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Montana School Funding Commission Votes Against Including Education Organizations in Policy Working Group
Flathead Beacon - Montana
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July 10, 2025
Members of Montana’s School Funding Interim Commission voted June 23 not to include organizations representing educators, school administrators, school business officials and school board trustees as part of a working group whose research would...
Montana Tops List In Drunk Driving Category
Northern Broadcasting System - Montana
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July 10, 2025
Montana Ranks Number One In Drunk Driving Categories Montana ranks as the worst state for drunk driving. 43.51% of traffic deaths in Montana are caused by drunk drivers the highest in the nation. The state has the worst rate of drunk drivers under...
Budget Airline That Took ICE Contract Is Shutting Down West Coast Operations
HuffPost
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July 15, 2025
A budget airline that accepted a contract with President Donald Trump’s administration to operate deportation flights will shut down its West Coast operations due to financial strain. Avelo Airlines announced on Monday that it will end flights in...
Montana Ag Network: turning a gravel pit into an agritourism ranch
KXLH 9 Helena - Montana
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July 10, 2025
An Alberton couple poured their savings and hard work into transforming a gravel pit into a regenerative farm. Now, they are ready to share their land and a message, as the ReWild Ranch takes on agritourism. “Not a lot of people would look at this...
Gender pay gap still a problem for TX women
Public News Service
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Women who recently graduated from college are earning significantly less than their male counterparts. A new study reveals that women from Texas and other states who earned bachelor's degrees within the past seven years made an average of 18% less...
16th annual Montana Folk Festival returns to Butte
KTMF - Montana
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July 12, 2025
The Montana Folk Festival returns to Butte this weekend, replete with music, food, arts and crafts, and opportunities to help through donations or volunteering.DJ Bauer NonStop Local Multimedia Journalist BUTTE, Mont. -- For 16 years, the famous...
Montana Ag Network: Alberton gravel pit transforms into agritourism ranch
KPAX - Montana
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July 10, 2025
ALBERTON — An Alberton couple poured their savings and hard work into transforming a gravel pit into a regenerative farm. Now, they are ready to share their land and a message, as the ReWild Ranch takes on agritourism. “Not a lot of people would...
Montana Is Great, But Residents Want One Thing Gone
Kool 92.9 - Montana
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July 9, 2025
The One Thing Montanans Say They’d Kick Out Of The State Big Sky Country, The Last Best Place, and the Treasure State are all nicknames for the greatest state in America. Montana is amazing, but it isn't perfect, not at least to its residents, who...
Montana Voters, Not Party Bosses, Should Choose Our Leaders
Flathead Beacon - Montana
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July 9, 2025
“[Political parties] may now and then answer popular ends, they are likely in the course of time and things, to become potent engines, by which cunning, ambitious, and unprincipled men will be enabled to subvert the power of the people and to...
Say ‘Yes!’ with a View: North Dakota’s Most Romantic Proposal Spot (and a Montana Gem Too!)
Cool 98.7 - North Dakota
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July 11, 2025
So, you’ve found the one. The person who laughs at your bad jokes, makes your heart race when they walk in the room, and knows exactly when you need a big hug or a pint of ice cream. You’ve talked about the future, you’ve survived the in-laws, and...
Montana Woman Walks with Her Goat to Support Trafficked Women
Blaine County Journal News-Opinion - Montana
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July 9, 2025
On July 1, from a safe house in the Annafeld subdivision in Billings, Montana, Britney Higgs and her pet goat, Freedom, began a 580-mile walk across three states to raise money to support women who have been trafficked. Her trip will end in...
Libby High School Educational Trust awards four scholarships
The Western News - Montana
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July 11, 2025
The Libby High School Educational Trust awarded four $1,000 each scholarships to Libby High School 2025 graduates. Peyton Waggoner, daughter of Alicia Allison, received $1,000 to help her in her quest to earn a degree in nursing at Montana State...
Montana Skatepark Association to release "Grit to Grind", a book about Montana's skateboard scene
Cut Bank Pioneer Press - Montana
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The Missoula-based Montana Skatepark Association (MSA) is pleased to announce the scheduled release of their book, Grit to Grind: Shaping Montana Communities One Skatepark at a Time, published by Chronicle Books. While preorders are currently...
Montana leaders prepare for federal Medicaid changes
KPAX - Montana
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July 9, 2025
HELENA — When President Donald Trump signed HR 1 – also known as the “One Big Bill” – into law last week, it formalized some big changes ahead for Medicaid programs, including in Montana. Under the new law, the federal government is going to...
Congressman Ryan Zinke discusses immigration policy and clean water funding
Glacier Country News - Montana
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July 10, 2025
Rep. Ryan Zinke U.S. Representative for Montana's 1st District | Official WebsiteRep. Ryan Zinke U.S. Representative for Montana's 1st District | Official Website Ryan Zinke, a U.S. Congressman representing Montana’s 1st district since 2023, has...
Senator Steve Daines voices concerns over coal leasing policy impacting Montana
Southeast Montana News
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July 10, 2025
Senator Steve Daines has recently shared his thoughts and activities through a series of tweets. These posts cover topics ranging from energy policies affecting Montana to educational engagements with local students and developments in the...
Bozeman man pleads guilty to charges related to threats sent to MSU LGBTQ group
KULR 8 - Montana
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July 11, 2025
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for Montana announced Thursday that a Bozeman man pleaded guilty to one count of cyberstalking in charges related to threats sent to a Montana State University student in 2023. Rex Wu Jr., 23, is accused of sending...
Montana Pulse Crop Committee Announces 2025/26 Checkoff Fund Distributions
The Roundup - Montana
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July 8, 2025
GREAT FALLS, MT - The Montana Pulse Crop Committee (MPCC) has announced the distribution of more than $3.5 million in checkoff funds for the 2025/26 fiscal year. These strategic investments will fuel innovation, marketing, and education efforts...
Supreme Court Enters Ultimate Culture War
Our Time Press - New York
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July 11, 2025
By Mary Alice Miller The tumultuous 2025 Supreme Court term saw the court vacillate towards eliminating Congress and itself in deference to a unitary executive. But on the trans ideology issue, the conservative majority was firm on its stance...
Man pleads guilty to cyberstalking, emailed threats to Montana State University LGBTQ+ club, student
KPVI - Idaho
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The Russell Smith Courthouse in June 2024 after a hearing on a lawsuit over a timber project against the U.S. Forest Service and Fish and Wildlife Service. (Keila Szpaller/The Daily Montanan) A man accused of emailing a death threat to the Queer...