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After years of paperwork and federal hoop jumping, the Little Shell Tribe officially failed to become federally recognized today by the Bureau of Indian Affairs.

Good morning; on the Beacon today, Flathead County's Board of Commissioners voted to pass the 2009-2010 county budget , touting it as an effort that realistically reflects the current recession.

BOZEMAN - Commissioners in Beaverhead and Madison counties were surprised this week when U.S. Sen.

U.S. Sen. Jon Tester told seniors on Wednesday that he may yet support a health care bill that lets people buy into a government insurance plan if they choose - but said he wants to first make sure it works.

Send this Headwaters page to a friend or colleague: Baucus signs onto Tester's Montana Forest Jobs bill At a meeting in Missoula on Monday on his Forest Jobs and Recreation Act, Montana Sen.

After a 31-year wait, the U.S. Department of Interior said Tuesday it will not recognize Montana's Little Shell Tribe, a group of landless Indians who have struggled to stay together through more than a century of poverty and dislocation.

WASHINGTON - Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont., did not include a government-run public option in his final version of health care reform, but the Montana Democrat said he's fine with Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's decision to do just that.

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Thirty years ago this month, an Amtrak route servicing Minnesota and southern North Dakota was shut down.

The Yellowstone County Democrats welcomed Illinois Senator Dick Durbin Saturday night at the group's annual fundraiser dinner.

President Obama is allowing Congress to fund veterans' medical care one year ahead of regular federal funding.

Jon Tester said Wednesday. Tester last year asked Amtrak to study the feasibility of restoring the "North Coast Hiawatha" passenger rail route, which last ran in 1979.

WASHINGTON - The Senate approved $32 million Tuesday for a planned foot-and-mouth disease research lab in Kansas, while ordering more studies on the lab's safety.

The Senate took up the conference version of the fiscal 2010 Homeland Security Appropriations bill on Tuesday, giving some senators the chance to voice objections to provisions in the final package.

A tremendous upgrade in the care of Montana veterans was celebrated Friday in Billings with the dedication of the new VA clinic.

An Amtrak report released Friday said the possible revival of the North Coast Hiawatha Route through southern Montana could attract nearly 360,000 riders a year, but startup costs are estimated at $1.043 billion.

MTRail Service,0193 Amtrak: Reviving southern MT route could cost $1B MISSOULA, Mont.

In response to Democratic Sen. Max Baucus' health care votes against the public option , liberal blogger Markos Moulitsas has aimed his sights squarely on Montana's senior senator, vowing to strongly oppose him if he seeks reelection.

U.S. Senator Jon Tester announced on Wednesday that he has hired Conrad farmer Jacob Cowgill to serve as his new state agriculture liaison.

Chris Bowers at openleft.com wrote last week that he does - at least Sen. Charles Schumer's version: I have just received word that Senator Jon Tester would vote in favor of Senator Schumer's "level playing field" public option.

Good morning; on the Beacon today, U.S. Sen. Jon Tester sat down with administrators and physicians at Kalispell Regional Medical Center to discuss health care reform.

Montana Sen. Jon Tester met with administrators and physicians at Kalispell Regional Medical Center last Friday evening to discuss health-care reform in talks that underscored how wide-ranging and deeply complex are the issues facing Congress as it attempts to hammer out a bill that increases coverage while controlling federal spending.

Senator Jon Tester is spearheading an effort to support gun rights, in an upcoming United States Supreme Court case.

Main Category: Health Insurance / Medical Insurance Also Included In: Medicare / Medicaid / SCHIP Article Date: 08 Oct 2009 Members are fighting for a seat at Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's table as he merges the Senate's two versions of health legislation in order to bring the measure to the floor.

The U.S. Senate has approved a bill that will invest millions of dollars of defense funding in Montana, money that Montana's Senators say will add jobs and bolster America's national security.

The Idaho Ground Water Appropriators filed a nine-page mitigation plan with the Idaho Department of Water Resources on Wednesday that contained provisions for conducting aquifer-recharging projects, voluntarily drying up land and converting land to use surface water as methods for providing water to senior water rights holders.

Montana's Longest Serving U.S. Senator Casts Historic Vote by Carolyn Bunce and Ty Matsdorf - Montana's senior U.S. Senator Max Baucus today cast his 11,000th vote as a member of the United States Senate.

The recession brought with it a tremendous toll on our citizens. Property values dropped precipitously, millions of Americans lost their jobs, the wild, credit-fueled spending spree we have been told was the cornerstone of our economy ground to a near halt and people started re-discovering, oftentimes through necessity, the wisdom of frugality and ...

Health care continues to be a hot topic throughout Montana and the nation, and on Saturday morning Senator Jon Tester made his way to Benefis in Great Falls to gain a fresh perspective.

THE REGION Mayor rolls out Vancouver, B.C.'s new green strategy: Saying it's time for Vancouver to shake off its image as laidback la-la land by the sea, mayor Gregor Robertson pitched a "Vancouver Green Capital" economic strategy that would feature "low carbon economic development zones" aimed at luring cutting-edge businesses and jobs.

WASHINGTON The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill today that will push the accreditation deadline for pharmacies to Dec.