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Is She Qualified?
April 11, 2013 Sally Jewell, the new CEO of outdoor retailer REI won easy Senate confirmation Wednesday to be the nation's next interior secretary. But is she qualified for this enormous job?
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April 11, 2013
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Jobs and Education, Yes Please!
April 11, 2013 A $180 million state plan to build education and other buildings in order to spur much needed jobs is hitting a roadblock.
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Miss The Flakes On Friday?
April 8, 2013 The Montana Senate has rejected former U.S. Rep. Pat Williams' nomination to the state Board of Regents.
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No Place for Racism
April 4, 2013 A Montana federal judge will be retiring following an investigation into an email he forwarded that included a racist joke involving President Barack Obama. Wow really? Who thinks that’s okay in this day and age?
Regardless of what you think of him in his role of President, race should have nothing to do with it. U.S. Di
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Family Wage Mining Jobs!
April 3, 2013 State environmental regulators say they are reviewing a permit application for a Montana gold mine near Butte. If the Department of Environmental Quality approves the application by Timberline Resources Corporation and Highline Mining, the venture could begin operating by the end of the year.
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No On Obama Care
April 3, 2013 One of the big selling points in the Presidents health law was that small business owners would be able to offer more insurance options to their employees. A good thing, right?
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A Busy Time For Montanas’ House
April 2, 2013 The House is advancing pay raises for state employees and is also proposing a fix for the states’ beleaguered pension systems.
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Wild Horses!
April 2, 2013 In response to the Bureau of Land Management’s recent relocation of 700 wild horses to a ranch outside of Ennis, a bill regulating the movement of wild horses is making its way through the Montana Senate.
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Stopping School Shootings
April 1, 2013 The Bigfork School District here in Montana plans to spend $17,900 to improve security at our schools' buildings.
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It’s About Jobs!
March 28, 2013 A federal judge in Montana says he will continue to block the collaborative forest-management project that includes logging a couple thousand acres.
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Love Wins!
March 28, 2013 U.S. Sen. Jon Tester says he will now support gay marriage. The Montana Democrat released a brief statement yesterday as the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments over California's ban on same-sex marriage
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Can You Afford to be Healthy?
March 27, 2013 Health care in Montana is gonna get more expensive! Can you even afford to be healthy these days? A new study says the new federal health care law will raise medical-claim costs in our state by more than 20 percent!