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Mill closures ‘shock’ industry, but officials say demand for wood remains
April 22, 2024
More than 30 mills have closed in western Montana since 1990, with two more in Missoula County calling it quits this spring.
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Five takeaways from our reporting on Montana State Hospital
April 18, 2024
Medical practitioners and other staff at the state psychiatric hospital in Warm Springs (Pop. 1,432) are raising alarms about new leadership and policy changes at the public facility — with one employee describing current working conditions as “like being stuck in a recurring bad dream.”
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Montana group launches coverage campaign after Medicaid unwinding
April 04, 2024
With more than 132,000 Montanans removed from Medicaid, health coverage advocates call for an ‘all hands on deck’ approach.
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Nearly 900,000 acres of Montana in access limbo
March 11, 2024
Without a test case to decide the legality of corner-crossing in Montana, nor guidance from lawmakers, public lands in the state remain out of reach.
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How Montana pays for its public schools, in pictures
February 19, 2024
We break down the dizzyingly complex recipe that dishes state and local dollars into school district funds across Montana – where 96% of its public school districts are classified as “small rural.”
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Can Montana mend its racial gap in foster care?
February 12, 2024
Native American children are dramatically overrepresented in the child welfare system. Experts say that trend is devastating for families and tribal nations, but difficult to solve.
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Citing an ‘insurmountable’ lack of snow, Montana ski area closes for the season
February 08, 2024
Teton Pass Ski Area, a small, locally-owned ski area west of the Rocky Mountain Front community of Choteau, was able to operate just four days this season.
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Study finds Montanans are increasingly OK with wolves
January 29, 2024
Three-quarters of surveyed residents now self-describe as tolerant, up from half in 2017.
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Constitutional abortion backers file lawsuit to get on November’s ballot
January 26, 2024
The lawsuit refutes Attorney General Austin Knudsen’s findings that the proposed ballot language is ‘legally insufficient.’
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Cold snap fuels Montana’s coal power debate
January 22, 2024
As record lows produced record electric demand, renewable energy advocates and the state’s largest utility debate whether coal remains an essential winter power source.
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Judge halves wolf trapping season to protect grizzlies
November 22, 2023
The order cites ‘a reasonably certain threat of imminent harm to grizzly bears should Montana’s wolf trapping and snaring seasons proceed as planned.’
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Group sues the Forest Service to halt trout replacement project in wilderness area
November 13, 2023
Wilderness Watch argues the Buffalo Creek Project planned for the Absaroka-Beartooth violates the Wilderness Act.
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What Montana’s mayor-elects say they’ll do
November 10, 2023
Voters elected new mayors this month in Missoula, Bozeman and Great Falls.
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New research finds shrinking number of glaciers across the West
November 07, 2023
Researchers have concluded that approximately 360 glaciers have disappeared across the American West since the mid-20th century, including more than 70 in Montana.
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‘This changes everything’: Experts respond to Held v. Montana climate ruling
August 17, 2023
Legal, scientific and industry experts agree the ruling in Held v. Montana will have lasting consequences. But will it result in changes to Montana’s energy policies?
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