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Halfway through Montana’s 67th legislative session, Republican lawmakers have worked in concert to pass legislative priorities to send to the desk of the state’s first GOP governor in nearly two decades. But disagreements have emerged over how to pass a balanced budget and how to pay for new substance abuse prevention programs.
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Right-to-work legislation fails. "Culture war" bills are still alive. And the big budget fights loom as the Legislature marks its midpoint. Listen now... -
Montana hit two milestones Friday in the COVID-19 pandemic. One: the number of fully immunized Montanans surpassed the threshold of 100,000 people, about 10 percent of the state’s population.
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Montana’s snowfall last month increased the likelihood of near- to slightly above-normal spring and summer streamflows. February is typically one of...
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Researchers at the University of Montana have released a study that says a booming short-term rental market could have a significant impact on the state...
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Gov. Greg Gianforte Friday signed a bill into law that will create an incentive program for public school districts to pay their early-career teachers a...
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Missoula County is holding off on moving to the phase 1B+ COVID-19 vaccination group recently announced by Gov. Greg Gianforte. The county Friday said...
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Power outages are increasingly common, putting everything from clean drinking water to medical equipment at risk. Some communities are installing solar power and large batteries to protect themselves.
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Exposing people to a potentially fatal disease could hasten understanding of COVID-19 and development of new vaccines and treatments. But the risks of such studies raise serious ethical questions.
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U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt says he won't run for re-election. This follows him being criticized by some in his base for not challenging the presidential election results.
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Former Republican Sen. Kelly Loeffler has started a new group in Georgia that aims to be the conservative counter to Stacey Abrams' effective Fair Fight voting organization.
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Congress approved $25 billion in emergency rental assistance to keep people housed during the pandemic. States are struggling to get the money out to those who need it.
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In India, a U.S. citizen was arrested and prosecuted for allegedly breaking lockdown rules and spreading the coronavirus at the gathering of an Islamic revivalist movement. Now, he's coming back home.
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The trial started Monday for the Des Moines Register reporter, Andrea Sahouri, who was arrested while covering a protest after George Floyd's death even though she identified herself as media.
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A Denver city councilmember who supports defunding police weighs new success of replacing cops with mental health teams. Six months in, the team has responded to almost 750 calls, without one arrest.
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The trial against the police officer charged with killing George Floyd commences in Minneapolis this week. Jamiles Lartey of The Marshall project explains why convictions in cases like this are rare.
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Meghan Markle and Prince Harry sat down for a bombshell interview with Oprah Winfrey Sunday night, speaking about racial abuse from British tabloids and dynamics within the royal family.
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