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Senator Max Baucus on his legacy and likely high profile future

By Sally Mauk • Jan 30, 2014

Montana Senator Max Baucus is having a nostalgic week. Baucus is expected to soon be confirmed by the Senate as the new Ambassador to China.

Senator Baucus showing Sally some of the pictures in his office
A picture of Sen. Mike Mansfield and Max Baucus taken in the early 80's

This week, he has had a confirmation hearing before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, a weekly morning coffee reception for visiting Montanans—probably his last—and a lot of interviews about the impending end of his near 40-year career in Congress.

News Director Sally Mauk sat down with the Senator in his D.C. office to discuss his new venture and his public service legacy.

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Senator Jon Tester discusses his longtime mentor

By Sally Mauk • Jan 29, 2014

Senator Jon Tester will become Montana’s Senior Senator-- in only his 2nd term—once Senator Max Baucus is, as expected, confirmed as the new U.S. Ambassador to China.

News Director Sally Mauk is in Washington D.C. this week, interviewing both Senators about the transition.

In tonight’s feature interview, Sally talks with Senator Tester about his longtime mentor. Tester says he was star struck when he first met Baucus at an economic development meeting in Havre in the late 90s, just before Tester himself entered politics.

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A peek inside the Washington life of Steve Daines

By Dan Boyce • Feb 3, 2014
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Life for Bozeman-native Steve Daines has changed a lot in the last couple of years--from more than a quarter century in the private sector to Montana’s sole Congressional Seat.

Now, the Republican Representative has his sights set on another office, that of exiting Montana Senator Max Baucus.

Capitol Reporter Dan Boyce spent last week in Washington D.C. reporting on Montana’s federal delegation and spends a couple hours in the Washington life of Congressman Daines.