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UNOFFICIAL / SINGLE-SOURCE (Missoula Commons): Montana I-194 limiting corporate and nonprofit political spending at 65.4% yes statewide in Secretary of State unofficial totals
10O-Score10 · Widely covered0 of 13 major U.S. outlets as of Nov 5 (our publish date). · See proof →Method note: Score reflects coverage as of publish date; changed Nov 2, 2026. Only articles dated on or before our publish date (Nov 5, 2026, ET) count. Later articles are listed as pickups and never lower the score.
Status history (2 events, ET)
- Published
- O-Score check: 10 (Widely covered) · 0 of 13 outlets counted
The math
- Outlets checked: 13 major U.S. national outlets.
- Confirmed reports of this story dated on or before our publish date: 0.
- 0 found → O-Score 10 (Widely covered). Higher means more overlooked.
| Score | Meaning | Major U.S. outlets that covered it |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fully overlooked ← this story | 0 of 13 outlets |
| 8 | Barely covered | 1 outlet |
| 6, 5 | Lightly covered | 2 outlets (6) · 3 outlets (5) |
| 4, 3 | Covered | 4 outlets (4) · 5 outlets (3) |
| 2, 1, 0 | Widely covered | 6–7 outlets (2) · 8–10 outlets (1) · 11–13 outlets (0) |
Provisional: Headline search only (Google News and Bing News, query variants per outlet, all 13 outlets searched). 54 other candidates were unrelated; a headline search can miss articles, so this may change on recheck.
Checked Nov 5, 2026, 8:13 AM ET · search window: 30 days back from the check.
Every outlet
| Outlet | Result | Searches run |
|---|---|---|
| AP apnews.com | Not found | google-news: "Montana I-194 site:apnews.com" google-news: "I-194 corporate nonprofit spending Montana site:apnews.com" google-news: "Montana ballot I-194 site:apnews.com" google-news: "Montana initiative 194 site:apnews.com" bing-news: "Montana I-194 site:apnews.com" bing-news: "I-194 corporate nonprofit spending Montana site:apnews.com" bing-news: "Montana ballot I-194 site:apnews.com" bing-news: "Montana initiative 194 site:apnews.com" |
| Reuters reuters.com | Not found | google-news: "Montana I-194 site:reuters.com" google-news: "I-194 corporate nonprofit spending Montana site:reuters.com" google-news: "Montana ballot I-194 site:reuters.com" google-news: "Montana initiative 194 site:reuters.com" bing-news: "Montana I-194 site:reuters.com" bing-news: "I-194 corporate nonprofit spending Montana site:reuters.com" bing-news: "Montana ballot I-194 site:reuters.com" bing-news: "Montana initiative 194 site:reuters.com" |
| The New York Times nytimes.com | Not found | google-news: "Montana I-194 site:nytimes.com" google-news: "I-194 corporate nonprofit spending Montana site:nytimes.com" google-news: "Montana ballot I-194 site:nytimes.com" google-news: "Montana initiative 194 site:nytimes.com" bing-news: "Montana I-194 site:nytimes.com" bing-news: "I-194 corporate nonprofit spending Montana site:nytimes.com" bing-news: "Montana ballot I-194 site:nytimes.com" bing-news: "Montana initiative 194 site:nytimes.com" |
| The Washington Post washingtonpost.com | Not found | google-news: "Montana I-194 site:washingtonpost.com" google-news: "I-194 corporate nonprofit spending Montana site:washingtonpost.com" google-news: "Montana ballot I-194 site:washingtonpost.com" google-news: "Montana initiative 194 site:washingtonpost.com" bing-news: "Montana I-194 site:washingtonpost.com" bing-news: "I-194 corporate nonprofit spending Montana site:washingtonpost.com" bing-news: "Montana ballot I-194 site:washingtonpost.com" bing-news: "Montana initiative 194 site:washingtonpost.com" |
| The Wall Street Journal wsj.com | Not found | google-news: "Montana I-194 site:wsj.com" google-news: "I-194 corporate nonprofit spending Montana site:wsj.com" google-news: "Montana ballot I-194 site:wsj.com" google-news: "Montana initiative 194 site:wsj.com" bing-news: "Montana I-194 site:wsj.com" bing-news: "I-194 corporate nonprofit spending Montana site:wsj.com" bing-news: "Montana ballot I-194 site:wsj.com" bing-news: "Montana initiative 194 site:wsj.com" |
| CNN cnn.com | Not found | google-news: "Montana I-194 site:cnn.com" google-news: "I-194 corporate nonprofit spending Montana site:cnn.com" google-news: "Montana ballot I-194 site:cnn.com" google-news: "Montana initiative 194 site:cnn.com" bing-news: "Montana I-194 site:cnn.com" bing-news: "I-194 corporate nonprofit spending Montana site:cnn.com" bing-news: "Montana ballot I-194 site:cnn.com" bing-news: "Montana initiative 194 site:cnn.com" |
