This week, MCVcast recaps Montana Conservation Voters’s annual gala on Thursday, Oct. 1, 2020. Thanks to our donors, members and sponsors, we smashed our fundraising goal! Highlights include clips from Chef Doug Adams, Billings City Councilwoman Kendra Shaw, and MCV’s endorsed candidates. Plus Aaron Murphy, Whitney Tawney and Jake Brown cover this week’s U.S. Senate debate and a flurry of court decisions affecting voting rights. LINKS:

* Link to MCV’s annual gala: COMING SOON

* MontanaPBS’s Sept. 28 U.S. Senate Debate: https://bit.ly/3jmcSOq

* MCV’s letter to Sen. Daines re: William Perry Pendley: https://bit.ly/3nbehtv

* Public News Service story about MCV’s letter: https://bit.ly/3jupqTZ

* Montana Supreme Court decides to voting rights cases: https://bit.ly/30qyyRV

* Federal judge strikes down Montana GOP’s challenge to mail-in voting: https://cnn.it/2HTUezF

* Montana DEQ comment period re: Keystone XL Pipeline: https://bit.ly/36sKOFx

Superfund Coordinator Jon Sesso of Butte checks in to give MCVcast an in-depth look at the recently approved Consent Decree to clean up decades of toxic pollution in the Mining City. Plus Aaron Murphy, Whitney Tawney and Jake Brown recap this week’s political debates, a new decision in the scheme to put fake candidates on the November ballot and another slap on the wrist for NorthWestern Energy and Montana’s Public Service Commission. LINKS:

* Watch MontanaPBS’ U.S. House debate: https://bit.ly/2G7JkFo

* Watch MTN’s Attorney General debate: https://bit.ly/3cwJ0fQ

* Montana Supreme Court’s ruling on the GOP’s fake Green Party candidates: https://bit.ly/3kEfzLs

* Montana Supreme Court: PSC and Northwestern Energy “Unlawful”: https://bit.ly/3j0EA2V

* Op-ed from Montana business owners shredding Sen. Daines for claiming credit on Yellowstone Gateway Protection Act: https://bit.ly/3mSW2ZU

* Missoula County Commissioners support the popular Blackfoot Clearwater Stewardship Act: https://bit.ly/2Hn8q3O

* Judge okays Butte Hill Consent Decree: https://bit.ly/3j0hsSv

* Sen. Heinrich’s op-ed re: William Perry Pendley: https://bit.ly/3j1iCgq

* The MCV Education Fund’s letter to protect the Big Snowies: https://bit.ly/3kOIJYz

U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich of New Mexico spends a few minutes with MCVcast to talk about the misguided priorities of the Trump Administration, and what may be around the corner for conservation. Aaron Murphy sets the record straight on a misleading ad by Sen. Steve Daines. Whitney Tawney has an update on Montana’s plans for Election Day. And Jake Brown unpacks the recent Secretary of State debate. LINKS:

* Sen. Daines misses Monday vote for political rally: https://bit.ly/2ZLleas

* MCV’s response to the Blackfoot Clearwater Stewardship Act and the Emergency Wildfire and Public Safety Act: https://bit.ly/2ZNLi57

* Montana Secretary of State debate: https://bit.ly/2ZPhvsx

* Billings Gazette excoriates Secretary of State Corey Stapleton for “unfitness for any office”: https://bit.ly/3hEjBS9

* The Daily Show’s Trevor Noah talks to Sen. Tester about his new memoir, co-written by Aaron Murphy: https://bit.ly/33BFFbf

* MCV’s 2020 Endorsements: https://mtvoters.org/endorsements

* Register for MCV’s October 1 Gala: https://mtvoters.org/gala

This week we close out Season 2 of MCVcast with former U.S. Senate candidate Dr. Cora Neumann, founder of the organization We Are Montana. Plus Aaron Murphy, Whitney Tawney and Jake Brown cover the mess within the U.S. Postal Service and how it may impact voting, the new (and old) anti-public lands plank in the GOP platform, and a Montana rejection from the U.S. Supreme Court. Development Director Shelly Siedlaczek also provides an update on how to support MCV’s October 1 gala. LINKS:

