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Gov. Gianforte refuses debate with Democratic challenger Ryan Busse
This story is excerpted from Capitolized, a weekly newsletter featuring expert reporting, analysis and insight from the reporters and editors of Montana Free Press. Want to see Capitolized in your inbox every Thursday? Sign up here. Republican Gov. Greg Gianforte has declined to debate Democratic challenger Ryan Busse, whom the...
Entire Big Hole River to close to fishing Saturday
While several fishing restrictions have been lifted from Montana rivers during the past couple weeks because of cooler temperatures, the Big Hole River will be closed to fishing in its entirety starting at midnight Saturday morning because of low flows and an expected spike in daily high temperatures. Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks said persistent […]
Feds asked to investigate $160M bond issued to Tim Sheehy’s business
This story is excerpted from Capitolized, a weekly newsletter featuring expert reporting, analysis and insight from the reporters and editors of Montana Free Press. Want to see Capitolized in your inbox every Thursday? Sign up here. A financial expert with a reputation for sniffing out bad investments is asking the...
Celebrate Labor Day with local BBQ picnics across the state from Montana AFL-CIO
MONTANA - This Labor Day Weekend, the Montana American Federation of Labor & Congress of Industrial Organizations (MT AFL-CIO) will be hosting Labor Day picnics across the state in celebration of Montana's workers. Picnics hosted by local labor organizations will take place in Helena on Friday, August 30, and in...
Feds plan to open 32M acres of public land for solar development across 11 western states
Federal land managers Thursday released an updated roadmap for solar energy development across 11 western states, a plan that opens about 32 million acres of federal lands to utility-scale solar development. The proposal released by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management, known as the Western Solar Plan, updates a decade-old plan that identifies areas with […]
Arctic grayling gets another chance at protection under Endangered Species Act
Fish and Wildlife Service must use best available science to address Arctic grayling population, according to Butte U.S. District court decision. On Aug. 6, a federal district court ruled that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service must return to the drawing board and review the best available science to inform its decision on Arctic grayling protection in Montana, and that current Arctic grayling conservation programs don’t ensure protection for the species in the near future.
Montana School Benefits From Metallica’s ‘Scholars Program’
It hasn't been a secret how much work that Jeff Ament from Pearl Jam has done for the skateboarders and young kids in Montana. With the creation of his Montana Pool Service foundation, there have been skateparks built across Montana with Jeff's help. This past summer a new skatepark opened...
Snowmobilers, auto-access crowd find ‘room for compromise’ on plowing Yellowstone’s ‘plug’
This story was first published by WyoFile on Aug. 28, 2024. CODY, Wyoming —A newly released public opinion study suggests a potential thaw in a long-frozen disagreement over winter access to the vast snowy playground around the Northeast Entrance to Yellowstone National Park. But working out a long-term compromise is likely to be difficult, time-consuming […]
Collaborators on the ropes as wilderness advocates fight back
Somewhere, the industry lobbyists who successfully introduced “collaboration” to the arena of conservation policies and politics are toasting their success at splitting the conservation community. The proof is playing out right now over the collaborators’ Gallatin Conservation and Recreation Act — which is meeting significant opposition from long-time wilderness advocates. This is nothing Montanans haven’t […]
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