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Micah Drew

Bozeman airport selected in first round of pilot program to transition to FAA-owned tower

Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport is one of the first two airports selected in a new pilot program to transition its control tower to a Federal Aviation Administration-owned tower. The FAA pilot program is intended to transition select “high-activity federal contract towers,” which are staffed by private-sector employees

Montana Land Board updates land exchange policy for first time in two decades

The Montana Board of Land Commissioners voted to update its land exchange policy for the first time in more than two decades, with Gov. Greg Gianforte abstaining from the vote after the board overruled his request for a 30-day public scoping process. At its May 18 meeting, the Land

Conservation group sues over ESA protections for pygmy rabbit

Two conservation organizations filed suit in federal district court against the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service over a delayed decision about whether the world’s smallest rabbit species qualifies for Endangered Species Act protections. Just days before the 21st annual Endangered Species Day — celebrated nationwide on May 15 to

Conservation organizations file lawsuit to determine legality of corner crossing in Montana

On Thursday, two conservation organizations filed a lawsuit in Lewis and Clark District Court seeking to “cement the legality” of corner crossing in Montana while respecting private property rights. “It doesn’t matter what side of the barbed wire, or political aisle you stand on, we are all public land

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to stump for Forstag at Missoula rally next week

Just more than a year ago, U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-New York, visited Missoula as part of the Sen. Bernie Sanders’ “Fighting Oligarchy” tour. The two progressive lawmakers made dozens of stops around the country, and in Missoula brought some 9,000 Montanans to the Adams Center

Bureau of Land Management cancels bison grazing leases for American Prairie

The Bureau of Land Management issued a final decision late last week canceling a series of permits that allowed bison grazing on federal land by the nonprofit conservation organization American Prairie. The move, which came after American Prairie and multiple other organizations formally protested a preliminary decision earlier this year,

Montana district court blocks law restricting voter registration hours, allows voter ID law

A Montana district court has ordered a temporary halt on a new law aimed at restricting Election Day voter registration and tightening the hours voters can register in the days leading up to it, while upholding a new voter identification law. In a 22-page order on Friday, District Court