Montana Elk Shoulder Seasons

Missoulian: Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission OKs shoulder seasons despite concerns

Montana Elk Shoulder Seasons
“The Fish & Wildlife Commission recently approved antlerless elk shoulder-season hunts to reduce elk populations in some areas. The pilot projects are located on the north and east sides of the Big Belt Mountains, the Castle Mountains, and in the Missouri River Breaks.”

Malheur National Wildlife Refuge

Missoulian: Occupiers at Oregon refuge say they'll turn themselves in

FBI Surrounds Occupiers at the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge

ISIL and Russia

Missoulian: US faces shortcomings in coalition-building for anti-IS war
Department of Defense Press Briefing by Pentagon Press Secretary Peter Cook in the Pentagon Briefing Room
“We're at an inflection point right now, an important moment in the fight against ISIL, and we think there is an opportunity to accelerate this campaign and deliver the lasting defeat to ISIL that we and the rest of the coalition feel is not only necessary, but necessary sooner rather than later.”

National Park Budgets/ Teacher's Income

Missoulian: Glacier Park maintenance backlog still growing
National Park Service Budget
“The National Park Service develops a budget each February for the next fiscal year, which starts October 1. Our budget—published in what we call the Green Book—defines our goals and objectives and the funding necessary to accomplish them. The NPS budget is rolled up into the budget for the Department of the Interior and then with the rest of the Executive Branch and submitted to Congress for its review and approval.”

Missoulian:Low pay forces South Dakota teachers to hold 2nd, 3rd jobs

 Occupational Outlook Handbook: Kindergarten and Elementary School Teachers