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Montana Democratic U.S. Sen. Jon Tester is walking a fine line as he seeks a fourth term. And this year could determine control of the Senate. Tester’s appeal-to-the-middle brand of politics faces another tough test in increasingly polarized times.
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Regional News
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The Montana University System Board of Regents meets today to hear updates and proposals from the state’s public colleges and universities, among them Montana State, where the university’s ag students could get a multi-million dollar boost for hands-on learning.
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Montana’s Missing Persons Task Force has not met since last summer despite the Legislature funding the group for the next decade.
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Acclaimed novelist Isabel Allende will visit Montana State University this fall. Allende is one of three distinguished speakers in the President’s Crossing Boundaries Speaker Series.
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Financial assistance programs in south central Montana say they expect a busy few months ahead as more residents receive their utility bills.
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Candidate filing for races in Montana ended Monday and ballots for the 2024 elections are starting to take shape.
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Drought conditions are getting worse across much of Montana and it’s going to take above-normal springtime snow and rain to break out of the spiral.
National News
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The pilot program chose people on the city's long waitlist for housing vouchers to test how much direct cash payments can help. HUD, the federal housing agency, is interested in the possibility.
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A troubling new report from Louisiana shows how the state's abortion ban from 2022 is forcing doctors to delay or withhold medical care in ways that make pregnancy more dangerous.
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The 68 children without parental care are getting a reprieve from war, but children who experience armed conflict often face long-lasting impacts when it comes to their mental health and development.
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With nearly a decade on the national political stage, for some of the youngest eligible conservative voters this year, former President Donald Trump has been pivotal in their political upbringing.
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That's the highest number in more than a decade, according to new research. Medication abortion made up a larger share of the total than in 2020.
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