AltWeeklies Wire
Cookie-cutter legislationnew
How a corporate bill mill plays into Montana politics–and why you should care.
Missoula Independent |
Alex Sakariassen |
03-14-2013 |
Policy Issues
Dust Upnew
Flathead commissioners allow Glacier gravel pit.
Missoula Independent |
Paul Peters |
05-04-2007 |
Policy Issues
Respect Your Eldersnew
Yellowstone National Park continues its drive towards allowing high numbers of snowmobilers into the park despite concerns from former employees and conservationists.
Missoula Independent |
John S. Adams |
04-05-2007 |
Policy Issues
Unfair Warningnew
The Forest Service's quiet plans to close campgrounds and other recreation sites on public lands has nationwide implications.
Missoula Independent |
John S. Adams |
02-01-2007 |
Policy Issues
Snow Jobnew
After decades of research, four federal studies and millions of taxpayer dollars, the National Park Service knows snowmobiles are wrong for Yellowstone -- so why are they working so hard to let more in?
Missoula Independent |
John S. Adams |
01-25-2007 |
Policy Issues
Power Playnew
With a municipal cooperative's offer to buy NorthWestern Energy on the table, the Independent takes a hard look at Montana's pitch for a public utility.
Missoula Independent |
Jessie McQuillan |
09-01-2005 |
Policy Issues
Tags: public policy issues
Peace During Wartimenew
With war raging in Iraq, Montana's Jeannette Rankin Peace Center finds itself at a turning point, battling apathy and activist fatigue as it searches for new ways to re-energize the movement.
Missoula Independent |
John S. Adams |
08-11-2005 |
Policy Issues
Tags: public policy issues
Is the Future in Ethanol?new
Ethanol is part of Montana Gov. Brian Schweitzer's "New Day," but the grain-based gas additive may raise more questions than it answers.
Missoula Independent |
Chris Bryant |
02-18-2005 |
Policy Issues
Tags: public policy issues
Profit or Dienew
Greyhound has already slashed rural service in Montana; is Amtrak next?
Missoula Independent |
Mike Keefe-Feldman |
12-16-2004 |
Policy Issues
Smelling a RATnew
Like a diseased rodent in a shipping container, a very nasty little RAT -- the acronym for the new Recreation Access Tax -- was slipped into the federal Omnibus Spending Bill as a rider last weekend and the consequences are not pretty, especially for those of us living in the West.
Missoula Independent |
George Ochenski |
12-02-2004 |
Policy Issues
Tags: public policy issues
Seeking Tax Transparencynew
A Montana legislator sues the state for the right to see corporate tax records. Why are they private in the first place?
Missoula Independent |
Brad Tyer |
10-29-2004 |
Policy Issues
Tags: public policy issues
