions: https://bit.ly/33HMjxi

MCV will return in January of 2020! Thank you for listening!

Rachel Schmidt, the Director of the Governor’s Office of Outdoor Recreation, swings by MCVcast with new numbers showcasing the strength of Montana’s “powerhouse” outdoor recreation economy. Aaron Murphy, Whitney Tawney and Jake Brown cover the latest controversy surrounding Governor-elect Gianforte’s transition team, an LWCF whiff from the U.S. Interior Secretary, and a historic election for the Northern Cheyenne Nation. LINKS:

* Gianforte’s DNRC and DEQ Transition Team: https://bit.ly/36PrTDj

* Gianforte’s Fish, Wildlife and Parks Transition Team: https://bit.ly/2Hihkjz

* MCV’s statement on Transition Teams: https://bit.ly/3kH2pgo

* Montana Post: Rep. Kerry White’s controversial social media posts: https://bit.ly/3fecNv3

* Interior Secretary Bernhardt’s LWCF whiff: https://bit.ly/36Qfmj3

* Montana Office of Outdoor Recreation Sept. 2020 Report: https://bit.ly/3nSc3yX

* Washington Post: DOJ stalled probe against Zinke: https://wapo.st/3kRbWRX

* NY Times: Trump Administration moves to sell oil rights in Arctic: https://nyti.ms/3kKuPWH

* Northern Cheyenne Nation elects all women leaders: https://bit.ly/3kOlFIM

Gwen Florio, the former editor of the Missoulian, joins MCVcast for a discussion about the future of journalism and political coverage in Montana. Plus, Aaron Murphy, Whitney Tawney, Jake Brown and Clara Stein break down the 2020 Election Results, explore the GOP’s agenda for 2021 and… a new website for the MCV Education Fund! LINKS:

* Montana 2020 Election Results: https://electionresults.mt.gov/

* Montana Free Press: How will the GOP spend its mandate? https://bit.ly/35pHhXs

* Leaked GOP 2021 Agenda: https://bit.ly/3poYCbi

* Sen. Tester’s Letter to Interior Secretary Bernhardt re: Missed LWCF Deadline:

https://bit.ly/2UkMbyC

* MCV Education Fund letter to governor candidates following elk shooting: https://bit.ly/2TxMIgu

* The Nation: “The Death and Life of Great American Newspapers,” by Gwen Florio: https://bit.ly/3eNgGa6

* Gwen Florio’s website: https://gwenflorio.net

* The MCV Education Fund’s new website: https://mtvotersedfund.org

* NPR: The Dalai Lama on climate change: https://n.pr/38xk8V0

* Gregorian Chant Hip Hop Mix, by Ryz: https://bit.ly/3koDmyn

This week MCVcast features our final candidate interview of the 2020 Election season. PSC Candidate Valerie McMurtry joins us from Billings to talk about “arrogance and stupidity” of the current Public Service Commission. Plus Aaron Murphy, Whitney Tawney, Jake Brown and Clara Stein hear from Bryce Bennett about another screwup by the Secretary of State’s office, new conservation legislation from Montana’s senior senator, and… fishing with drones? Not so fast! LINKS:

* Find your local Elections Office in Montana: https://www.voteinmt.org/where-to-vote

* Check your Montana ballot status at “My Voter Page”: https://app.mt.gov/voterinfo/

* Helena IR: Emails show duplicate filing charges for biz filing with SOS: https://bit.ly/3mwr7Bm

* Bryce Bennett calls for investigation into Secretary of State’s office: https://bit.ly/31LM9nN

* Billings Gazette: Divorce and old threats emerge in state auditor race (Troy Downing): https://bit.ly/3mwR9og

* Montanans for Healthy Rivers: https://healthyriversmt.org

* Montana FWP proposes ban on drone fishing: https://bit.ly/2TE4O05

* MCV Education Fund’s letter to gubernatorial candidates re: elk hunting incident: https://bit.ly/2TxMIgu

* Valerie McMurtry’s Campaign Website: https://mcmurtry4psc.com/

* Valerie McMurtry’s Recent Op-Ed: https://bit.ly/3kAW46U

* TC Energy awards $1.6 billion to contractors for Keystone XL: https://bit.ly/3oDQnI2

* KBZK-TV: Enthusiastic skier stoked about Bridger Bowl snow: https://bit.ly/37Nonvt

Outside Magazine columnist Wes Siler joins MCVcast from Bozeman for a chat about Montana’s anti-public lands politicians. Plus Aaron Murphy, Whitney Tawney, Jake Brown and Clara Stein dive into this week’s PSC debate, new “leadership” legislation from Senator Jon Tester, and a fight over public land access in Attorney General candidate Austin Knudsen’s hometown. LINKS:

