Jordan Hansen
@jordyhansen.bsky.social
Jesus, cows, fires and highways at the Daily Montanan | Based in Helena, MT | Formerly Everett Herald, Missoulian and the Montana Standard. https://muckrack.com/jordan-hansen
New from 404 Media: Google Earth has introduced an AI feature that lets anyone fabricate completely bullshit satellite images. In our own tests, we added a “bomb blast and crater” to an area of Los Angeles. This is a misinformation time bomb, will 100% be abused www.404media.co/google-earth...
Sen. Jason Ellsworth, a Bitterroot Republican, is no longer guilty of official misconduct after his verdict was vacated following a court error. By @jordyhansen.bsky.social: dailymontanan.com/2026/07/22/e... #mtnews #mtpol #montana
Ellsworth verdict vacated after court mishap
Jury saw documents they were not supposed to see during deliberations in Jason Ellsworth official misconduct trial
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Former Montana Senate president Jason Ellsworth was found guilty of official misconduct – a misdemeanor – on Tuesday evening in Lewis and Clark District Court in Helena. By @jordyhansen.bsky.social: dailymontanan.com/2026/07/21/e... #mtnews #mtpol #montana
Ellsworth found guilty of official misconduct in criminal trial
Former Montana Senate president Jason Ellsworth found guilty of official misconduct, a misdemeanor in jury trial
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A controversial program that sees farm-raised pheasants released by FWP for youth to hunt could expand by as much as 40K birds a year, but 40% die within one week of release, according to Pheasants Forever. @jordyhansen.bsky.social: dailymontanan.com/2026/07/20/m... #mtnews #mtpol #montana
Montana wants to release 50,000 ‘pen pheasants’ per year
Roosters for Recruitment, an FWP pheasant program, could massively expand as legislators, advocates point to issues
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“When I got the contracts and the invoices, I knew that it was not normal." Trial begins in case against former Montana Senate President Jason Ellsworth. By @jordyhansen.bsky.social: dailymontanan.com/2026/07/15/l... #mtnews #mtpol #montana
Lawyers give opening statements in Ellsworth trial
Jury also hears from three witnesses as Ellsworth, a former state Senate President, faces criminal charge in court
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More than 100 people from across the state gathered in the Montana Capitol rotunda on Wednesday to protest cuts to Medicaid as well as new work requirements to access the health insurance program. By @jordyhansen.bsky.social: dailymontanan.com/2026/07/08/m... #mtnws #mtpol #montana
More than a hundred protest new Medicaid rules at Capitol • Daily Montanan
New work requirements are already complicating lives for providers and residents who risk having their Medicaid insurance coverage terminated because of paperwork problems.
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Norfolk Southern, Union Pacific defend proposed $85 billion merger
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern told a U.S. government agency Tuesday they are willing to divest ownership stakes in some smaller railroads as part of their proposed $85 billion merger.
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Changes to Medicaid rules and the cancellation of a planned healthcare provider reimbursement increase have led to concern among both providers and patients as Montana faces a deficit in the human services division. @jordyhansen.bsky.social: dailymontanan.com/2026/06/30/m... #mtnews #mtpol #montana
Medicaid cuts spark legislative, provider concern
July 1 deadline and cancellation of planned provider rates at top of mind in Montana as DPHHS says it's ready for new rules.
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I do not think there is sufficient appreciation for how catastrophic yesterday’s decision in Slaughter is for this country. As Justice Sotomayor said in her dissent and she intoned from the bench yesterday, “today the majority reshapes our Govt.”
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Texas state school board approves mandated reading list including Bible passages
The Texas Board of Education on Friday approved mandated reading lists for public school children that include passages from the Bible - the latest effort by leaders there to infuse the education system with conservative and religious ideals.
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U.S. Senate primary winner Kyle Austin, says he’s a disillusioned conservative seeking refuge with Libertarians. But the Montana Libertarian Party says he’s a “phony” candidate and are questioning the former Republican’s motives. #mtnews #mtpol dailymontanan.com/2026/06/11/m...
Montana Libertarian Party cries foul in Senate primary
Kyle Austin is the Libertarian U.S. Senate candidate, despite the Montana Libertarian party saying he doesn’t stand for their values
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Missoula smokejumper Sam Forstag declared victory in a four-way contested primary among Democrats for Montana’s western U.S. House seat. “Today, people across Montana made clear that we’re ready to send working class representation to Washington.” dailymontanan.com/2026/06/02/b... #mtnews #mtpol
Forstag declares victory in U.S. House district in western Montana • Daily Montanan
Early results Tuesday night showed Busse with slight lead over Sam Forstag
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Alani Bankhead wins Montana Democrat primary for the U.S. Senate #mtpol dailymontanan.com/2026/06/02/b...
