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Volunteers took their love of reading to elementary school students in Billings this week.
Regional News
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Federal volunteers from across the state are meeting in Helena this week for the annual ServeMontana Symposium, an opportunity for AmeriCorps members and other volunteers to train and network.
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Montana State University’s library hosted an all day Wikipedia Edit-a-thon. The event brings experienced and new Wikipedia editors together to edit around a selected topic. This year's event focused on women in Montana.
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Part of a nationwide grassroots campaign , University of Montana and Montana State University both saw ‘Stand Up for Science’ rallies on campus Friday.
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ZooMontana’s female helps increase the wolverine population.
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Federal buildings across Montana and Wyoming could close–after the Department of Governmental Efficiency, or DOGE, announced it would be terminating leases.
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A governmental watchdog agency has ordered the US Department of Agriculture to temporarily reinstate nearly 6,000 probationary workers who were fired suddenly last month.What that means for the hundreds of Montanans fired from the Forest Service is still unclear.
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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With less than a week before election day, election officials and employees are powering up machines and comparing test numbers for accuracy.
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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.
National News
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This week, President Trump continued to threaten tariffs as DOGE continued its cuts of the federal workforce. It was another consequential and news-packed week in Trump's presidency.
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The president's contention that birthright citizenship is unconstitutional is considered a fringe view because the Supreme Court ruled to the contrary 127 years ago.
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In North Dakota, many farmers are still recovering from the 2018 trade war and are now bracing for more losses as President Trump levies sweeping tariffs on everything from soybeans to pork.
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Dr. Mehmet Oz appeared before the Senate Finance committee Friday for his confirmation hearing to be the administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
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The meeting came days after Iran rebuffed President Trump's proposal for nuclear talks. Trump sent a letter calling for Iran to either enter into negotiations or face possible military action.
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