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Staffers at the Missoula Independent took the first step this week in forming a union to preserve the paper’s independence under the ownership of Lee Enterprises, a corporate chain that owns five other papers in Montana, including the Missoulian. (more…) Continue Reading →
The employees of the Missoula Independent have filed a petition with the National Labor Relations Board to begin the process of forming a union, according to a press release sent Monday afternoon by the Missoula News Guild Organizing Committee. Support for the filing was unanimous across the staff’s editorial, production and sales departments, the release stated. (more…) Continue Reading →
Sen. Jon Tester and Rep. Greg Gianforte are urging congressional leaders to include protections for 30,000 acres north of Yellowstone National Park in this year’s spending bill, citing widespread opposition to mineral development eyed for the area. (more…) Continue Reading →
Sen. Steve Daines, R-Mont., joined President Donald Trump in a bicameral meeting at the White House on Wednesday to discuss school safety, saying future school shootings can be stopped by deadly force. Daines, who released a video of the meeting in a press release, told the president that action is needed now. (more…) Continue Reading →
With the gas fire burning and the lights down low, employees at Missoula’s new AMC theater donned their corporate attire on Saturday for a practice run ahead of Monday’s grand opening. The new theater, complete with nine auditoriums and nearly 1,000 seats, marks AMC’s newest dine-in location and the first of its kind in Montana. (more…) Continue Reading →
U.S. Sen. Steve Daines, R-Mont., stopped in Missoula for a quick tour of the Big Sky Brewing facility on Wednesday, where he declined to meet with the two-dozen people who had gathered to participate in what the senator’s office had billed as a meeting with “local officials, community leaders and constituents.” (more…) Continue Reading →
Before the crowd filtered into the Dennison Theater on Tuesday, Maria Cole made the rounds in a hurried meet-and-greet, and to brace for the night ahead. Over the past several weeks, the longtime University of Montana benefactor had received her share of criticism for inviting provocateur Mike Adams to speak under the lecture series that carries her deceased husband’s name. (more…) Continue Reading →
Shortly after Mike Adams took the stage at the University of Montana, he posed a single question, asking if those in attendance were truly dedicated to defending the First Amendment. (more…) Continue Reading →
When General Electric first appeared on the Dow Jones Industrial Average in 1896, the company was lauded as a cornerstone of industrial might, a reputation it would hold for more than a century. But now, with the digital revolution in full swing, the powerhouse of American ingenuity is searching for its place in a changing world, one where transformation will be key to survival. (more…) Continue Reading →
MISSOULA — Five Democratic candidates vying for the party’s nomination and the chance to challenge freshman Rep. Greg Gianforte this November took turns on the podium Thursday night, introducing themselves to a packed house at the University of Montana. (more…) Continue Reading →
