https://missoulacurrent.com Daily News in Missoula Montana Wed, 09 Sep 2026 15:04:15 GMT en-US hourly 1 https://townsquare.media/site/987/files/2022/04/attachment-logo256-1.png https://missoulacurrent.com Carbon https://missoulacurrent.com/governor-flat-tax/ Wed, 09 Sep 2026 14:18:27 GMT Continue reading…]]> Continue reading…]]> Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte speaks during a Mountain States Policy Center event. CEO and President of the organization, Chris Cargill, stands to the side on Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2026 in the Montana Capitol in Helena, MT. (Jordan Hansen / Daily Montanan) https://missoulacurrent.com/?p=68099 https://missoulacurrent.com/trump-trade-canada/ Wed, 09 Sep 2026 14:09:49 GMT Continue reading…]]> Continue reading…]]> The flag of Canada. https://missoulacurrent.com/?p=68095 https://missoulacurrent.com/gop-supreme-court/ Tue, 08 Sep 2026 13:50:59 GMT Continue reading…]]> Continue reading…]]> The U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C. https://missoulacurrent.com/?p=68084 https://missoulacurrent.com/legislators-subpoena-secretary/ Fri, 04 Sep 2026 16:31:32 GMT Continue reading…]]> Continue reading…]]> The Secretary of State’s office in the Montana State Capitol in Helena on Wednesday, April 26, 2023. (Mike Clark/Daily Montanan) https://missoulacurrent.com/?p=68031 https://missoulacurrent.com/legislators-kratom-industry/ Wed, 02 Sep 2026 14:39:49 GMT Continue reading…]]> Continue reading…]]> Kratom for sale in a Helena gas station. (Jordan Hansen/Daily Montanan) https://missoulacurrent.com/?p=67986 https://missoulacurrent.com/supreme-court-numbers/ Wed, 02 Sep 2026 14:31:04 GMT Continue reading…]]> Continue reading…]]> The U.S. Supreme Court building. (MarkThomas/Pixabay) https://missoulacurrent.com/?p=67980 https://missoulacurrent.com/director-mdt-replacement/ Tue, 01 Sep 2026 15:18:42 GMT Continue reading…]]> Continue reading…]]> The Orange Street underpass. (William Munoz/Missoula Current) https://missoulacurrent.com/?p=67971 https://missoulacurrent.com/house-majority-midterms/ Mon, 31 Aug 2026 13:40:11 GMT Continue reading…]]> Continue reading…]]> A gas pump near Missoula. (Martin Kidston/Missoula Current) https://missoulacurrent.com/?p=67944 https://missoulacurrent.com/kratom-derivatives-opioids/ Mon, 31 Aug 2026 13:32:51 GMT Continue reading…]]> Continue reading…]]> A kratom plant, which is native to Southeast Asia. (Photo by Wikimedia user ThorPorre via Courthouse News) https://missoulacurrent.com/?p=67940 https://missoulacurrent.com/montana-republican-party/ Fri, 28 Aug 2026 15:35:30 GMT Continue reading…]]> Continue reading…]]> State GOP Chairman Art Wittich talks to Republicans at the party convention in Missoula in June 2026. (Keila Szpaller/The Daily Montanan) https://missoulacurrent.com/?p=67908 https://missoulacurrent.com/canadian-tariffs-voters/ Fri, 28 Aug 2026 15:01:57 GMT Continue reading…]]> Continue reading…]]> Shipping containers sit at Malcolm Transfer Station in Minneapolis on March 21, 2026. A developing trade war with Canada poses economic danger, especially for states on the northern border. (Photo by Nicole Neri/Minnesota Reformer) https://missoulacurrent.com/?p=67905 https://missoulacurrent.com/gianforte-commissioner-psc/ Thu, 27 Aug 2026 15:40:26 GMT Continue reading…]]> Continue reading…]]> Kirk Bushman. https://missoulacurrent.com/?p=67890 