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Report: Zinke’s Interior Department suppresses science to benefit oil and gas

By Matthew RendaDecember 11, 2018

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(CN) – A nonprofit science advocacy group has issued a scathing rebuke to the Trump administration in general and the Interior Department and its chief Ryan Zinke in particular, saying the agency works to suppress the work of scientists to the benefit of the oil and gas industry. In a report titled “Science Under Siege at the Department of the Interior”, the Union of … [Read more...] about Report: Zinke’s Interior Department suppresses science to benefit oil and gas

Missoula City Council begins review of sidewalks, costs, payment options Wednesday

By Sherry DevlinDecember 11, 2018

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Missoula City Council members on Monday praised Mayor John Engen for pulling the plug on a controversial – and outrageously expensive – sidewalk project in the Slant Streets neighborhood. But they’re not giving up on pavement, and at least one councilwoman – Ward 3’s Gwen Jones – said she wants the discussion to take a new direction. The proposed Slant Street project was … [Read more...] about Missoula City Council begins review of sidewalks, costs, payment options Wednesday

Missoula City Council approves airport, development park annexation, citing equity issues

By Sherry DevlinDecember 11, 2018

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Citing equity issues and the opportunity to guide growth, the Missoula City Council voted Monday night to annex 3,200 acres west of the city. The rapidly developing area includes Missoula International Airport, the Missoula Development Park, Canyon Creek Village subdivision and DeSmet School. Councilwoman Julie Armstrong cast the lone “no” vote, while Councilman Jesse … [Read more...] about Missoula City Council approves airport, development park annexation, citing equity issues

Ex-prosecutors doubt Trump’s spin on hush money to porn actress, Playboy model

By Adam KlasfeldDecember 10, 2018

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MANHATTAN (CN) – Dogged by insinuations of criminal liability, President Donald Trump tweeted Monday that the hush-money payments he is accused of having directed from attorney Michael Cohen were “simple private transactions.” “Lawyer’s liability if he made a mistake, not me,” Trump tweeted, before his routine invocation of a “WITCH HUNT!” Casting doubt on that claim, … [Read more...] about Ex-prosecutors doubt Trump’s spin on hush money to porn actress, Playboy model

Missoula legislator’s ethics complaint against Bullock reaches 9th Circuit Court

By Helen ChristophiDecember 8, 2018

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(Courthouse News) The Ninth Circuit on Friday reviewed a Montana law prohibiting public disclosure of ethics complaints filed against government officials until after they have been decided, inserting itself into the middle of a caustic political rivalry between a Montana House Republican and the state’s Democratic governor. The dispute began in November 2016, when Montana’s … [Read more...] about Missoula legislator’s ethics complaint against Bullock reaches 9th Circuit Court