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'Big, Beautiful Bill' projected to slash Montana Medicaid
NBC Montana
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MISSOULA, Mont. — President Donald Trump's controversial “Big, Beautiful Bill" is onto the U.S. House of Representatives after passing in the U.S. Senate Tuesday. The bill is expected to increase the federal deficit by trillions, while slashing...
Aby Shubert's Day With The Montana National Guard
KGRZ Missoula - Montana
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July 2, 2025
Meet the Griz is a series where we tell the stories of Montana Grizzlies athletes, coaches and contributors. Meet Aby Shubert - 2nd Year Lady Griz Guard Lady Griz guard Aby Shubert had thoughts of joining the Naval Academy to play basketball...
Doulas, once a luxury, are increasingly covered by Medicaid — even in GOP states
SC Daily Gazette - South Carolina
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July 7, 2025
As a postpartum doula, Dawn Oliver does her best work in the middle of the night. During a typical shift, she shows up at her clients’ home at 10 p.m. She answers questions they may have about basic infant care and keeps an eye out for signs of...
University of Montana preserves tribal legal history with digital archive
Glacier Country News - Montana
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July 2, 2025
The Margery Hunter Brown Indian Law Clinic at the University of Montana is undertaking a significant project to create the Indian Law Portal, a digital archive aimed at preserving legal documents from Montana's tribal nations. This initiative...
New wildfires reported in southwest Montana
KBZK Bozeman - Montana
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July 2, 2025
BUTTE — Firefighters from the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest are responding to smoke reports following Tuesday's thunderstorms. There are two new fires: the Buggy Gulch Fire, north of Kidd, east of Mile Marker 35 on I-15, and the...
City Commissioner Proposes Changes To Fireworks Laws In Great Falls
107.5 The Peak - Montana
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July 7, 2025
A Great Falls City Commissioner is asking for a review of current city fireworks laws after a tragic accident occurred City ordinance allows for 3 days of the lighting of fireworks within the city limits of Great Falls currently Restrictions on...
Viewpoint: Keep Montana's Clean Indoor Air Act strong
The Missoula Current - Montana
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July 2, 2025
Montana health advocates The 2025 session of the Montana Legislature was a win for Montanans when it comes to our right to breathe clean, healthy indoor air. SB 390, a measure sponsored by Missoula Sen. Willis Curdy, was signed by Gov. Greg...
Ag Health Benefits Alliance Awards $55,000 in Scholarships
Wine Industry Network
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July 7, 2025
Scholarship Program Supports Agricultural Workers & Their Families July 7, 2025 (Napa, CA) — Ag Health Benefits Alliance (AHBA) is pleased to announce it has awarded $55,000 in grants to this year’s recipients of its scholarship program, the AHBA...
Important New Warning From TSA For Montana Travelers
99.9 Big Sky Sports - Montana
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July 2, 2025
TSA Issues New Travel Warning Ahead Of Summer Vacations Planning a vacation requires more than just picking your destination. If you are planning to fly to your vacation destination this year, it is important to be aware of the many new changes...
Pat Williams lies in state at the Montana Capitol
KTVH - Montana
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July 2, 2025
HELENA — It is a rare honor to lie in state at the Montana State Capitol. This week, Montana’s longest consecutive-serving U.S. House of Representatives member, Pat Williams, is receiving that honor. Williams will lie in state at the Montana...
What lived in ancient Montana?
Montana Public Radio
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July 2, 2025
People have lived in Big Sky Country for a little more than 10,000 years. But living things creeped and crawled and swam around here for hundreds of millions of years before then. A Big Why listener wanted to know when life showed up in the place...
Kansas City Chiefs enter 2025 training camp with major uncertainty at left tackle: Can Mahomes be protected?
MARCA
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July 7, 2025
Actualizado 07/07/2025 - 07:28 CDT As the Kansas City Chiefs start their 2025 training camp, they face a big question that could shape up their season: Who will guard Patrick Mahomes' blind side? Chiefs announce unexpected retirement amid Patrick...
California moves closer to ‘30x30’ conservation goals as threats to public lands loom
Los Angeles Times
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July 7, 2025
California officials have moved closer to their goal of conserving 30% of lands and coastal waters by the target year of 2030, a revelation that arrives as the Trump administration advances directives that could claw back areas that were set...
Avoid overwatering and underwatering with these expert garden tips
Soo Leader
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July 7, 2025
Providing just enough water improves resilience, promoting growth and productivity NEWS RELEASE MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY EXTENSION ************************ Keeping a garden properly irrigated requires knowing how much water to use and the right...
Texas Passes Most Comprehensive AI Governance Bill
SecureWorld
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July 2, 2025
Texas is making waves in AI governance. Governor Greg Abbott recently signed House Bill 149, formally titled the Texas Responsible Artificial Intelligence Governance Act (TRAIGA), on June 22, 2025. The new law, effective January 1, 2026,...
Voices of the Valley: Montana poets and war
Clark Fork Valley Press & Mineral Independent - Montana
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July 2, 2025
Montana poets and war. In two days, our country will commemorate the 249th year since the signing of our Declaration of Independence from England and King George III. American poets have written from the first skirmishes of the War of Independence...
Insurers Aren’t Saying Whether They’ll Cover Vaccines for Kids if Government Stops Recommending Them
Wired
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July 2, 2025
In the wake of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) announcing plans to revisit its recommended schedule for childhood vaccinations—a move that has drawn widespread criticism from experts—major insurers have not confirmed...
Republicans 'facing real general election problems' over Trump Medicaid cuts: Ex-GOP rep
AlterNet
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July 2, 2025
President Donald Trump's "big, beautiful bill" took another major step forward when, on Tuesday, July 1, it narrowly passed in the U.S. Senate in a 51-50 vote. With 50 U.S. senators voting "yes" and 50 U.S. senators voting "no," Vice President JD...
The 50 greatest albums of 2025 (so far)
Yardbarker
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July 7, 2025
If you checked the album charts at any time throughout the first half of 2025, you might be shocked to see that half of the Top Ten was dominated by records that came out the year prior. Some were just chart monsters that continued to persevere...
2 new fires reported in southwest Montana
NBC Montana
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Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest, MONT. — According to a Facebook post by the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest, two new fires sparked after thunderstorms rolled through southwest Montana Tuesday afternoon. The Buggy Gulch fire started east...