https://missoulacurrent.com/gianfortes-energy-reform/ Wed, 26 Aug 2026 15:26:55 GMT Continue reading…]]> Continue reading…]]> Gov. Greg Gianforte speaks with members of the energy task force. (Daily Montanan) https://missoulacurrent.com/?p=67869 https://missoulacurrent.com/political-complaints-ai/ Tue, 25 Aug 2026 15:30:32 GMT Continue reading…]]> Continue reading…]]> The Montana State Flag flies in front of the Montana State Capitol in Helena. (Mike Clark/Daily Montanan) https://missoulacurrent.com/?p=67842 https://missoulacurrent.com/senate-map-democrats/ Tue, 25 Aug 2026 15:17:10 GMT Continue reading…]]> Continue reading…]]> The U.S. Capitol on the evening of Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2025, just hours before a federal government shutdown. (Ashley Murray/States Newsroom) https://missoulacurrent.com/?p=67840 https://missoulacurrent.com/mail-in-voting/ Tue, 25 Aug 2026 14:08:37 GMT Continue reading…]]> Continue reading…]]> A Missoula County ballot. (Missoula Current) https://missoulacurrent.com/?p=67834 https://missoulacurrent.com/montana-beef-import/ Mon, 24 Aug 2026 15:41:57 GMT Continue reading…]]> Continue reading…]]> Cattle graze along the Snake River. Snake River Basin steelhead are among species that conservationists are concerned could be harmed by expanded cattle grazing under a new federal plan. (Photo courtesy of the Bureau of Land Management) https://missoulacurrent.com/?p=67818 https://missoulacurrent.com/judge-orders-release/ Fri, 21 Aug 2026 15:23:02 GMT Continue reading…]]> Continue reading…]]> Photo by <a href="https://unsplash.com/@bermixstudio?utm_source=townsquare_carbon&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText">Bermix Studio</a> on <a href="https://unsplash.com/photos/a-judges-gavel-on-top-of-a-flag-lEu6RTAajvk?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText">Unsplash</a> https://missoulacurrent.com/?p=67778 https://missoulacurrent.com/republican-lawmakers-ballot/ Thu, 20 Aug 2026 14:55:11 GMT Continue reading…]]> Continue reading…]]> Rep. Llew Jones, R-Conrad, chair of the Appropriations Committee, chats with lawmakers on the House Floor. (Micah Drew/ Daily Montanan) https://missoulacurrent.com/?p=67765 https://missoulacurrent.com/term-limit-lawsuit/ Wed, 19 Aug 2026 15:46:06 GMT Continue reading…]]> Continue reading…]]> The door to the Senate Chamber at the Montana Capitol. (Micah Drew/Daily Montanan) https://missoulacurrent.com/?p=67753 https://missoulacurrent.com/experimental-park-maintenance/ Tue, 18 Aug 2026 16:20:54 GMT Continue reading…]]> Continue reading…]]> Montana Rail Link Park. (Missoula Current) https://missoulacurrent.com/?p=67710 https://missoulacurrent.com/refugee-admissions-record-low/ Tue, 18 Aug 2026 15:53:22 GMT Continue reading…]]> Continue reading…]]> Missoulians rally to welcome refugees into the city. (Martin Kidston/Missoula Current file) https://missoulacurrent.com/?p=67715 https://missoulacurrent.com/montana-freedom-caucu/ Tue, 18 Aug 2026 15:42:11 GMT Continue reading…]]> Continue reading…]]> Montana Freedom Caucus Chairman Jerry Schillinger, center, is defending a push to steer state funds to a company that lost a state contract because he believes the company could help veterans. Schillinger is pictured here during the 2025 Montana Legislature. (Keila Szpaller/The Daily Montanan) https://missoulacurrent.com/?p=67721 