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The presumed frontrunners in the race are Republican incumbent Gov. Greg Gianforte, a former tech entrepreneur from Bozeman, and Democrat Ryan Busse, a political newcomer and former firearms industry executive from Kalispell. We’ve also got Libertarian Kaiser Lieb, who runs a comedy production company, Republican Rep. Tanner Smith, a legislator and construction business owner from Lakeside, and Democrat Jim Hunt, an attorney in Helena.
Regional News
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State utility regulators are at odds with groups asking the agency to incorporate climate change and greenhouse gas emissions into its decision-making.
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Hunting conservation groups requesting to intervene in ongoing litigation over relisting wolves.
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The St. John’s United Urban Horticulture Center is a public-private partnership between the Billings School District and St John’s United, a Montana nonprofit human services organization. The greenhouse raises fresh produce in aeroponic towers for the kitchens of SJU residences while creating educational opportunities for Billings students.
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The story of a Billings bull rider who broke down barriers for women in rodeo roughstock events will be the subject of a new documentary coming to Montana PBS.
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RiverStone's leadership says Medicaid redetermination and loss of patient coverage is a big factor in its decision.
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Like other electric utilities in the U.S. west, NorthWestern Energy staff says insurance costs are increasing.
National News
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The AP called the race, making Attorney General Patrick Morrisey the frontrunner going into the November election in the heavily Republican state. But a Democrat hopes for an upset.
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The former two-term governor's win in Tuesday's primary gives Republicans a chance at a Senate seat in deep blue state. Hogan will face Democrat and Prince George's County Executive Angela Alsobrooks.
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Boeing has violated the terms of a deal to avoid prosecution after the fatal crashes of two 737 Max planes more than five years ago, the Department of Justice told a federal judge on Tuesday.
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Credit card delinquencies rose in the first three months of the year. That's a sign of the growing financial stress that some families are feeling in an era of rising prices and high interest rates.
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The Biden administration is quadrupling tariffs on China-made EVs. The tariffs are part of a broad swath of protectionist policies first imposed by former President Trump.
NPR Headlines
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- U.S. drug deaths declined slightly in 2023 but remained at crisis levels
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- How one California town is transitioning from oil to carbon capture
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