Missoula Current
UM Poll: Quality of life decline prompts conservation support
A University of Montana poll indicates that the high growth the state has experienced over the past five years has made Montanans even more supportive of conservation efforts.
Tester backs UM grad nomination to federal court; Daines skeptical
President Joe Biden on Wednesday nominated seven individuals to federal courts, including one in the U.S District Court for the District of Montana, prompting mixed reactions from Sens. Jon Tester and Steve Daines.
County closes out federal grant that fueled Sxwtpqyen infrastructure
After years of planning, visiting Washington D.C. and navigating the challenges of the pandemic, Missoula County this week officially closed out a federal grant that funded infrastructure in the greater Mullan area and lead the way for current and future growth.
Missoula airport set for busy summer, record passengers
The airport, which is constructing the second and third phase of its new passenger terminal, logged record passenger numbers last year. This year, it expects to surge past those figures to secure another record season.
Ninth Circuit narrows wolf trapping ban in Montana grizzly territory
Advocates for Montana’s grizzly bear population are seeking a permanent prohibition on certain wolf and coyote traps in grizzly bear country.
Viewpoint: Neville Chamberlain or Winston Churchill?
Davie Atkins writes "Daines, Zinke and Rosendale sided with Chamberlain. Tester sided with Churchill! I will remember their votes when I am in the polling booth, and I hope you do too. United we stand, divided we fall. Don’t let Putin divide us."
Missoula County preparing assets, bracing for active fire season
With snowpack running well behind the seasonal average, Missoula County is racing to gather its resources ahead of what's anticipated to be an active wildfire season.
City considers MEP contract boost to support economic goals
Over the last five years, the Missoula Economic Partnership has emerged as one of the city's strongest economic development arms in its work to expand Missoula's tax base, grow and retain businesses, and help the city achieve its redevelopment goals.
Arntzen: Charter school ruling a win for Montana
Elsie Arntzen writes, "Woke organizations, with no accountability to our taxpayers, used our Montana court system to attack me and delay the opening of Public Charter Schools that were passed under HB 549 during the 2023 legislative session."
Montana Viewpoint: Your new property tax bill
Jim Elliott writes, "There is a better way to achieve taxpayer fairness and that is to link the amount of property taxes to a homeowner’s income level so that the property tax does not exceed a certain percentage of a person’s income."