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The Obama administration got an enormous victory on Thursday when the Supreme Court voted 5-4 to uphold the President’s signature achievement: the 2010 health care law. And in a surprise to many court watchers, it was Chief Justice John Roberts who sided with the more liberal justices and wrote the majority opinion.

California has certainly had its share of financial woes, and now the city of Stockton, about 80 miles east of San Francisco, is set to become the largest American municipality to declare bankruptcy.

GREAT FALLS, Mont. (AP) — A human-rights organization is calling on the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to release details about its investigation into a racially charged email sent by one of its immigration officials in Montana. Montana Human Rights Network director Travis McAdam tells the Great Falls Tribune that his organization is circulating a petition for the release of information abou

Look out, New Yorkers — Mayor Michael Bloomberg and the City Board of Health aren’t just after your large sodas. Now they want your bucket-sized popcorn and jumbo milkshakes, too.

LIVINGSTON, Mont. (AP) — A Montana town is scheduled to be sold at auction later this month. The five-acre townsite of Pray in southern Montana has been on the market for $1.4 million for several months without a buyer. Pray is made up of a closed historic store, a post office, a few mobile homes and a large commercial and residential building...

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Gov. Brian Schweitzer's administration and labor unions have negotiated a 10 percent pay raise for state workers over the next two years. But there's a catch: The deal must be approved by legislators who won't meet until the lame-duck Democratic governor has left office...

The residents of Middleborough, Massachusetts will likely be fined $20 for loud, public swearing. It’s a hot-button issue, since it may or may not infringe on free speech, which is protected by the First Amendment.

MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) — The city of Missoula and Missoula County have won a $679,000 grant to clean up several properties including the county courthouse. Regional administrator Jim Martin of the Environmental Protection Agency presented the funding Wednesday...

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — The U.S. Postal Service now plans to close its Kalispell sorting center while leaving facilities in Butte, Helena and Wolf Point open. The agency had previously warned of impending cuts, and announced Thursday it was moving forward with the plans since Congress remains deadlocked over potential fixes...

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — The tiny town of Ingomar may be relieved to hear its post office isn't closing, but the state's U.S. senators think more should be done. The Postal Service is abandoning its plan to close 3,700 post offices around the country, including 80 in Montana...