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The Missoula Current is a daily news magazine based in Missoula, Montana
- 63articles · 30d
- 5+ hour agolatest article
- Aug 16, 2026earliest in window
- 87%with images
- 356avg words
- Politics 30
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- News 21
- Environment 17
- People & Society 10
- Science & Nature 9
- Law & Government 8
- Transportation 7
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Climate Connect: Sunday Streets creates people-powered Higgins
5+ hour, 42+ min ago (353+ words) Imagine it: every Sunday 75 miles of streets shut down to cars in one of Latin America’s largest cities. 75 miles of car-free streets opened up to people for biking, walking, running, skating, fitness classes and recreation. Missoula is proud to be…...
Former park managers protest secret NPS reorganization
3+ day, 6+ hour ago (470+ words) (Missoula Current) America’s national parks are in crisis and the Trump administration needs to quickly change course in order to prevent irreversible damage, according to national park leaders. Last week, 20 retired national park superintendents and commissioners sent a letter to…...
Lawmakers don’t want ratepayers saddled with data center costs
3+ day, 6+ hour ago (869+ words) (Daily Montanan) A draft bill to protect power customers from paying for data center costs advanced Wednesday with a unanimous vote — but with criticism from NorthWestern Energy, the state’s largest public utility. Sen. Daniel Zolnikov, chairman of the Energy and…...
Like Montana, OR measure aims to ban corp. campaign contributions
3+ day, 6+ hour ago (670+ words) (Oregon Capital Chronicle) Supporters of campaign contribution limits and transparency who have long been stymied at the Oregon Legislature will look to voters to block businesses, unions and other organizations from spending to influence elections. The Hawaii law, 2026 Montana ballot…...
Attorneys general sue over changes to Endangered Species Act
3+ day, 6+ hour ago (524+ words) OAKLAND, Calif. (CN) — Several state attorneys general on Wednesday sued the Trump Administration over what they call unlawful and immoral changes to the Endangered Species Act. “They are wrong on the merits, the morals and the law,” Washington state Attorney…...
Oil and gas leases threaten critical Colorado wildlife corridors
4+ day, 6+ hour ago (399+ words) (Colorado Newsline) Two environmental groups sued the Trump administration Tuesday, alleging the Bureau of Land Management violated federal law when it leased more than 134,000 acres of public lands in Colorado for oil and gas drilling earlier this year. In their…...
City updating its complete streets policy
4+ day, 7+ hour ago (591+ words) (Missoula Current) When it comes to transportation policies, opinions on what should take priority often generates a wide range of thoughts, and the city is now trying to thread that needle as it updates its complete streets policy and how…...
Viewpoint: The roadless rule protects more than wild places
4+ day, 8+ hour ago (506+ words) Unfortunately, the U.S. Department of Agriculture wants to mess with your favorite backcountry destinations, and worse. For 25 years, the Roadless Area Conservation Rule has quietly protected some of the most important public lands in the country—including 10 million acres in Montana…...
GOP push to lock Supreme Court justices to 9 falters
5+ day, 7+ hour ago (659+ words) WASHINGTON (CN) — The House last week torpedoed a longshot effort by Republicans to advance a constitutional amendment capping the number of justices who can serve at one time on the U.S. Supreme Court. The push to amend the country’s founding…...
Labor unions are growing, but where depends on state politics
5+ day, 7+ hour ago (619+ words) (Stateline) Labor union membership continues to climb in the United States, though the increase remains sharply divided by the politics of individual states. Last year, the nation added more than 411,000 union members — the largest annual growth since 2008, according to a…...