In this podcast, I’ll be talking with Sandi Luckey, the executive director of the Montana Democratic Party. Sandi is working on a rural outreach project, and because I’m a rural Montanan, I’ve been wanting to talk with Sandi about it. I’ve also wanted to ask her about on-going campaign programs as they relate to rural Montana. So our conversation begins with Sandi giving me an overview of the rural outreach project and then moves on to talk about what rural Montanans had to say about critical issues that they are dealing with. Interwoven within our conversation, is information on the Montana Democratic Party’s coordinated campaign, the Montana Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee, and the Blue Bench Project – and how all these relate to rural Montana. It’s good stuff, so listen up!

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Montana Democrats Go Rural

Today I’m talking again with Joan Van Duynhoven, the Public Health Officer of Jefferson County, Montana. We’re doing a follow up on our last talk about Covid-19 in Jefferson County, but this time, we’re specifically talking about Covid-19 testing in Jefferson County. We’ll talk about testing accessibility, what kind of Covid-19 testing is available, and in general, what may be the cost of testing. We’ll also spend time talking about where the public can find a trusted source of information on Covid-19 for both Montana and Jefferson County.

Covid-19 Testing in Jefferson County, Montana

For today’s podcast, I’m talking with Joan Van Duynhoven, the Jefferson County, Montana, Health Officer. Joan and I will mainly talk about Covid-19 and how this virus is impacting Jefferson County. But – before we get into our Covid-19 discussion, I wanted to ask Joan what a county health officer does in non-pandemic times. We’ll start our conversation there…

A Public Health Officer in Jefferson County, Montana - Working in the Time of Covid-19

Montana Tier B 2020 candidates include Kimberly Dudik and Raph Graybill for Attorney General, Bryce Bennett for Secretary of State, Shane Morigeau for State Auditor, and Melissa Romano for Superintendent of Public Instruction. So, you might ask, what’s important about these candidates, especially with a label of Tier B? It turns out that these positions in our state government are really critical – these are the people that look out for our state elections, schools, state trust lands, health insurance rates – just to name a few areas of interest. All audio clips of the Montana Tier B candidates in this podcast were recorded at the MONTANA PROGRESSIVE DEMOCRATS ANNUAL STATEWIDE MEETING, Saturday, February 29, in Helena, Montana. All Tier B candidates were at the meeting and each talked about their campaign for about 5 minutes.

Montana Democrats 2020 Tier B Candidates

Amy Atwater, Paleontology Collections Manager and Registrar at the Museum of the Rockies in Bozeman, Montana, talks about her work with fossil dogs found recently in southwestern Montana. 

Amy Atwater, Museum of the Rockies - Bad to the Bone Crushing Dog talk

This podcast covers the 2020 Montana Womens March in Helena, Montana, on January 18, 2020 that was themed "Put A Woman In Charge". Clips from march rally speakers including Kathleen Williams, Melissa Romano, Whitney Williams, Elsie Harrington, Melissa Kwasny and Mandy Smoker Broaddus, some march participants, and conversations with Montana Youth Action and Montana Women Vote booth people are in this podcast. Enjoy! 

Montana Womens March 2020 - Helena, Montana

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