* NPR: Trump’s public lands chief hasn’t left despite judge’s order: https://n.pr/2Tkj7Xz

* Senator Tester introduces bill to block Pendley’s “illegal leadership:” https://bit.ly/2HxxMfi

* Whitney Tawney’s op-ed: “Can Steve Daines please stand up?” https://bit.ly/3jn2TI3

* Raph Graybill: Austin Knudsen blocking vets from access: https://bit.ly/2TftAUn

* Judge Morris denies tribes’ bid to block KXL construction: https://bit.ly/34j1AFF

* Montana Public Radio’s Sally Mauk interviews former Missoulian editor Gwen Florio: https://bit.ly/3mqhIvp

* Missoula City Club PSC debate between Jennifer Fielder and Monica Tranel: https://bit.ly/35pIzAD

* Outside Magazine: “In Montana, Stream Access is on the Ballot,” by Wes Siler: https://bit.ly/2IPIcHW

* Legislative rule to protect Lake Koocanusca clears hurdle: https://bit.ly/3ojqCMD

* Link to MCV’s Facebook version of Public Trust: http://bit.ly/MCVPublicTrust (password: montana)

Former Montana Secretary of State -- and former Republican -- Bob Brown joins MCVcast to discuss Donald Trump, the political landscape and his recent ‘declaration of independence’ from the GOP. Plus Aaron Murphy, Whitney Tawney, Jake Brown and Clara Stein look at some contradictory words from embattled Senator Steve Daines, a rare interview with the BLM’s “unlawful” Acting Director, and a botched endorsement from one of Montana’s leading newspapers. LINKS:

* William Perry Pendley struggles to define his role at BLM following judge’s ruling: https://bit.ly/3iZ2StF

* MTN U.S. Senate Debate (10-10): https://bit.ly/3nSUiA0

* Missoulian retracts Fielder endorsement and endorses Tranel for PSC: https://bit.ly/2SV3CFu

* California GOP admits placing misleading ballot boxes across state: https://nyti.ms/2SUbiYy

* Check your Montana voter status at My Voter Page: https://app.mt.gov/voterinfo/

* Marc Racicot on Home Ground with Brian Kahn: https://bit.ly/34W6ibA

* Bob Brown: “Declaration of Independence” from GOP: https://bit.ly/353TD6y

* “We Can Make a Change” video with Foreshadow, featuring RezBoi & Yvng Vin: https://bit.ly/33V0Gil

In this bonus episode, MCVcast goes to Helena for a deep dive into why Montana’s biggest public lands organizations are throwing their support behind I-190 and CI-118. Montana voters will get to weigh in on this public lands effort on the ballot. MCV’s Aaron Murphy joined the Montana Wildlife Federation’s Nick Gevock, Wild Montana Action Fund’s Dr. Kayje Booker, and the Trust for Public Land’s David Weinstein for an event at Spring Meadow Lake State Park on October 5. LINKS:

* Public Lands Coalition for 118 & 190: publiclandsformontana.org/

* MTN news story about CI-118 & I-190 news conference: https://bit.ly/36CFeQY

* Montana Conservation Voters: https://mtvoters.org

* Montana Wildlife Federation: https://montanawildlife.org

* Wild Montana Action Fund: https://wildmontanaaction.org

* Trust for Public Land: https://www.tpl.org/our-work/montana

* Subscribe to MCVcast, MCV's weekly podcast: https://mtvoters.org/podcast

This week MCVcast goes to Helena for a deep dive into why Montana’s biggest public lands organizations are throwing their support behind I-190 and CI-118. Plus Aaron Murphy, Whitney Tawney, Jake Brown, and the newest member of the MCVcast crew, Clara Stein, show us Gov. Bullock’s latest volley in the fight against unlawful bureaucrat William Perry Pendley, and recap a pair of gubernatorial debates. LINKS:

* AP: Bullock asks court to block actions by Pendley: https://bit.ly/3jA7J5s

* Letter from MCV and others to Bernhardt re: Pendley: https://bit.ly/33ANhvM

* MTN Gubernatorial Debate (10-3): https://bit.ly/3jxp92C

* MontanaPBS Gubernatorial Debate (10-6): https://bit.ly/2Ff34qQ

* Montana Forest Action Plan, comments due by 10-23: https://bit.ly/3jMq2Vm

* MTN Story About CI-118 & I-190 News Conference: https://bit.ly/36CFeQY

* Public Lands Coalition for 118 & 190: publiclandsformontana.org/

* Full video of MCV’s 2020 gala: https://bit.ly/mcv2020gala

* MCV’s endorsements: https://mtvoters.org/endorsements

* Shane Morigeau’s new TV ad: https://bit.ly/33ATGXO