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Montana gov blasts GM mine contract cancellation

Gov. Brian Schweitzer is calling on the Obama administration to force General Motors to honor its contract with a Montana mining company instead of going overseas to buy the precious metals used to control vehicle pollution.

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Related Topix: Montana Government, US Governors, Brian Schweitzer, US News, Prison, Mining, Stillwater Mining

Thu Jul 09, 2009

Great Falls Tribune

Critics slam Tester's wilderness plan

HELENA - A group of environmentalists and former supporters of Sen. Jon Tester are criticizing his office's decision to keep quiet about legislative plans for a new Montana wilderness area.

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Related Topix: Jon Tester, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Seeley Lake, MT, Missoula Metro, Missoula, MT

Wed Jul 08, 2009

KXMC-TV Minot

Latest Montana news, sports, business and entertainment:...

Latest Montana news, sports, business and entertainment: KILLED BY LIGHTNING Billings man killed by holiday lightning strike BILLINGS, Mont.

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Related Topix: Billings Metro, Billings, MT, Hurricane, Natural Disasters, Missoula, MT

Tue Jul 07, 2009

MediLexicon

Montana Abortion-Rights Opponents Renew Attempts At 'Personhood' Ballot Initiative

The Montana ProLife Coalition last week launched a campaign seeking a state ballot initiative that would propose defining "personhood" in the state constitution as "from the beginning of the biological development of that human being," the Great Falls Tribune reports.

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Related Topix: Montana Government, Abortion

Mon Jul 06, 2009

Great Falls Tribune

Montana considers cashing in on 1.2 billion tons of coal

LAME DEER - Montana officials are on track to seek bids this fall to mine a massive reserve of state-owned coal near the Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation - a deposit with enough fuel to feed the United States' coal appetite for a year.

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Related Topix: Lame Deer, MT, Activism

Sun Jul 05, 2009

Flathead Beacon

Capturing Montana's 'Big Sky' in Oil

As a burgeoning landscape artist, East Glacier's Roger Rink found the perfect complement to his artistic ambitions: construction work.

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Related Topix: Big Sky, MT, Arts, Painting

Sat Jul 04, 2009

Montana's News Station

Rep. Rehberg back in Montana

Montana's U.S. Representative Denny Rehberg is back in Montana this weekend to enjoy the Independence Day holiday.

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Related Topix: Republican, US House of Representatives, Representative Denny Rehberg, US Politics, US News, Dennis Rehberg

Fri Jul 03, 2009

Great Falls Tribune

Lyme disease reports up; state says the infections did not originate in Montana

BILLINGS - Doctors have reported 15 cases of Lyme disease in Montana this year - a sharp spike from prior years.

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Related Topix: Lyme Disease, Medicine, Health, Billings Metro, Billings, MT, Naturopathy

Thu Jul 02, 2009

KFBB

Montanans Looking For Summer Vacations on the Cheap

Summer is here, the kids are out of school, and it's time for vacation. But with money tight this year, many people are looking for ways to stretch their dollars further this Summer.

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Related Topix: Montana Government

Wed Jul 01, 2009

Char-Koosta News

'Webinar' informs tribes of Healthy Kids Montana Plan

Tribal Health officials including tribal leaders throughout Montana took part in a first-time webinar on Friday morning to discuss the implementation of the Healthy Kids Montana Plan, due to begin October 1, 2009.

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Related Topix: Montana Government, Family, Kids, Health, Medicaid, Health Insurance

Tue Jun 30, 2009

Flathead Beacon

Montana Chamber Releases 2009 Legislative Report Card

The Montana Chamber of Commerce released its report card from the 2009 Legislature, rating how lawmakers voted on various business issues.

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Related Topix: US News

Mon Jun 29, 2009

Flathead Beacon

Schweitzer Hires New Chief of Staff

Gov. Brian Schwietzer's office says the governor's chief of staff is leaving to head the Montana Farm Service Agency.

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KFBB

Dale Earnhardt, Junior Car in Montana

On Thursday in Helena, Montanans had an opportunity to get an a oeup closea look at an authentic racecar.

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Related Topix: Montana Government, US National Guard, US Military

Sun Jun 28, 2009

SF Gate

Beetles killing forests adds to fire danger

But tiny bark beetles, munching and killing pine trees by the millions from Colorado to Canada, are now increasingly adding their own new dynamic.

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Related Topix: Weather, Natural Disasters, Heat Wave, Entomology, Science, Science / Technology

Sat Jun 27, 2009

KFBB

Rehberg: "Cap and Trade" Energy Plan Will Hit Montanans in the Wallet

The U.S. House of Representatives is expected to pass a controversial bill Friday aimed at stopping global warming by limiting the nation's pollution from fossil fuels.

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Related Topix: Global Warming, Representative Denny Rehberg, US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Dennis Rehberg

Fri Jun 26, 2009

KTVM

Montana HIV Numbers Skyrocket

Montana health experts worry Montanans are not taking necessary steps to pervent the spread of HIV.

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Related Topix: Montana Government

KTVM

New HIV cases on the rise in Montana

New HIV cases on the rise in Montana Jonathan Athens Public health officials say they're seeing more new HIV cases in Montana.

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Related Topix: HIV/AIDS, Health, Montana Government

KECI

Fawcett's Death Highlights Many Montanans' Struggle With Cancer

Missoula just raised $150,000 in its annual "Relay For Life" fundraiser. The money goes to the American Cancer Society.

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Related Topix: Charitable Organizations, Montana Government

Thu Jun 25, 2009

KFBB

How Are Montana's Stimulus Dollars Being Spent?

On Wednesday at the Capitol, Governor Schweitzer announced results of the first month of reporting for Montanaa s share of stimulus dollars.

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Related Topix: Montana Government

Wed Jun 24, 2009

KBCI CBS 2

Idaho sex offender sought in 'peeping' cases

Jesse W. Kirk, 35, is also wanted on a felony burglary warrant in Helena, where he is accused of stealing a purse from an employee of the Planet Beach Spa on June 17.

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