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Long quiet, McConnell sets vote on Trump plan to end shutdown

President Trump, who has refused to sign any agreement to reopen the government that does not include money for a border wall, put forward the proposal on Saturday as an offer to end the shutdown. Democrats have been quick to signal their displeasure with the compromise effort.

Record number of Native legislators bring issues to forefront of 2019 Legislature

Business

Tester joins New Hampshire lawmakers in push to overturn Sup Court sales tax decision

With a new Congress now in session, Sen. Jon Tester is again pushing to overturn a U.S. Supreme Court decision that requires small local businesses to collect a sales tax on behalf of other taxing states.

Native American businesses in Montana land grants through equity program

After public input, planning firm unveils Missoula's growing downtown vision

January 19, 2019

Clean energy advocates urge NW Energy to forgo fossil fuels in new power portfolio

Airport travel distances hinder economic development in rural Montana

Community Voices

Economists: Shutdown's economic impact is a reminder of why government matters

As the United States endures the longest shutdown in its history, Americans are getting a taste of life without government. Collectively they show that government matters.

Montana Viewpoint: President's hateful words provoke racial confrontations

Martin Luther King Jr. Day: Can centuries of racism in America ever be eradicated?

January 20, 2019

Harmon's Histories: Buckhouse Bridge was vital, sometimes deadly link to Bitterroot Valley

January 19, 2019

Sustainable Missoula: 2019 is the year of 'Zero Heroes'

Environment

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Watchdog groups sue to force review of Montana coal mine's harm to water, climate

This week, the Sierra Club, 350 Montana and WildEarth Guardians joined the Montana Environmental Information Center in a lawsuit alleging that the U.S. Office of Surface Mining once again rubber-stamped an expansion of the Bull Mountain Mine proposed by Signal Peak Energy.

City of Missoula, Trout Unlimited move forward with Rattlesnake Dam removal

January 16, 2019

Some Orchard Homes residents willing to sell land to avoid future floods

January 15, 2019

Public lands advocates bring message of protection to Capitol

January 11, 2019

Appeals court tosses Oregon suit over climate change

January 10, 2019

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UM Corner

Montana women's basketball: Goligoski to miss remainder of season

Montana redshirt junior guard Taylor Goligoski, who started the team's first 13 games this year, will miss the remainder of the 2018-19 basketball season. Goligoski has an osteochondral lesion in her left leg that must be repaired.

UM students present outdoor gear exhibit at Historical Museum at Fort Missoula