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USDA starts rolling up landmark ‘Roadless Rule’
The U.S. Forest Service formally began rescinding the 2001 Roadless Rule on Aug. 29. The agency is “publishing a notice seeking public comment on its intention to develop an environmental impact statement for the proposed rescission of the rule,†according to a U.S. Department of Agriculture statement. The draft EIS might be available later this…
Artificial intelligence offering political practices advice about robocalls in Montana GOP internal spat
The state Commissioner of Political Practices polices campaigns and lobbying in Montana, and the opinion the office issued in response to a request from state Rep. Llew Jones to review robocalls was written not by an office employee but instead authored by ChatGPT.
Indian Health Service opens 3 new employee housing complexes in Montana
Indian Health Service — the federal entity responsible for providing health care services to Native American tribes — announced the opening of three staff housing complexes on the Crow, Fort Belknap and Blackfeet reservations. IHS leaders said they hope the housing developments will improve employee recruitment and retention.
Anaconda angles toward self-reliance
Local leaders think light industrial development in the Opportunity Triangle offers the best hope for a stable economic future in this southwest Montana community.
Federal government reaches $18M settlement over claims it didn’t stop abusive IHS doctor
The federal government reached an $18 million settlement with a group of people who were sexually abused by an Indian Health Service doctor. The settlement is the latest in a string of lawsuits related to Weber.
In unusual legal move, all Anaconda shooting case documents are sealed
All legal documents in the court case of the man accused of shooting and killing four Anaconda residents at a bar in early August have been sealed from public view, according to the Anaconda-Deer Lodge clerk of district court, a move that legal experts have cast as highly unusual.
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