Bankhead holds early lead over Neill in Democratic primary
Neill in second, Michael Black Wolf in third following early result drops in the Montana Democratic primary
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A required training for corrections officers is being offered on site at Montana State Prison for the first time, which DOC said will help clear up a backlog. By @jordyhansen.bsky.social: dailymontanan.com/2026/05/26/d... #mtnews #mtpol #montana
DOC begins on-site correctional officer training • Daily Montanan
DEER LODGE — Facing a backlog of a required course for all state correctional officers, the Montana Department of Corrections now has the ability to host the classes on site at Montana State Prison. I...
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A Russian attack drone hit an apartment building on Friday in the city of Galati, Romania, a member country of NATO. It was the first known time that a Russian drone had caused damage and injuries in a major urban area on the territory of the Western military alliance. trib.al/n5JmPnO
As Kevin Gonzalez lay in a hospital bed, his gaunt frame ravaged by cancer, his aspirations narrowed to a final wish: seeing his parents before he died. Fulfilling that dream meant a desperate fight against time as his father and mother sat in immigration detention. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/12/u...
A Dying Son, His Detained Parents and a Race to Reunite Before the End
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States across the West are dealing with outdated funding systems in the face of skyrocketing wildfire costs. Some are responding in creative ways: www.hcn.org/articles/wil...
Wildfires are torching state budgets - High Country News
From nicotine taxes to tourist fees and new disaster accounts, states are looking for new funding sources.
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The 1999 classic “The Mummy” legitimately might be one of the greatest movies ever made
Researchers are increasingly questioning whether federal threshold should be lowered as more studies find links between even low levels of nitrate consumption and cancer and birth defects, reports @stateline.org via @idahocapitalsun.com and @statesnewsroom.com
Nitrate contaminates the drinking water of millions of Americans, study finds • Idaho Capital Sun
Nearly one-fifth of Americans relied on drinking water systems with elevated and potentially dangerous levels of nitrate, according to a new study.
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Breaking news: Hungarians chose to end the 16-year rule of Prime Minister Viktor Orban, darling of MAGA-aligned American conservatives, an ally of the Kremlin and a proud antagonist of European Union leaders in Brussels.
Hungary’s Viktor Orban, ally of Trump and Putin, concedes election defeat
WIth record turnout, Hungarians chose to end the 16-year rule of the prime minister who was a self-proclaimed champion of illiberal Christian democracy.
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“The Trump administration is using the whole of government to silence or intimidate criticism and dissent in ways that go far beyond McCarthyism.” Said at a hearing where an author discussed a canceled reading in Montana. @jordyhansen.bsky.social: dailymontanan.com/2026/04/06/c... #mtnews #mtpol
Clancy event becomes censorship example at U.S. Senate hearing
Children’s author Bess Kalb couldn’t read book after parents threatened to disrupt event last Fall at Clancy Elementary.
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Demonstrators in Helena, Billings and Missoula protested what they said is creeping authoritarianism in the United States at Saturday's No Kings rallies in Montana. By @jordyhansen.bsky.social @keilaszpaller.bsky.social @darrellehrlick.bsky.social: dailymontanan.com/2026/03/28/p... #mtnews #mtpol
Protestors back at Montana Capitol, other ‘No King’ rallies double
Issues from No Kings protests across Montana ranged from threat of authoritarianism to war, healthcare and reproductive freedom
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On the advice of legal counsel and possibly in the face of steep financial losses, the Helena City Commission rescinded an immigration resolution on Thursday night in a meeting at the city’s Civic Center. By @jordyhansen.bsky.social: dailymontanan.com/2026/03/26/u... #mtnews #mtpol #montana
Helena City Commission votes to rescind immigration resolution
Officials pointed to possible financial risks, say choice removes state’s investigative capacity over resolution
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Colin Kaepernick was right about a great many things and, I’d add, one of the greatest sins of American sportswriting and sportscasting was how he was painted.
Denny Carter@dennycarter.bsky.social · 5mo agoThis man is in touch with what really matters to the voters of Florida: That the Dolphins and Bucs and Jaguars are not encouraged to have diverse coaching staffs.
The City of Helena is considering rescinding an immigration resolution that had large backing by the public following an investigation announced by the state’s Department of Justice. By @jordyhansen.bsky.social: dailymontanan.com/2026/03/24/h... #mtnews #montana #mtpol
Helena to have meeting discussing rescinding immigration resolution
The meeting will be hosted at the city’s Civic Center on Thursday, as the state continues its investigation into the resolution
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“With word last Friday afternoon from the agency that it is suspending the new policy, we do plan to stage the No Kings Rally at Capitol flag plaza.” By @jordyhansen.bsky.social: dailymontanan.com/2026/03/23/s... #mtnews #mtpol #montana
State appears to reverse course on Capitol permit rules
The DOA appears to have reversed course on its weekend permit rules at the Capitol as another “No Kings” rally draws near.
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@plannedsickdays.bsky.social gonna savor that one for a long time
Mark that miss a bit before the 10 minute mark, absolutely need to score on at least 3 of the next 5 possessions if you’re iowa
