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The Billings Public Schools Board of Trustees voted Monday night to keep “Lawn Boy” and “Gender Queer: A Memoir” in circulation at the high school level, saying both books meet the libraries’ selection criteria.
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A Lewis and Clark District Court judge is allowing signature gathering to continue for a constitutional initiative that would cap property taxes in Montana. -
Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte held a roundtable in Billings last week to talk about public safety challenges and solutions.
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Montana’s attorney general is asking the state Supreme Court to overturn a 23-year-old precedent of constitutional protection for access to abortion. The request is part of a court battle over abortion restrictions signed into law last year.
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A land exchange could move the Custer Gallatin National Forest closer to solving an issue of fractured land ownership in the southern Crazy Mountains.
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Federal, state and tribal officials typically come to an agreement on Yellowstone bison herd reduction goals by the first of the year.
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For the first time, Little Shell members will have guaranteed access to health services — and see their culture reflected in the offerings.
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Next week, Beijing will become the first city to host both Summer and Winter Olympics. To China, it's a big deal — even if a handful of countries are protesting China's human rights record.
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Leslie Jordan was an Emmy-winning actor pre-pandemic. His quarantine video diaries scored him nearly 6 million Instagram followers. He's got merchandise, a book and a gospel album.
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NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with former Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk about the threat of a Russian invasion.
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Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer has announced his retirement after 40 years as a judge, 27 of them on the nation's high court. President Biden will have the opportunity to name his first justice.
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Ukrainian officials are downplaying the threat of an imminent Russian invasion in their messaging to the public, even as the United States delivers more Javelin missiles to Kyiv.
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Three journalist have been killed in Mexico this year, two of them occurring in Tijuana. NPR's Asma Khalid talks with 'Tijuana Press' editor Vicente Calderón about the city's pattern of violence.
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In Philadelphia, there's a unique program unlike almost any other in the country, dedicated to helping queer and trans people find affordable housing.
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U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer is retiring. With a potential red wave coming in the midterm election, his move to step down now is about politics and the ideological direction of the court.
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For the anniversary of the kids' TV show, the American Archive of Public Broadcasting has more than 100 episodes set to stream online. Original cast members are celebrating on, you guessed it, Zoom.
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A debate about poll closures in a rural Georgia county underscores how divisive any and all voting issues have become.
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NPR Headlines
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- Justice Stephen Breyer announces retirement from Supreme Court
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