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Political Practices Appointee Jonathan Motl Discusses Accusations of Partisanship

Jon King — Wed, 22 May 2013 05:42:33 +0000

On Tuesday, May 21, Governor Steve Bullock announced that Attorney Jonathan Motl had been appointed as Commissioner of Political Practices.

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Montana Senator Max Baucus Threatens Internal Revenue Service With Investigation, Says IRS Targeting of Political Groups "Intolerable"

Jon King — Mon, 13 May 2013 17:44:50 +0000

Montana senior Senator Max Baucus announced today, May 13 that his committee is potentially gearing up for an investigation into alleged abuses at the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).

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Medical Center Ordered to Pay 60,000 Dollars for Wrong Cancer Diagnosis of Montana Man

Associated Press — Thu, 09 May 2013 21:33:39 +0000

A judge in Montana has ordered the Fort Harrison VA Medical Center to pay nearly $60,000 to a Winston man who was wrongly diagnosed with brain cancer and told he had just a few months to live

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Deficiencies in Policy, Training, and Practice Found in The University of Montana Sexual Assault Investigation by the Department of Justice

Jon King — Thu, 09 May 2013 18:15:42 +0000

The Department of Justice finally revealed what it found during its more than year-long sexual assault investigation into The University of Montana.

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Why Does Montana Have a High Suicide Rate?

Jon King — Thu, 09 May 2013 16:07:52 +0000

Montana has nearly twice the suicide rate of the rest of America. Why? What can Montanans do to end this tragic trend?

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Steve Daines, Max Baucus Speak Out Against Internet Sales Tax After Crucial Bill Passes Senate

Jon King — Tue, 07 May 2013 22:24:18 +0000

After the U.S. Senate passed a bill this week creating a system for the collection internet sales tax on Monday, May 6, Senator Max Baucus vowed he would keep fighting the bill.

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Montana Centenarians Offer Advice For Long Life

Jon King — Tue, 07 May 2013 13:29:30 +0000

The Governor's Conference on Aging will occur this week on May 7 and May 9 in Glasgow and Great Falls respectively.

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Montana Wind Farms Will Likely Have New Regulations This Week

Jon King — Mon, 06 May 2013 21:08:20 +0000

It appears that the rules regulating many of Montana's wind farms will be changing in the near future.

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Governor Steve Bullock "Still Considering" Whether to Send Money Back to the U.S. Forest Service After Sequester

Jon King — Fri, 03 May 2013 21:44:33 +0000

The National Forest Service is demanding that states give back money originally intended for the development of roadways and schools.

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First Official Prediction for 2013 Fire Season Released, Likely Similar to 2012

Jon King — Fri, 03 May 2013 17:56:17 +0000

The first official fire forecast for 2013 has been released and if the predictions are accurate, the year will likely play out very similarly to 2012.

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Explosives Missing From Forest Service Bunker in Montana, ATF Offering $5,000 For Investigative Leads

Jon King — Thu, 02 May 2013 20:42:54 +0000

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), the National Forest Service, and the Carbon County Sheriff's Department are attempting to find out who stole explosives from a National Forest Service bunker about two miles south of Red Lodge

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Montana County Commississioner Conviced of Sexual Assault With a Minor, Political Shakeup Puts Local Government in Jeopordy

Jon King — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 02:14:16 +0000

Sexual abuse and political power collide to shake up the Anaconda-Deerlodge commissionership.

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Governor Bullock Vetos Nine More Bills

Associated Press — Sun, 28 Apr 2013 02:43:01 +0000

Gov. Steve Bullock has vetoed nine more bills and issued a line-item veto for a tenth from the recently ended legislative session.

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Denny Rehberg Considering Another U.S. Senate Run

Associated Press — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 01:49:15 +0000

Former U.S. Rep. Denny Rehberg isn't ruling out a run for the Senate seat being vacated by U.S. Sen. Max Baucus.

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Max Baucus Officially Announces Plan to Retire, Won't Seek Reelection in 2014

Jon King — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 15:11:04 +0000

Max Baucus officially announces plan to retire.

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Natural Gas Fees Charged by Northwestern Energy Likely to Rise After Public Service Commission Approval

Jon King — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 20:55:29 +0000

Montana's Public Service Commission (PSC) is currently re-assessing the fees charged for transport of Natural Gas by Northwestern Energy and the adjustments could have a financial impact on many Northwestern Energy users.

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Montana Medicaid Expansion Fails on Accidental Vote

Associated Press — Sat, 20 Apr 2013 22:55:53 +0000

Gov. Steve Bullock says he will apply whatever pressure he can to resurrect a plan to use federal money to help the working poor buy insurance.

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Professor Accused of Saying Boston Marathon Bombing Terrorist Could be "Montana Whack Job," Says Quotation is Not True, Skewed and Taken Out of Context

Jon King — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 18:14:34 +0000

Professor denies saying that "a kind of Montana whack job" may be Boston Marathon bomber.

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The University of Montana Named One of the Nation's Green Colleges

Jon King — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 13:37:39 +0000

The Princeton Review has nominated the University of Montana as a “Green College”.

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Hamilton Man Relives His Boston Marathon Experience [AUDIO]

Peter Christian — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 13:21:02 +0000

Monday, April 15 is a day that will live in American history when two bombs exploded near the finish line of the Boston Marathon. Hamilton resident Dean Jordan had just finished the race minutes earlier, and was only a block or two away from the explosions.

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