* Mike Cooney’s rally to save the U.S. Postal Service: https://bit.ly/3hyc9c6

* Republican National Committee Platform on Public Lands (Page 21): https://bit.ly/3gvfYNR

* MT GOP Platform on Public Lands (Page 9): https://bit.ly/31tXSrf

* MCV News Release on anti-public lands planks in GOP platform: https://bit.ly/3hyyaYn

* Gov. Steve Bullock sues Pendley: https://wapo.st/3hxLpsh

* U.S. Supreme Court denies Stapleton’s Green Party scheme: https://bit.ly/34Iz94m

* We Are Montana: https://www.wearemontana.org/

* Senate Letter to Interior Secretary Bernhardt re: William Perry Pendley: https://bit.ly/3loxYNJ

* Sponsor MCV’s October 1 Gala: https://bit.ly/3gxEazc

* More info (including prizes!) about our gala: https://mtvoters.org/gala

Vasu Sojitra, a groundbreaking professional athlete in Bozeman, whose motto is “ninjasticking through the woods to bring intersectionality to the outdoors,” stops by MCVcast. Plus Aaron Murphy, Whitney Tawney and Jake Brown turn up the heat on Senator Steve Daines and Congressman Greg Gianforte for their silent “disservice,” discuss the dumpster fire of Trump’s Postmaster General, and explore Montana’s newest state park. LINKS:

* MCV’s “For Sale” ad cited in Washington Post story about Pendley: https://wapo.st/34aoijE

* MCV’s letter to congressional delegation re: Pendley: https://bit.ly/3hdclxj

* Help MCV STOP PENDLEY: https://stoppendley.org

* Montana’s newest state park: https://bit.ly/2Qag1DY

* Vasu Sojitra’s TEDx Bozeman Talk: https://bit.ly/34g2R0s

* Eagle Mount: https://www.eaglemount.org/

* MWA video re: competitive leasing: https://bit.ly/34cMTnW

* RSVP to MCV’s Annual Gala! https://mtvoters.org/gala

Former Congressman Pat and former state Senator Carol Williams stop by MCVcast to share insights from their decades of experience in public service. Aaron Murphy, Whitney Tawney and Jake Brown recap the first 2020 Montana Senate Debate. A judge gives the boot to an entire political party, and a rapper’s presidential campaign shows up in Billings. LINKS:

* Watch the first debate between Gov. Steve Bullock and Sen. Steve Daines: https://bit.ly/3ak8ThB

* Efforts underway to restore fake, GOP-funded Green Party candidates from ballot: https://bit.ly/3iAvjOq

* Trump’s EPA to strike down Obama-era methane rule: https://nyti.ms/33NU8Ct

* MCV statement on Trump’s rollback of methane regulation: https://bit.ly/2F5bVuz

* $100,000 awarded through new farmer student loan assistance program: https://bit.ly/3iwBwLk

* Carol’s List: https://carolslistmt.org

* Rattlesnake Creek Dam demolished after more than a century: https://bit.ly/3kCwLSg

* Sign our petition, get your “I ♡ PUBLIC LANDS” sticker, learn about William Perry Pendley: https://stoppendley.org

* NPR features MCV’s TV ad in a story about Pendley: https://n.pr/3adRZBc

* Kanye West running for president? https://bit.ly/3fWTaGJ

This week MCVcast discusses how it plans to engage Montanans despite the challenges of the COVID-19 Pandem. Our guest: Canvass Director Eddie Upshaw. Plus Aaron Murphy, Whitney Tawney and Jake Brown report on the Great American Outdoors Act, MCV’s new StopPendley.org campaign, and new COVID-cases on the route of the controversial Keystone XL Pipeline. LINKS:

