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Lawmakers have spent the last week digging into budget negotiations as House Bill 2, the state's primary budget bill, takes shape. Some of the highest profile debates have been about health care access and how much the state pays Medicaid providers.
Regional News
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Passengers at Billings Logan International Airport will see construction there for the rest of this year and beyond.
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The Montana University System is preparing to roll out a new accelerated degree program.
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People who fly the drones over wildland fires could soon face criminal penalties under a bill gaining traction at the Legislature.
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Continued high prices and mortgage rate increases have further deteriorated housing affordability in Gallatin County, according to the 2023 Gallatin Valley housing report released earlier this month.
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Western Montana has been the focus of television and movie production in recent years— most notably the Bitterroot Valley as the setting for Yellowstone. But farther east, Billings and its residents have also had opportunities in front of the camera lens over the years.
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Walgreens pharmacies will not distribute medication abortion pills in Montana, although the procedure remains legal here.
National News
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Cases of the fungus in which it did not respond to antifungal medicine tripled in 2021. It can be deadly, but does not seem to have adverse effects on healthy people.
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The network says it had to seek a restraining order against producer Abby Grossberg after she threatened to reveal what it calls "privileged information" in a case brought by Dominion Voting Systems.
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Almost a third of the reservation's 170,000 residents lack access to clean, reliable drinking water. The tribe wants to be able to represent itself in litigation over the Colorado River.
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After years of separation, the woman once known only as Ms. A.B. has reunited with her children. It's the latest twist in a legal case that is deeply intertwined with the asylum debate in the U.S.
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After years of separation, the woman once known only as Ms. A.B. has reunited with her children. It's the latest twist in a legal case that is deeply intertwined with the asylum debate in the U.S.
NPR Headlines
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- Navajo Nation goes to Supreme Court for access to parched Colorado River
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- Protests and vote of no confidence pose troubles for French President Macron
- Will Credit Suisse's merger with UBS stabilize worries of a banking contagion?
- How much pollution is a coke plant owned by William Koch pumping into the air?
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