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Gianforte vetoes proposal to put marijuana tax revenue toward 鈥榗ops and conservation鈥
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Daines, Sheehy wrestle with reemergence of public land sale proposal in Trump鈥檚 big budget bill
About 50 people protest NorthWestern Energy鈥檚 rate hike as the state utility board starts 2-week hearing
State Supreme Court strikes down 2021 abortion restrictions
Federal cuts to AmeriCorps limit Montana programs
Many Montana nonprofits that lost grant funding or AmeriCorps volunteers when the Trump administration cut funding to the service agency are concerned about how further budget reductions will impact their work in communities statewide.
Federal government OK鈥檚 expansion of Bull Mountains coal mine
Citing a 鈥渘ational energy emergency,鈥 the federal government gave a green light to a long-delayed expansion of Signal Peak Energy鈥檚 Bull Mountains coal mine near Billings.
Trump鈥檚 rescission proposal presents potential shortfall for state鈥檚 public media聽
President Donald Trump formally asked Congress to rescind $9.4 billion in spending lawmakers had previously approved, jeopardizing federal funding for Montana鈥檚 public media organizations. That includes: Yellowstone Public Radio serving much of central and eastern Montana, Montana Public Radio in the western half of the state, Montana PBS television network and Bozeman-based alt music station鈥
Montana population growth slows, though some hot spots remain
Montana鈥檚 population growth rate has declined from the rapid-fire increases of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to data from the U.S. Census Bureau, though certain communities including East Helena and Kalispell remain hot spots.
Missoula recognizes Pride flag as an official city flag in response to new state law聽
The Missoula City Council recognized the LGBTQ Pride flag as an official flag of the city in response to a new state law restricting the display of the flag on government property, including in public schools.
鈥楽lap in the face鈥: Federal cuts halt Indian boarding school digitization effort
An effort to digitize and make publicly available Indian boarding school records was halted when the Trump administration implemented mass layoffs and slashed funding for the National Endowment for the Humanities. Without funding, about 75,000 pages of boarding school records sit in online storage systems that cannot be accessed. Tribal leaders say the cuts disrupt鈥
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