Backlash Begins Over UM Cuts – State Headlines [YouTube]
A group called Missoula Advocates for the University of Montana has begun a petition drive to stop the deep cuts in faculty and staff announced by President Royce Engstrom.
EPA's Clean Power Plan could devastate Montana's economy, with the possibility that the Colstrip coal-fired power plants could be shut down.
Effort to end dark money in political campaigns continues in Montana.
Winter Weather Advisory till 11 am on Friday.
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