Daily Inter Lake
POLITICS AND NATURAL RESOURCES REPORTER
Hailey Smalley covers politics and natural resources for the Daily Inter Lake. Her reporting examines how government decisions and environmental issues affect communities across Northwest Montana. Smalley has reported on wildfire concerns, wildlife research and the impact of federal policy on local residents and public lands. Her work translates complex policy and scientific topics into accessible reporting for readers. She focuses on stories that shape the region’s future and the communities that depend on its land and resources.
IMPACT: Hailey’s work helps readers understand how policy and environmental decisions affect Montana’s land, wildlife and communities.
ARTICLES BY HAILEY SMALLEY
Republicans jockey for chance to represent western Montana in Congress
A May 4 candidate forum hosted by the Glacier Country Pachyderm provided attendees a glimpse at the politics and personalities that underline the GOP primary race.
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Meet the candidates: House District 7 Republican primary
Ahead of Montana’s June 2 primary election, the Daily Inter Lake sent questionnaires to state Legislature candidates running in contested races in Northwest Montana.
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Meet the candidates: House District 4 Republican primary
Ahead of Montana’s June 2 primary election, the Daily Inter Lake sent questionnaires to state Legislature candidates running in contested races in Northwest Montana.
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Four Democrats battle for dominance in Montana's federal primary
It’s a dead heat between four Democrats vying for western Montana's U.S. House seat as the tightly packed primary election heads into the home stretch.
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Meet the Candidates: House District 3 Republican primary
Ahead of Montana’s June 2 primary election, the Daily Inter Lake sent questionnaires to state Legislature candidates running in contested races in Northwest Montana.
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Meet the Candidates: Senate District 1 Republican primary
Ahead of Montana’s June 2 primary election, the Daily Inter Lake sent questionnaires to state Legislature candidates running in contested races in Northwest Montana.
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Meet the Candidates: House District 1 Democratic primary
Ahead of Montana’s June 2 primary election, the Daily Inter Lake sent questionnaires to state Legislature candidates running in contested races in Northwest Montana.
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Biologist examining decline in South Fork elk herd
When Franz Ingelfinger took over as the Kalispell area biologist for Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks four years ago, he kept hearing the same suggestion from hunters and outfitters: Check out what’s happening in the South Fork Flathead River drainage.
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State joins lawsuit blaming railroads for 2023 wildfire near Paradise
The state has jumped aboard a lawsuit accusing BNSF Railway and Montana Rail Link of starting a massive wildfire near Paradise in 2023.
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State scopes new conservation easement in Lincoln, Mineral and Sanders counties
State officials are laying the groundwork for a new 21,000-acre conservation easement in Lincoln, Mineral and Sanders counties.
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Flathead Basin fish free of forever chemicals
Testing by state wildlife officials in 2023 found no evidence of so-called forever chemicals in the Flathead River and Flathead Lake.
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Forest Service says timber project’s impacts to endangered species minimal
Flathead National Forest is moving forward with a 7,500-acre timber project near Ashley Lake.
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Forest Service says timber project’s impacts to endangered species minimal
Flathead National Forest is moving forward with a 7,500-acre timber project near Ashley Lake.
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Forest Service says timber project’s impacts to endangered species minimal
Flathead National Forest is moving forward with a 7,500-acre timber project near Ashley Lake.
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