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From the Director: U.S. House votes to claw back public media funding

The House has approved a proposal to eliminate $700 million in already-approved funding for public media. If enacted, it would strip essential services and could force rural stations off the air. The Senate will take up the bill next.

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Authorities investigate Amtrak crash, say they're 'not ruling anything out'

Montana Public Radio | By Shaylee Ragar

Published September 28, 2021 at 6:46 PM MDT

Federal authorities investigating an Amtrak passenger train derailment that killed three people near Joplin, Montana Saturday say the train was not exceeding the speed limit, but it’s too early to say what caused the crash. Montana Public Radio’s Shaylee Ragar reports.

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Shaylee covers state government and politics for Montana Public Radio.

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