The Missoula Current News - Daily News in Missoula Montana

Jason Uskoski writes, "As Postmaster of the Missoula Post Office, I am proud to join our community in celebrating America’s 250th anniversary and the enduring role the Postal Service has played in connecting our nation."

The internal battles within the Montana Republican Party were again fought out in a courtroom, as a judge in Helena heard testimony on whether the party’s newly adopted bylaws are valid.

Two coalitions of Native American tribes emphasized Tuesday that they weren’t consulted before President Donald Trump downsized Utah’s Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments by roughly 90%.

Permanent daylight saving time would mean keeping the clocks shifted forward one hour all year, eliminating the need to “spring forward” every March and “fall back” each November.

The pause, which will last up to a year, is the nation’s first statewide ban on data centers, which have drawn increasing concern from lawmakers and citizens based on their impact on electricity prices and the energy grid.

A federal judge has ruled that, prior to approving more logging projects, the Bitterroot National Forest must analyze whether building more roads would affect grizzly bears and bull trout.

The administration announced last week it would be rolling back its definition of "harm" as applied to regulatory protections for threatened species and habitats.

The residents of a Target Range mobile home court on Tuesday asked the county to help convince the new owners of the property to communicate with tenants and address a growing list of concerns, including a recent hike in rent.

The Montana Sportsmen Alliance Boad of Directors write, "Pen-raised birds have been the epicenter of avian influenza outbreaks elsewhere around the country, with catastrophic effects on wildlife and commercial poultry producers."

The states of Montana, Idaho and Wyoming are proposing to take greater control of grizzly bear management, but the federal announcement has left many confused about what is really being considered.