Government & Politics

Unhappy camper in court

By Arren Kimbel-Sannit ● Fresh Press ● October 18, 2024

And Missoula’s new growth policy.

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Reprising the urban camping debate

By Arren Kimbel-Sannit ● Fresh Press ● October 11, 2024

And can geospatial analytics help solve the mystery surrounding suspected cat shootings in the Lower Rattlesnake?

A tiff over TIF

By Arren Kimbel-Sannit ● Fresh Press ● October 4, 2024

Missoula City Council considers with skepticism a resolution requiring more oversight over the Missoula Redevelopment Agency.

On the prowl

By Arren Kimbel-Sannit ● Fresh Press ● September 24, 2024

Cat shooter in the Lower Rattlesnake? Also: Another week, another subdivision.

In about-face, Montana blocks access to basic police data

By Sam Stecklow ● Government & Politics ● September 18, 2024

Montana POST used to release data about police officers. Then the attorney general stepped in.

A painful paper cut and the Johnson St. jam

By Arren Kimbel-Sannit ● Fresh Press ● September 17, 2024

Lee lays off stalwart Missoulian reporter, and the city inks Johnson Street Shelter agreement.

Missoula’s all-of-the-above housing strategy

By Arren Kimbel-Sannit ● Fresh Press ● September 11, 2024

Does building a tony development in the South Hills do anything to contribute to housing affordability?

Wildroot development in Missoula's South Hills

Council takes up expansive Wildroot development

By Arren Kimbel-Sannit ● Housing ● August 29, 2024

The proposed Wildroot development project would bring 450 housing units — a mix of luxury apartments, townhomes and single-family residences — to the Moose Can Gully neighborhood in Missoula’s South Hills over the next 20 years.

What happened to the Montana Democrats?

By Denali Sagner ● Government & Politics ● August 9, 2024

A once powerful force in state politics, Montana’s Democrats have faced mounting electoral losses in recent decades. As the state’s most popular Democrat faces an uphill battle to reelection in the U.S. Senate, questions about the viability of the party in a post-November landscape loom.

Bucking the GOP

By Max Savage Levenson ● Government & Politics ● June 24, 2024

Republican Paul Buckles’ irreverent, anti-Republican run for HD 100.