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2 hrs ago | KFBB

Gov. Steve Bullock Praises Tuition Freeze

Gov. Steve Bullock praises the Montana Board of Regents for implementing a college tuition freeze.

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Related Topix: Steve Bullock, US Governors, Yellowstone County, MT, Violent Crime, Helena, MT

Fri May 24, 2013

The Inter-Mountain

W.Va. joins fight to EPA greenhouse gas rules

West Virginia's governor and attorney general are joining two other states that are seeking to challenge federal environmental rules on greenhouse gas emissions.

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Related Topix: Environmental Law, Global Warming, Law, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, West Virginia, West Virginia Government, US Governors, Earl Ray Tomblin

Flathead Beacon

Ninth Circuit Panel Rules 2011 Raids Constitutional

A panel of appellate judges has upheld as constitutional the 2011 federal raids on Montana medical marijuana businesses, warehouses and homes that pot providers claimed violated their right to operate under state law.

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Related Topix: Drugs, Marijuana, US News, Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, US Supreme Court

Flathead Beacon

Montana Governor Lauds Regents for Tuition Freeze

The governor lauded the Montana Board of Regents for its move Friday to freeze college tuition for the next two years.

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Related Topix: Steve Bullock, US Governors, Brian Schweitzer

Thu May 23, 2013

The Billings Outpost

Long days in Helena

Jared Yates spent 11 hours in the Capitol's windowless basement last Thursday, printing hundreds of copies of bills and amendments hours after the legislators' parking lots cleared.

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Related Topix: Healthcare Law, Law

KFBB

Patton Pleads Not Guilty at Arraignment

Charles Patton Jr. was arraigned today. Patton appearing in court today and pleading not guilty on charges of possession of dangerous drugs and possession of dangerous drugs with intent to distribute.

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Related Topix: Drugs, Jon Tester, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Lewis and Clark County, MT

KFBB

IED Found Near Shelby

Those travelling on Interstate 15 north of Great Falls by Shelby noticing some closures for a near nine mile stretch.

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Related Topix: Toole County, MT, Lewis and Clark County, MT, Jon Tester, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Steve Bullock, US Governors

Flathead Beacon

Obama Nominates Two to Open Montana Judgeships

President Barack Obama on Thursday nominated a state Supreme Court justice and a Billings district judge to fill two open Montana judgeships, and U.S. Sen.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Max Baucus

Flathead Beacon

Sharing Music Theory

The meaning of music is impossible to define, since it means different things to different people.

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Related Topix: Manhattan School of Music

Stephen Bodio's Querencia

Miles City is still in Montana*

I just saw the video below and am trying to give it some publicity. It is ostensibly an interview with Miles City writer, rancher, and horseman John Moore about the Miles City Bucking horse sale, but he touches on the strange way that difficult life skills have been transmuted into play.

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Spin

No Trivia's Rap Songs of the Week: French Montana Is a...

French Montana, feat. Ne-Yo & Raekwon "We Go Where We Want" This is the second time Ne-Yo has crooned on a pop-savvy Only Built 4 Cuban Linx homage from a New York rapper trying real hard to maintain their cred and still get on the radio.

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Related Topix: French Montana, Hip-Hop, Raekwon, Timbaland, Rap, Fabolous, Black Entertainment, RZA

KFBB

Mont. to receive $218K in Medicaid case

Montana is expected to receive nearly $218,000 from a $500 million legal settlement over allegations that an India-based pharmaceutical manufacturer distributed adulterated drugs.

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Related Topix: Montana Government

Wed May 22, 2013

Flathead Beacon

Montana Tea Party Protests IRS Targeting of Groups

About a half-dozen tea party activists have gathered outside the federal building in Helena to protest IRS scrutiny of conservative groups and to warn that the agency could target other organizations next.

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Related Topix: Tax, Tea Party, US News

SFGate

Bullock speaks at 8th grade graduation

The letter arrived in the governor's office in January, the request coming from students in a 104-year-old one-room school in one of the farthest reaches of Montana.

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Related Topix: Steve Bullock, US Governors

Tue May 21, 2013

Flathead Beacon

The Beauty of Polson

Let's picture Polson. It's hard to say this without sounding clichA©: Polson is charming.

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Related Topix: Polson, MT, US National Parks, Glacier National Park, Life, Food, Food Festival

The Billings Outpost

Continue reading: Conservationists welcome vetoes

Montana Gov. Steve Bullock has vetoed almost as many bills this spring as former Gov.

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Related Topix: Steve Bullock, US Governors, Brian Schweitzer, US News, Alternative Energy, Energy, Renewable Energy (Green Energy)

Mon May 20, 2013

WBNS

Gov. Bullock's health policy adviser resigns

Cindy Stergar was appointed to the position in December but vacated the office earlier this month to take a medical consultant position in Missoula.

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Related Topix: Steve Bullock, US Governors, Healthcare Law, Law

Flathead Beacon

Montana Conservative Groups Address IRS Controversy

Sen. Max Baucus has been the point man for some of the nation's most heated political debates in recent years.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Max Baucus, Healthcare Law, Law

Flathead Beacon

Three Companies to Offer Insurance in Montana Marketplace

Three health insurance companies plan to sell health insurance through the federal insurance marketplace in Montana.

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Related Topix: Montana Government

Fri May 17, 2013

The Billings Outpost

Continue reading: Conservationists welcome vetoes

Montana Gov. Steve Bullock has vetoed almost as many bills this spring as former Gov.

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Related Topix: Steve Bullock, US Governors, Brian Schweitzer, US News, Alternative Energy, Energy, Renewable Energy (Green Energy)

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