Addie Slanger

Addie is currently a first-year law student at the University of Montana's Alexander Blewett III School of Law. A graduate of UM's journalism program and former editor-in-chief of her college paper, she is passionate about storytelling and enjoys distilling complex concepts of policy, law, and politics for a wider audience. Addie plans to pursue civil litigation and hopes to remain connect to areas of First Amendment and Media Law in her practice. In addition to journalism, Addie studied Spanish and global leadership in undergrad.

Montana Journalism Abroad • 1st June 2022

The Architect: Naomi Long’s strategic effort to reshape NI’s politics

Fueled by public frustration over border issues raised by Brexit, and powered by a rank-choice voting system that allows second- and third-choice parties to emerge with seats, the Alliance Party appears to be systematically chipping away at a political system so structured around the unionist/nationalist divide that a candidate must choose one side or the other or be relegated to the status of “Other.”

Byline Magazine • 16th December 2021

Montana's Public Health Exodus

In the last year, more than a dozen Montana counties have lost their top health official, according to data from the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services (DPHHS). This includes four of the state’s seven most populous counties.

Montana Kaimin • 22nd November 2021

In the war for control of Montana’s universities, a lawsuit over guns is the first battle

Lawsuits were filed. Legal documentation has been submitted. Now, all eyes turn to the district court in Helena for a legal battle that may be a step closer to determining a winner in the tug-of-war between the Board of Regents and the Montana Legislature over control of the state’s universities.

Ravalli Republic • 5th August 2021

Schools to receive final third of emergency relief funding

The U.S. Department of Education approved Montana’s plan for use of a final package of COVID education relief funding on Thursday, releasing a remaining $127 million to the state’s K-12 schools.

Montana Journalism Abroad • 22nd April 2021

Facing Brexit bumps, Northern Ireland businesses look to localize

Facing a series of export and import rules, most of which were delayed in March, many Northern Irish businesses have begun to reorganize their supply chains, turning to their own in-country products and the European Union.

Montana Kaimin • 10th March 2021

A Year Without Precedent

The pandemic has changed everything. We're changing with it.

Bozeman Daily Chronicle • 26th October 2020

Progressive-leaning D.C. nonprofit spends nearly $5 million for marijuana legalization

While most of the attention in this fall’s election is on the U.S. Senate race or the battle for the governorship, a Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit has pumped at least $4.6 million into the campaign to legalize marijuana in Montana.

Missoulian • 30th June 2020

UM Mask Mandate

In developing its COVID-19 plan, the university decided against using language like "require" and "mandate" in regard to masks on campus, said UM spokesperson Paula Short. Instead, she said UM hopes to create a culture of mask-wearing and set clear expectations that masks should be worn in classroom settings.

Montana Kaimin • 14th January 2020

Still Missoula

How a reported rape reveals the faults between Greek Life and the Justice System

Montana Kaimin • 22nd January 2019

Missing & Murdered

According to statements from Montana’s U.S. Sens., Jon Tester, a Democrat, and Steve Daines, a Republican, at a Congressional hearing in mid-December, 24 Native American women in Montana, excluding Scott, had disappeared in 2018. Only one was found alive.