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Candidate Questionnaire: Senate District 34

Candidate Questionnaire: Senate District 34

Damion Lynn (D) — Senate District 34 Shelley Vance (R) — Senate District 34 As of press time, Vance had not responded to the Exponent’s questionnaire. Responses received after press time will be published on msuexponent.com. Why did you decide to run for office? Lynn: Over the last several years,

Candidate Questionnaire: House District 62

Candidate Questionnaire: House District 62

Correction: The responses for the two candidates running in House District 62, published on this page and printed on page 8 and 9 of the election edition, were incorrectly attributed to the opposite candidate. The responses attributed to Ed Stafman were from Marc Greendorfer, and the responses attributed to Marc

Candidate Questionnaire: MT House District 67

Candidate Questionnaire: MT House District 67

Elizabeth Marum (D) — House District 67 Jedediah Hinkle (R) — House District 67 As of press time, Hinkle had not responded to the Exponent’s questionnaire. Responses received after press time will be published on msuexponent.com. Why did you decide to run for office? Marum: I am very concerned about

The ins and outs of voter registration

As the elections approach it’s time to look ahead at how to register to vote. In 2020, 81 percent of registered Montana voters cast their ballots in the general election, while only 54 percent did in the primary according to sosmt.gov. Both of those numbers are significantly higher

It's Time to Ditch Daylight Savings

Daylight savings time has always seemingly been a rather pointless event on the calendar. Set your clock back an hour in the fall and move it forward one in the spring. According to Time magazine, the concept was originally implemented in Germany during World War I as a means to

Walking With A Purpose

When you picture a bustling city, what images pop into your mind? I suspect the majority of these thoughts include cars. Yellow taxis lining sidewalks, elevated highways full of automobiles zooming by, freeways congested with glaring tail lights and pedestrians standing at crosswalks waiting for a safe time to cross

Redistricting Reimagined

Every 10 years, with the release of new population census data, states are responsible for redrawing their congressional and state legislative districts. This is to ensure that the populations within each district are distributed equally and to preserve communities with similar political interests. However, in recent redistricting processes, especially the