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Wyoming wants to make its five-year federal rural health funding last ‘forever’ by creating a Rural Health Transformation Perpetuity fund. But it’s unclear whether the maneuver will pass muster with the federal government. Comments from Patrick Hardigan, dean of the College of Health Sciences, University of Wyoming.
Regional News
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Montana received 8 nominations for culinary excellence from the James Beard Foundation this year. Brett Evje and Michael Oschner are semifinalists for Outstanding Restaurateur from the James Beard Foundation Restaurant and Chef Awards. They have been recognized for their establishments: PLONK Bozeman and Missoula, JW Heist and Stockman’s Bar located on East Main Street in Bozeman.
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Organizers of the annual skijoring races in Red Lodge say events will continue as planned this weekend, despite the ongoing snowstorm and an otherwise dry season.
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Officials report they are not just reacting to a storm but are executing a pre-designed plan.
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The Legislature adjourned with a budget and over 90 new laws on the books. On this season's last episode, WyoFile's Maggie Mullen and Wyoming Public Radio's Jordan Uplinger recap what passed, back-and-forth between the governor and lawmakers, and what happens next.
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Bo Biteman of Ranchester has been Wyoming's Senate president for two years. He's been in the Legislature since 2017.
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Yellowstone County says an expansion and improvement project at the detention center would alleviate overcrowding and pressure on the local justice system.
National News
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Hundreds of immigrants have been arrested at immigration courthouses. It is unclear whether the federal government's admission could lead to some of those arrests being overturned.
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The roots music maverick did something rare in the streaming era: landed an album that's only available on CD, cassette and LP — without his name on the sleeve — in the top five of the albums chart.
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The motion is part of a lawsuit challenging President Trump and the Center's board, who now refer to the complex as "The Trump Kennedy Center."
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There was confusion about whether the satirist would be getting the Kennedy Center's top humor award after White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt called it "fake news." Now it's confirmed.
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Analysts say the Iran war energy crisis is also adding momentum to nuclear interest and action in the region.
NPR Headlines
- Iran rejects Trump's proposal to end the war and lays out its own terms
- Former deputy special envoy for Iran on negotiations between US and Iran to end war
- Travelers face longest TSA wait times in history as agency's head warns of closures
- The U.S. and Iran are in 'indirect talks,' says intermediary Pakistan, as war rages on
- Trump's attacks on offshore wind could hurt infrastructure spending across the economy
- It's Equal Pay Day. Women have lost ground for the second year in a row
- Decades ago, a Maryland sailor burned his winter socks. Now it's a spring tradition
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