| Fox News foxnews.com | Not found | google-news: "Montana I-194 site:foxnews.com" google-news: "I-194 corporate nonprofit spending Montana site:foxnews.com" google-news: "Montana ballot I-194 site:foxnews.com" google-news: "Montana initiative 194 site:foxnews.com" bing-news: "Montana I-194 site:foxnews.com" bing-news: "I-194 corporate nonprofit spending Montana site:foxnews.com" bing-news: "Montana ballot I-194 site:foxnews.com" bing-news: "Montana initiative 194 site:foxnews.com" |
| NBC News nbcnews.com | Not found | google-news: "Montana I-194 site:nbcnews.com" google-news: "I-194 corporate nonprofit spending Montana site:nbcnews.com" google-news: "Montana ballot I-194 site:nbcnews.com" google-news: "Montana initiative 194 site:nbcnews.com" bing-news: "Montana I-194 site:nbcnews.com" bing-news: "I-194 corporate nonprofit spending Montana site:nbcnews.com" bing-news: "Montana ballot I-194 site:nbcnews.com" bing-news: "Montana initiative 194 site:nbcnews.com" |
| CBS News cbsnews.com | Not found | google-news: "Montana I-194 site:cbsnews.com" google-news: "I-194 corporate nonprofit spending Montana site:cbsnews.com" google-news: "Montana ballot I-194 site:cbsnews.com" google-news: "Montana initiative 194 site:cbsnews.com" bing-news: "Montana I-194 site:cbsnews.com" bing-news: "I-194 corporate nonprofit spending Montana site:cbsnews.com" bing-news: "Montana ballot I-194 site:cbsnews.com" bing-news: "Montana initiative 194 site:cbsnews.com" |
| ABC News abcnews.go.com | Not found | google-news: "Montana I-194 site:abcnews.go.com" google-news: "I-194 corporate nonprofit spending Montana site:abcnews.go.com" google-news: "Montana ballot I-194 site:abcnews.go.com" google-news: "Montana initiative 194 site:abcnews.go.com" bing-news: "Montana I-194 site:abcnews.go.com" bing-news: "I-194 corporate nonprofit spending Montana site:abcnews.go.com" bing-news: "Montana ballot I-194 site:abcnews.go.com" bing-news: "Montana initiative 194 site:abcnews.go.com" |
| NPR npr.org | Not found | google-news: "Montana I-194 site:npr.org" google-news: "I-194 corporate nonprofit spending Montana site:npr.org" google-news: "Montana ballot I-194 site:npr.org" google-news: "Montana initiative 194 site:npr.org" bing-news: "Montana I-194 site:npr.org" bing-news: "I-194 corporate nonprofit spending Montana site:npr.org" bing-news: "Montana ballot I-194 site:npr.org" bing-news: "Montana initiative 194 site:npr.org" |
| USA Today usatoday.com | Not found | google-news: "Montana I-194 site:usatoday.com" google-news: "I-194 corporate nonprofit spending Montana site:usatoday.com" google-news: "Montana ballot I-194 site:usatoday.com" google-news: "Montana initiative 194 site:usatoday.com" bing-news: "Montana I-194 site:usatoday.com" bing-news: "I-194 corporate nonprofit spending Montana site:usatoday.com" bing-news: "Montana ballot I-194 site:usatoday.com" bing-news: "Montana initiative 194 site:usatoday.com" |
| Bloomberg bloomberg.com | Not found | google-news: "Montana I-194 site:bloomberg.com" google-news: "I-194 corporate nonprofit spending Montana site:bloomberg.com" google-news: "Montana ballot I-194 site:bloomberg.com" google-news: "Montana initiative 194 site:bloomberg.com" bing-news: "Montana I-194 site:bloomberg.com" bing-news: "I-194 corporate nonprofit spending Montana site:bloomberg.com" bing-news: "Montana ballot I-194 site:bloomberg.com" bing-news: "Montana initiative 194 site:bloomberg.com" |
Pickups
We published: Nov 5, 2026 (ET).
No major-outlet pickup after our publish date yet.
Check history
| Checked (ET) | Check | O-Score | Confirmed outlets | What changed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 5, 2026, 8:13 AM ET | initial | 10 Widely covered | 0 | No change |
Search terms
“Montana I-194”, “I-194 corporate nonprofit spending Montana”, “Montana ballot I-194”, “Montana initiative 194”
Method
- google-news
- bing-news
A match counts only if the outlet’s own article is about this story, not a passing mention. “Not found” means not found by these methods; search engines index only part of each site. Stories are rechecked daily for pickups; the score itself is locked to coverage as of our publish date.