GOVERNMENT

Stanford Undergrads Build New Platform to Connect Citizens with Elected Officials

Pulse is a civic engagement platform that simplifies info about legislation, allows constituents to make their opinions known and gives elected leaders a simplified dashboard to process input.

Sinclair Television of Montana, LLC, the parent company of local NBC affiliate KECI (and stations in Butte, Kalispell and Bozeman) sues the City of Missoula for Mountain Water legal bills

The broadcast company has been covered extensively for its requirements that affiliates broadcast commentary by former Trump campaign staffer Boris Epshteyn and that local anchors read commentary supplied by its national office.

Take a number: Long lines greet Missoulians trying to register vehicles

Tyler Gernant, the Missoula County clerk and treasurer, is blaming what he’s calling "excessive wait times" to new motor vehicle software from the Montana Department of Justice.

Announcomg the selection of Brent Donnelly as the new Deputy District Director for the SBA’s Montana office

Donnelly has an extensive background in economic development, including a comprehensive understanding of the needs of small businesses in Big Sky Country.

Contracting With The State Of Montana: How–To Workshop, 08/29, Missoula

Join us for a morning learning about what it takes to successfully contract with the State of Montana.

Wildfires have changed. The technology to fight them hasn’t — yet

"We’re using decades-old tools and strategies to fight fires that are a lot different than they were 30 or 40 years ago," said Edward Struzik, author of "Firestorm: How Wildfires Will Shape Our Future."

How Humans Have Made Wildfires Worse

Beginning in the late 19th century, the U.S. government established a policy of fire suppression. Wildfires were seen as "the moral and mortal enemy of the forests" according to one Joint Fire Science Program report they damaged agricultural land and destroyed valuable timber.