* MCV TV ad, “For Sale:” https://bit.ly/30xwbNK

* Get your “I ♡ PUBLIC LANDS” bumper sticker: https://stoppendley.org

* MCV Action Fund TV ad, “Land”: https://bit.ly/2DCoEEq

* Donate to the MCV Action Fund: https://bit.ly/31oM1cY

* CSKT Water Compact Clears Key Hurdle: https://bit.ly/2DlGOdY

* Pendley’s BLM creates “Backcountry Recreation Areas,” over state concerns: https://bit.ly/2DJNylK

* COVID-19 cases reported among Keystone XL pipeline workers: https://bit.ly/33vQCg1

* Raph Graybill “floats plan for public land access disputes”: https://bit.ly/2DrsFMc

* How to pronounce Yosemite: https://bit.ly/33CBr4C

Kiersten Iwai and Amara Reese-Hansell from the Forward Montana Foundation stop by MCVcast to talk about the U.S. Census as it relates to conservation. Whitney Tawney dives into a new project to educate Montanans about William Perry Pendley. Jake Brown digs up a mystery landing in mailboxes. And Aaron Murphy catches up with ACLU Montana to talk about racial disparity in marijuana-related arrests. LINKS:

* MCV’s statement on Sen. Daines earning a spot on the “Dirty Dozen”: https://bit.ly/2P7Ca5n

* Our new website: https://stoppendley.org

* MCV’s memo on William Perry Pendley: https://bit.ly/2X8MSgC

* ACLU’s report on racial disparity in marijuana arrests: https://bit.ly/2XpnhjF

* Yellowstone Public Radio’s story on ACLU report: https://bit.ly/3jLA6Oy

* Congressman Gianforte accused of illegal PAC coordination: https://bit.ly/2Xc6gJA

* Complete the 2020 Census: https://2020census.gov/

* The Forward Montana Foundation: https://forwardmontanafoundation.org/

* If you receive unsolicited seeds in the mail: https://agr.mt.gov/

MCVcast tackles the historic passage of the Great American Outdoors Act, and its full funding of the Land and Water Conservation Fund, with Tracy Stone-Manning of the National Wildlife Federation. Aaron Murphy, Whitney Tawney and Jake Brown also cover the latest dust-up over controversial BLM chief William Perry Pendley. And why Montana legislators walked out of a recent meeting. LINKS:

* Text of the Great American Outdoors Act: https://bit.ly/2CANyUW

* Sen. Jon Tester’s Letter re: William Perry Pendley: https://bit.ly/2WNI5kw

* Gov. Steve Bullock’s lawsuit re: William Perry Pendley: https://bit.ly/2WOIjYD

* Legislators Walk Out of Meeting: https://bit.ly/39zvNS1

* Sen. Jon Tester’s Badger Two Medicine Bill: https://bit.ly/32OJgE7

* Donate to MCV: mtvoters.org/donate

This week, MCVcast explores the two places that have a good shot of becoming Montana’s newest public land, and how you can help. Aaron Murphy, Whitney Tawney and Jake Brown discuss the Trump Administration’s latest efforts to weaken environmental protections, and MCV’s endorsed gubernatorial candidate shares his plan to protect the Last Best Place. LINKS:

* Mike Cooney’s “Protect the Last Best Place Plan”: https://bit.ly/3jebD43

* Trump Administration Tries to Weaken NEPA: https://nyti.ms/2CLDbgM

* 9th Circuit Court Protects Yellowstone’s Grizzlies: https://bit.ly/2ZzykrK

* Sen. Jon Tester’s Leasing Market Efficiency Act: https://bit.ly/2Cjuvy8

* MCV Online Event with Secretary of State Candidate Bryce Bennett: https://bit.ly/2OzBlC0

* Stumptown Addition to Garrity Mountain Proposal: https://bit.ly/2ZADBiF

* C. Ben White Acquisition Proposal: https://bit.ly/396bBXw

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