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In many states, judicial elections are nonpartisan but political parties and ideological groups still lobby for candidates. In 2024, abortion surfaced as a top issue in these races.
Regional News
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Grizzly bears in the lower 48 will remain protected as “threatened” under the Endangered Species Act, federal officials announced Wednesday.
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A new investigation from Montana Free Press and High Country News found thousands of people who own luxury homes in Montana benefit from a tax break intended for agricultural producers.
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The 68th Wyoming Legislature begins its general session on Jan. 14. The next two months are Wyoming lawmakers' one chance this year to set the policies that govern how our state operates — and the Wyoming Freedom Caucus has ambitious plans.
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The 69th Montana Legislature is officially under way. This week, host Shaylee Ragar and reporters Tom Lutey and Mara Silvers dig in to how the—literal and metaphorical—sausage gets made and what an early GOP divide could mean for the rest of the session.
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Box office numbers show movie goers are returning to theaters after the peak pandemic years, but streaming services remain an existential threat.
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Trapping season for furbearing animals is well underway and Montana Fish Wildlife & Parks is asking bobcat hunters and trappers this winter to submit samples of their catches.
Elections 2024
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Bozeman will be the first city in Montana to ban plastic bags.
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The Armory Hotel in downtown Bozeman was lit up red and blue, but inside was all red for a Republican election night event for Greg Gianforte and Tim Sheehy.
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Political ads flooded mailboxes, TVs and computer monitors in the months and days before polls closed Tuesday night in Montana. Many voters were united in their efforts to ignore them.
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Montanans will elect 100 representatives and 25 state senators to the Legislature this election. It’s the first time candidates are running in districts redrawn with 2020 census data.
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Whether it’s the race for president or local ballot initiatives, recent polling suggests the outcomes of November’s election will be decided by slim margins. Youth voters, a historically hard to reach electorate, could tip the scales. So what, if anything, is motivating young Montanans to vote?
National News
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Yoon was brought into custody about three hours after hundreds of law enforcement officers entered the residential compound in their second attempt to detain him over his imposition of martial law last month.
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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission says Musk failed to disclose his ownership of Twitter stock in a timely manner before buying the site and underpaid by $150 million for shares he bought.
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The new guideline is a reversal of a 2018 open-door policy that was implemented after two Black men, who had not ordered anything, were arrested at a Philadelphia store.
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The FDA wants front-of-package nutrition labels required on packaged foods. The labels would tell consumers if the product has Low, Medium or High levels of saturated fat, sodium and added sugar.
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Indiana University's hospital system is pairing patients with local faith groups to ease feelings of loneliness and isolation. The unique new program comes as more doctors are seeing a need to care for patients' spiritual as well as physical health.
NPR Headlines
- Democrats walked out of Minnesota's House of Representatives over a power dispute
- Jack Smith said he could have convicted Trump. We looked at the report
- In 'Unassimilable,' a call to reexamine value of merging with white American culture
- Fire crews get strong wind warnings as they continue to battle 2 major L.A. blazes
- Supporters of ousted dictator Bashar Al-Assad flee Syria
- Professor, author and podcast host Kate Bowler on trying to be less efficient
- The U.S. has tried to weaken Russia's wartime economy. Are sanctions working?
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