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Two years after Montana voters statewide legalized recreational marijuana some communities are still fighting over the issue. Recreational sales are once again on the ballot this November.
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The Inflation Reduction Act passed last month includes nearly $20 billion of funding for agricultural conservation. Yellowstone Public Radio's Ellis Juhlin spoke to Bozeman Daily Chronicle agriculture reporter Isabel Hicks to talk about how that funding could impact Montana.
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We’re hungry for stories about people digging in their heels or searching for common ground, and where that journey takes them. Our hunch is that any number of Montana individuals, families, neighbors and communities are facing (or have gone through) their own unique disunion.
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Montana officials are recommending that $22 million in federal stimulus money go toward disability services, COVID-19 screening at schools and programs to prevent the spread of sexually transmitted diseases.
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The state Department of Transportation this week said construction crews made mistakes during the construction of the Beartracks bridge in downtown Missoula. MDT Missoula District Administrator Bob Vosen says when crews were removing the old concrete bridge deck, they inadvertently made cuts into the bridge girders which still support the new bridge.
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The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee this morning deadlocked Thursday on Montanan Tracy Stone-Manning’s nomination to lead the US Bureau of Land Management.
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The U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee will vote on the controversial nomination of Montanan Tracy Stone-Manning to lead the US Bureau of Land Management, the management agency for 245 million acres of federal land out West.
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Montana’s Districting and Apportionment Commission spent much of Tuesday afternoon debating whether to consider political competition between candidates when drawing the state’s new political districts.
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Public Health Agency of Canada officials announced Monday that fully vaccinated Americans and Canadians living in the U.S. will be allowed to travel north across the border starting Aug. 9.
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Two transgender Montanans are suing the state over a new law that restricts who can amend the gender marker on their birth certificate. It’s the latest of nearly a dozen lawsuits over policies passed during the 2021 Montana Legislature.
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After not being able to gather for more than a year, the state’s largest LGBTQ+ pride group, Big Sky Pride, is taking to the streets of Helena this week. The annual celebration will wrap up events in the state’s capital this weekend with a parade and rally on Saturday starting at 11 a.m.
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The USDA opened swathes of conservation easements in Montana for emergency haying and grazing. It’s a sign of relief for farmers and ranchers during drought conditions. The department started accepting applications to access Conservation Reserve Program lands in the state earlier this week.