https://missoulacurrent.com/parents-responsible-crime/ Mon, 17 Aug 2026 16:16:35 GMT Continue reading…]]> Continue reading…]]> Law enforcement. (File photo) https://missoulacurrent.com/?p=67703 https://missoulacurrent.com/lawsuit-nw-energy-merger/ Mon, 17 Aug 2026 14:00:54 GMT Continue reading…]]> Continue reading…]]> Northwestern Energy. https://missoulacurrent.com/?p=67687 https://missoulacurrent.com/gop-primary-winners/ Fri, 14 Aug 2026 16:03:20 GMT Continue reading…]]> Continue reading…]]> House Majority Leader Steve Fitzpatrick (R – Great Falls) speaks during a press conference on MEPA legislation on Feb. 12, 2025. (Nathaniel Bailey/Daily Montanan) https://missoulacurrent.com/?p=67670 https://missoulacurrent.com/medicaid-work-rule-leaves-homeless-people-in-the-cold/ Fri, 14 Aug 2026 14:34:07 GMT Continue reading…]]> Continue reading…]]> Kaitlyn Bosshardt, a social worker at Partnership Health Center in Missoula, Montana, counts letters about Medicaid that the state’s health department sent to clinic patients who don't have a steady address. (Katheryn Houghton/KFF Health News) https://missoulacurrent.com/?p=67613 https://missoulacurrent.com/press-secretary-leavitt/ Thu, 13 Aug 2026 14:48:48 GMT Continue reading…]]> Continue reading…]]> White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt speaks Feb. 21, 2025, at the Conservative Political Action Conference in National Harbor, Maryland. (Photo by Gage Skidmore) https://missoulacurrent.com/?p=67631 https://missoulacurrent.com/bankhead-stays-in-race/ Wed, 12 Aug 2026 15:54:02 GMT Continue reading…]]> Continue reading…]]> (KPAX image) https://missoulacurrent.com/?p=67609 https://missoulacurrent.com/montana-bankhead-senate/ Mon, 10 Aug 2026 14:42:13 GMT Continue reading…]]> Continue reading…]]> Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Alani Bankhead speaks during a Lewis and Clark County Democratic watch party for the primary at the Rialto in Helena, Montana, on Tuesday, June 2, 2026. (Jordan Hansen / Daily Montanan) https://missoulacurrent.com/?p=67560 https://missoulacurrent.com/ice-reaches-new-high-in-monthly-arrests/ Mon, 10 Aug 2026 14:30:07 GMT Continue reading…]]> Continue reading…]]> Employing new tactics, ICE arrested more people in July than in any previous month of the Trump administration. (Ben Ackman/New Jersey Monitor) https://missoulacurrent.com/?p=67554 https://missoulacurrent.com/montana-senate-race-9/ Sat, 08 Aug 2026 14:52:56 GMT Continue reading…]]> Continue reading…]]> Seth Bodnar and Alani Bankheakd. (KPAX image) https://missoulacurrent.com/?p=67538 https://missoulacurrent.com/trump-head-start/ Fri, 07 Aug 2026 14:58:59 GMT Continue reading…]]> Continue reading…]]> (Public domain image) https://missoulacurrent.com/?p=67530 https://missoulacurrent.com/kalispell-bail-bondsman/ Thu, 06 Aug 2026 15:01:28 GMT Continue reading…]]> Continue reading…]]> Montana State Prison. (KPAX image) https://missoulacurrent.com/?p=67509 https://missoulacurrent.com/states-rights/ Wed, 05 Aug 2026 15:05:19 GMT Continue reading…]]> Continue reading…]]> Kristen Welker, host of NBC’s Meet the Press, interviews Colorado Democratic Gov. Jared Polis and Utah Republican Gov. Spencer Cox during the summer meeting of the National Governors Association in Oklahoma City. Governors called for a rebalancing of state and federal power sharing. (Photo by Kevin Hardy/Stateline) https://missoulacurrent.com/?p=67477