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Montana’s flagship universities released their spring 2021 enrollment numbers this week, with both reporting fewer students than a year ago. MTPR's...
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Gallatin County Friday dismissed a case against a Bozeman bar that intentionally ignored a health order curfew and warning in November.
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Montana’s economic performance in 2020 will go down as the worst in its post war history, but economists say a flood of federal relief dollars have largely buoyed incomes and the state’s recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. The Bureau of Business and Economic Research at the University of Montana held its annual economic outlook seminar this week and told the story of Montana’s industries.
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An anticipated two game men's basketball series between Montana State University and University of Montana has been cancelled because of COVID-19.
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Spring semester begins this week for students in the Montana University System. Asymptomatic students living in campus residential halls will be able to be tested for COVID-19.
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The 545 mile border between Montana and Canada has been closed to nonessential traffic since March to limit the spread of the coronavirus. The closure has also limited tourism, retail sales and family gatherings.
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Montana’s Attorney General on Wednesday urged the U.S. Supreme Court to take up a Texas lawsuit attempting to challenge election results in four swing states that went for President elect Joe Biden. It’s the latest example of state GOP officials casting doubt on the November election results.
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This fall, Montana State University announced it will end on campus housing for staff and faculty to make more space for students. Some employees say they cannot afford the rising cost of living off campus and that MSU’s decision during a pandemic added to already heightened levels of stress.
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Montana Democrats are having to reconcile with a sweeping defeat in the 2020 election that knocked them out of every statewide office. They also lost...
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As demand for federally subsidized health care significantly rises in Montana for the first time in several years, the U.S. Supreme Court is considering whether to strike down the law that enabled expanded coverage. Health insurance experts liken a complete overturn of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) to a “perfect storm” that would cause “complete chaos.”